How often do you sin?

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

Had the poll included the response listed in the OP: "I need to review the rules of scientific notation" ...

That would have been my answer.

And which one of you thinks you only sin one to five times a day????

 

[salzer mtn]

There are two answers to this question for the believer. Number 1, I never sin because I am in Christ and when the Father views me He only sees His Son. I'm covered by the blood and have the righteousness of Christ imputed to me. Rom 4:8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin , because he is born of God. Number 2, all that I am in this flesh is sin, Rom 7:18 For I know that in me(that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing. Rom 7:21 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death ?

 

[quantumfaith]

There are two answers to this question for the believer. Number 1, I never sin because I am in Christ and when the Father views me He only sees His Son. I'm covered by the blood and have the righteousness of Christ imputed to me. Rom 4:8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin , because he is born of God. Number 2, all that I am in this flesh is sin, Rom 7:18 For I know that in me(that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing. Rom 7:21 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death ?

Sorry, Salzer, I just cannot agree with you on this, that being, that God does not see my sin. That would literally IMO, deny his omniscience.

 

[Baptist Believer]

I'm sure I sin more than I realize, but much less than I used to sin.

I've stopped focusing and obsessing over sin in my life. I believe we are called to obedience and sanctification. Christ has taken care of the sin issue already. I need to trust in grace and move forward in the practices of sanctification by being obedient to Christ in all things. That requires a forward-looking theology that focuses on practical holiness, not looking back at sin.

 

[quantumfaith]

I'm sure I sin more than I realize, but much less than I used to sin.

I've stopped focusing and obsessing over sin in my life. I believe we are called to obedience and sanctification. Christ has taken care of the sin issue already. I need to trust in grace and move forward in the practices of sanctification by being obedient to Christ in all things. That requires a forward-looking theology that focuses on practical holiness, not looking back at sin.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[salzer mtn]

Sorry, Salzer, I just cannot agree with you on this, that being, that God does not see my sin. That would literally IMO, deny his omniscience.

Quantum here is another scripture you can disagree with. This is concerning the new covenant, Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know ye the Lord: for they shall know me, from the least to the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will for give their iniquity, and I will REMEMBER THEIR SIN NO MORE.

 

[salzer mtn]

Here is yet another one of those scripture, Isa 43:25 I, even I am he that blotteth out thy transgression for mine own name sake and will not remember thy sins. Isa 38:17 Behold for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul hath delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou has cast all of my sins behind thy back

 

[quantumfaith]

These are great scriptures no doubt, but they speak to how God deals with out sin, not to whether or not he is even aware of them.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

There is no way to know.
Why?

Because there are sins of;

commission [we may realize we have committed these sins.]
omission [and most likely we never know we committed these sins.]

Huh....Not Mortal or Venial?

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Here is yet another one of those scripture, Isa 43:25 I, even I am he that blotteth out thy transgression for mine own name sake and will not remember thy sins. Isa 38:17 Behold for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul hath delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou has cast all of my sins behind thy back

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[salzer mtn]

Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God liken to thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage ? he retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depth of the sea. As God told Moses to tell the children of Israel to strike the two side post and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat, for I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgement: I am the Lord. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are: and when I SEE THE BLOOD I will pass over you. When God looks upon his children the only thing he see's is the blood of Christ an atonement for their sins, Exodus 12.

 

[righteousdude2]

I Think We Have to Be Honest About Sin....

I often here various criticisms "around here", criticisms of things like "the roman road", "easy believism" etc. Criticisms of the like ignore the the inability of each of us to peer into the heart of someone else, which is only the privilege of God. It also demonstrates a shallow performance based relationship with God rather than one based on God's grace and mercy. Furthermore, it makes it a fair target for the challenge of "salvation by works", which by the way is the very same charge that many of "these" level against others.

So I ask, How many times in a given day do you sin?

A. 1 or less
B. 1-3
C. 3-5
D. 5-10
E. I need a calculator
F. I need to review the rules of scientific notation

....and after reading one of my favorite links on types of sin, it may just be possible that you do not have everyone's actual number listed as a choice!

For instance, we know there are at least the sin of commission and the sins of commission, BUT when we get serious here are seven ways that we sin, often without even knowing we sinned:
1) Unintentional Sin
2) Besetting (recurring) Sins
3) Destroying God’s Temple [your spiritual and physical being]
4) Sinning Unto Death
5) Committing the Millstone Sin
6) Taking the Mark of the Beast & Blaspheming The Holy Spirit (you need to see the link for full disclosure of these sin).

SEE:http://thebigpicmin.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/biblical-sins-the-six-levels-of-sin/

Thus, I pray and ask God to forgive me of things I know I did as well as the many more sins I did unintentionally, or out of bad habits, and still learning on how what I do may have been offending God for a long time!

I am confident of one thing QF; He still forgives me for the many sins I commit! :applause:

This is a great poll, as it should get us thinking about a subject we tend to ignore, or selectively live through!

 

[quantumfaith]

....and after reading one of my favorite links on types of sin, it may just be possible that you do not have everyone's actual number listed as a choice!

For instance, we know there are at least the sin of commission and the sins of commission, BUT when we get serious here are seven ways that we sin, often without even knowing we sinned:
1) Unintentional Sin
2) Besetting (recurring) Sins
3) Destroying God’s Temple [your spiritual and physical being]
4) Sinning Unto Death
5) Committing the Millstone Sin
6) Taking the Mark of the Beast & Blaspheming The Holy Spirit (you need to see the link for full disclosure of these sin).

SEE:http://thebigpicmin.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/biblical-sins-the-six-levels-of-sin/

Thus, I pray and ask God to forgive me of things I know I did as well as the many more sins I did unintentionally, or out of bad habits, and still learning on how what I do may have been offending God for a long time!

I am confident of one thing QF; He still forgives me for the many sins I commit! :applause:

This is a great poll, as it should get us thinking about a subject we tend to ignore, or selectively live through!

:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

 

[percho]

There are two answers to this question for the believer. Number 1, I never sin because I am in Christ and when the Father views me He only sees His Son. I'm covered by the blood and have the righteousness of Christ imputed to me. Rom 4:8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin , because he is born of God. Number 2, all that I am in this flesh is sin, Rom 7:18 For I know that in me(that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing. Rom 7:21 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death ?

Is the actual meaning of born again relative to the body? Incorruptible?

That is relative to inheriting and or entering the kingdom of God?

 

[Jordan Kurecki]

the ones who voted 1 or less is probably one of those SDAs we have on here.

 

[quantumfaith]

the ones who voted 1 or less is probably one of those SDAs we have on here.

Jordan, that was uncalled for.

 

[Jordan Kurecki]

Jordan, that was uncalled for.

You are probably right. Sorry.

 

[ktn4eg]

Well, yaw HEATHERNS, I'm as humble as they get, and I'm plum shooore proud of it!! :tongue3:

 

[DHK]

This is a difficult question. I sometimes wonder if we aren't too critical of ourselves. I think we often confuse temptation for sin. For instance, we might see a beautiful woman and be attracted to her. A married man might think he sinned simply because he is attracted to her. But where is temptation then?

So, perhaps we are too critical of ourselves. If we look away, then that was temptation, and not a sin. But if we continue to look and begin to think lustful thoughts, now we have crossed over into sin.

I've always had a problem with this view.
For example, does it give one permission to go to a "Victoria Secret" website, gawk at women in lingerie and then just say: "I am looking and admiring beautiful women without giving into temptation."
The premise, as stated, gives rise to a slippery slope that can go down a very steep slope. The command of the Bible is to keep our eyes focused on those things that are pure and lovely and will not draw us into temptation.

I am sure that when the Israelite men went among the Moabitish women they were attracted to them visually. Was that attraction sin? Or, was it just the actual giving into the attraction and the resultant fornication that was sin? God forbad them not to mix with the Gentiles for a good reason.

Check out the link here:
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/blogs/shine-on...39529.html

The video came as a result of the rape that was made so public in India, and also because of the way that women are being treated in India.

 

[Winman]

I've always had a problem with this view.
For example, does it give one permission to go to a "Victoria Secret" website, gawk at women in lingerie and then just say: "I am looking and admiring beautiful women without giving into temptation."
The premise, as stated, gives rise to a slippery slope that can go down a very steep slope. The command of the Bible is to keep our eyes focused on those things that are pure and lovely and will not draw us into temptation.

I am sure that when the Israelite men went among the Moabitish women they were attracted to them visually. Was that attraction sin? Or, was it just the actual giving into the attraction and the resultant fornication that was sin? God forbad them not to mix with the Gentiles for a good reason.

Check out the link here:
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/blogs/shine-on...39529.html

The video came as a result of the rape that was made so public in India, and also because of the way that women are being treated in India.

Now, purposely going to the Victoria's Secret website intentionally is not the same as simply running into an attractive girl as you walk down the street. You are going to that site with the intention of lusting over those women.

I remember a year or so, someone here at BB put it like this. If you see an attractive girl walking down the street and she catches your eye, that is temptation. If you circle the block so you can look at her again, that is sin.