what do u really know about christianity?

I've never "sinned"--that is a word used in religious circles.

The Greek root for this term means "to miss the mark" in connotation to one set by "God"...thus, I don't believe in sin, because I don't believe in "God".

 

connoting it doesn't make it a rigid rule. if god is created by his or her society, his or her rules are those required by that society for general rules of behavior to one another. by not living up to those basic functions of how to treat one another, you have "missed the mark."

 

Nice sophistry.

But, the connotation is "scriptural" not my opinion. I studied the Greek/Hebrew/Aramaic languages during my eight years at the academy. I, fortunately, still stored a lot of the stuff drilled into my head. Now, it helps me debunk all that horseshit. What irony!

 

i said if an apology is required. whether or not you're too much of a prick to offer it is entirely different.

 

then there's that whole evolving language thing...

 

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The original languages didn't change, just the "translations".

 

Yeah. Unfortunately cuz you missed the mark (knowing God), you don't know that you missed it. It's that simple. You won't know that you sinned until you stop sinning. Pretty silly actually... in a serious sort of way.

 

kharakov, i'm surprised to hear you talking about sin. if god is in everything, and shaping our every move, thought, every thing, how can there possibly be such a thing as 'sin'? sin comes from free will, and disobedience.
no free will = no sin, only silliness

 

yeah. that's what i'm saying. the word "sin" isn't the same as it used to be. just like all the words change eventually. technically, your facial hair is a Van Dyke, but most people would say "what the fuck is a van dyke? he's got a goatee." even though the goatee is just a patch of hair on the bottom of the chin, right? but now people see it at the mustache/beard thing you've got.

i'm done. i'm just gonna go look at pictures of naked people now.

 

Original Sin= original lack of experience needed to understand you are always "hitting the mark" (God), even when you watch a kick ass movie such as "Sin City" and that one guy is smashin up the cops after the whore got killed..

Well... yup... you hit the nail on the head. Experience will reveal that you don't have free will, which will reveal that God is doing everything (you feel and experience God's actions), when this is revealed to you, you "hit the mark" (God) which means you are no longer sinning, and then you see apparent "sin" as silliness and entertainment.

Like when I get caught up in an awesome video game (not sitting there thinking "Wow, God, you make me feel so orgasmic") and kill lots of demons. Sure, it's a sin (I'm not realising it's God), but it's fun. The dark side of God is cool too (video games, movies about violence, etc.). Some people call God's dark side "Satan". I prefer to call him "Dad". Sin is when you wrestle God and God let's you win...

 

always glad to lend a few brain cells where they're needed.

 

That doesn't apply in this case. The Bible was written, originally (as we know) in Ancient Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic language. The meaning of those words at those times is what is meant. The "missing of the mark" is the connotation of "God". That's in the original languages.

These "interpretations" and "translations" do not apply to the original meaning.

 

i stated that everyone has been a hypocrite at least once. someone says "everyone has sinned." but, instead of trying to make a parrallel connection in non-relgious terms ya'll start splitting hairs lest the stink of god shoud attach to you. i state, that's just semantics, you know what he meant.

 

And "sin" doesn't apply to me--it is a religious interpretation of "fucking up".

I prefer to use the terms "harm" or "mistake", depending on the circumstance, but to use the word "sin" is to attach religious connotations to the act.

 

but what's the difference? unless you're just being ornery. there is a verbal parallel, and therefore the statement "everyone has sinned" is in our language "everyone has fucked up" and therefor the statemtent is valid.

 

Because, to use the word "sin" is to attach religious connotations to the act.

That, to me, signifies a huge difference.

 

you shouldn't be so rigid. people will never be able to communicate with each other if no one allows themselves to make a parallel to what the other is saying. just because someone else sees an act in a relgious connotation doesn't mean you have to do so. if i prefer to call someone's religious sin a secular fuck up, are they supposed to get all stiff and say "NO! THAT'S NOT WHAT I DID!"

 

Because a religious connotations implies an unnecessary third party entity---"God".

If I do something to piss off a Christian they'll say I "sinned" when in reality I just offended them, but they attribute this word to it.

Secondly, UNBELIEF is considered "sin".

 

oh for zeus' sake you guys.......