Tag: sin

The difference between sin and crime

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The best exposition I have found on this comes from  the Judaic religion.I am sure that in other religions there are similar expositions but I have not found any yet.This one is also good because it’s about the Day of Atonement and whatever our religion we all have a lot to atone for..

http://www.biu.ac.il/JH/Parasha/eng/vayelekh/suc.html

A new choice of original sin:Murder of a brother

As I was thinking about original sin and its definition which is defined. the sin of Eve tempting Adam to eat the apple and thus they reached maturity and made love,worked and produced children.That doesn’t seen sinfull except they were disobeying God.

To me the murder of Abel by Cain was the first real act of wickedness.And family and national feuds still occur in our world.The children are  jealous of each other.Some parents can deal with this,but many can’t.They may punish the older child but not let them talk about how they feel.

I don’t think sexual desire in innately sinful; what counts is how we treat other people.Sex can be exploitative or loving or greedy..Nature means for us to reproduce as if  we don’t our race will die out;and with the current political problems the world may end anyway and we will all be like Cain.

Confession or Trust in God?

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I have encountered a curious contradiction in thinking about the Christian sacrament of Confession.Compassion for others is the main teaching of Jesus. yet being trained  tot think daily of  one’s sins is a very self centred,even narcissistic, activity. and surely religion is not meant to make us more egocentric….. there is something wrong here.Maybe it is Catholicism which emphasises the Sacrament but Non conformist Christians are brought up to be very aware of their sinfulness.

Even believing in predestination of souls so some are born to go to Helll,as it were.What kind of God did they believe in?

Is it time for us to put sin into it’s place and to rely more on trust in God?

And finally a quote

Some quotes from GoodReads:
“Hearing nuns’ confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.”
― Fulton J. Sheen
tags: catholicism, confession, humor, religion, simile
“They sell courage of a sort in the taverns. And another sort, though not for sale, a man can find in the confessional. Try the alehouses and the churches, Hugh. In either a man can be quiet and think.”
― Ellis Peters, The Heretic’s Apprentice
tags: alcohol, beer, confession, courage, drinking, quietness, reflection, solitude, taverns, thought, withdrawal
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I’ll try and try all by myself.I don’t need anybody

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I am absolutely determined to relax.

I’ll relax even if it kills me.

I shall not be beaten

I’ll try  and try

and if that doesn’t work…

I am sure I can think of some way to achieve

the most relaxed state a human being has ever reached

Because I have to win.

Even if it kills me.

Obsession,it’s the. new way to relax.

My will power is astonishing.

I am better than you

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