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Re: Knowledge enough to sin [message #495 is a reply to message #335]

Sun, 17 June 2012 02:03

JulesGP
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I agree Seeker, I believe that we can be "book-smart" about anything but not truly understand it enough to be accountable. Maybe "book-smart" isn't the best term to use, but it's one way of learning about something. My little boy knows that when he does certain things he will probably get in trouble. I catch him being sneaky and trying to manipulate me and get away with something he's been told 50 times not to do, that he continues to try to get away with. He knows that it's something I don't want him to do, but is he really "sinning"? I think that he's still "experimenting on the word" so-to-speak. He likely doesn't UNDERSTAND why it's wrong, and what better choices could replace that one, and what the potential consequences could be, etc. And I believe that even as adults, we do this all the time. I believe that there is a difference between "sin" and "transgression", and the difference is in the level of understanding. Adam transgressed when he ate the fruit, he didn't understand enough at that point for it to be counted as "sin".

Am I on the right track here?

~Jules

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		Knowledge enough to sin By: Amonhi on Tue, 03 May 2011 20:01
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Seeker on Fri, 06 May 2011 13:13
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: JulesGP on Sun, 17 June 2012 02:03
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Primary Teacher on Sun, 17 June 2012 11:47
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Dragon on Mon, 18 June 2012 16:53
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Seeker on Tue, 19 June 2012 08:57
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Seeker on Sun, 17 June 2012 12:03
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Dragon on Mon, 18 June 2012 17:02
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Seeker on Tue, 19 June 2012 09:36
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Dragon on Tue, 19 June 2012 21:57
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Amonhi on Thu, 21 June 2012 10:30
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Dragon on Thu, 21 June 2012 11:49
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: JulesGP on Thu, 21 June 2012 13:15
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Dragon on Thu, 21 June 2012 19:07
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: JulesGP on Thu, 21 June 2012 19:56
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: scootd28 on Fri, 22 June 2012 07:11
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Amonhi on Sun, 24 June 2012 23:09
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Ashleyd on Fri, 06 July 2012 12:18
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Ashleyd on Fri, 06 July 2012 12:35
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: kenh on Sat, 07 July 2012 18:29
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Dragon on Sun, 08 July 2012 01:53
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: kenh on Sun, 08 July 2012 12:11
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Dragon on Sun, 08 July 2012 16:42
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: kenh on Sun, 08 July 2012 17:52
		Re: Knowledge enough to sin By: Amonhi on Thu, 19 July 2012 18:28

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