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Re: Knowledge enough to sin [message #500 is a reply to message #495]

Sun, 17 June 2012 12:03

Seeker
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JulesGP

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".

I have learned that you can only break a law when you are under it. So, those who are not under the law cannot sin because sin only comes as a result of the law.

Regarding those who are under the law, if they break the law then they either sin or transgress.

Sin is when you break a law having both knowledge and uninhibited free will.

Transgression is when you break a law without knowledge, or uninhibited free will or both.

Because of this, few people truly and fully sin.

The atonement also works differently on sins verse transgressions. Sins require repentance and transgressions are covered without condition by the atonement. Little Children who are born and raised under the law but having not yet gained the knowledge required to sin are like Adam taking the fruit, Transgressing the law.

The veil is placed over our minds to protect us from the knowledge we had previously. By removing our knowledge, we are able to be innocent while we learn to control our bodies and physical appetites. If we retained the knowledge we had previously and could not control our bodies, then we would be sinning against the greater light and knowledge...

~ Seeker

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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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