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Re: Knowledge enough to sin [message #627 is a reply to message #621]

Sun, 08 July 2012 01:53

Dragon
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All men (and women) are given the Light of Christ in their life. They are given this light so they know Good from Evil. It is not given unto us to know how much the sins of the fathers mitigate the sins of the children. Such judgments are left up to God. However, we are told everyone has enough knowledge to decide and choose good or evil. Thus, all have enough knowledge to sin. The only question is how many commandments a given person has knowledge of and therefore what sins they have enough knowledge to be sins instead of mistakes. And as I said, that is left up to God.

To address your specific example, it is NOT the dictates of society which determine what is right or wrong, not does social acceptance of a sin make it acceptable to God. In the case of promiscuity, I have seen what happens when people accept polyamorism. There is no way to avoid causing pain and heartache to at least one partner when people are permitted to share the sacred act of sex with anyone and without any form of commitment. Even when the society accepts this practice, it still causes pain, thus teaching them it is wrong. The only way a society can continue to accept promiscuity or pedophilia, is for the majority of the members to overlook that little voice in their head saying it is wrong and causing pain.

- Dragon

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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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