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ivellious

Romans 7.15-24

Aug 16, 2006 22:24

For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want.
Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.
So, then, I discover the principle that when I want to do right, evil is at handFor I take delight in the law of God, in my inner self ( Read more... )

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amarena August 18 2006, 01:00:23 UTC

Hmm, I'm a little skeptical about this. But I need to think it over more before I reply properly.

ivellious August 18 2006, 08:53:24 UTC

Skeptical... of?

amarena August 18 2006, 09:13:47 UTC

Yes, wrong word.

I prefer your phrasing of the problem. The scripture just seems like sin is this excuse you can use for doing bad things, or doing nothing at all "Hey it's ok. It's not me, it's my sin." Just like you can jusitfy all sorts of things by saying God is on your side - or, whoopie, we're the chosen ones, God's special kids, and we can do whatever the hell we want.

Look, sorry, I shouldn't have said anything. I don't want to belittle your faith - I just have a hard time understanding it.

ivellious August 18 2006, 10:20:01 UTC

No, its cool. I deal with stuff like this allll the time. The scripture is not neccessarily for excusing sins, but it is to make one aware of the forces at work within you. I read this, and I realized that this has been a problem with a lot of stuff in my life. From little things like "I should really get to doing something useful, like finding a job" and then really staying home all day playing video games, to things like "My grandma was relying on me to drop by her house to fix something urgent today" but then deciding that hanging out with friends was a better choice, and of course to the regular sin issues and whatnot. And before I read that, I had never really thought about how uncanny it was that I would decide to do something, but would never pull through ( ... )

ivellious August 18 2006, 10:31:23 UTC

Oh, hah, I seem to have a skipped a point I was trying to make. The idea of the scripture is to remind us that we are always at war with our worldly selves. Our flesh is very susceptible to sinful things like greed, lust, and other feelings that cause us to sin, which leads to things like stealing or taking advantage of others. Now for a less cryptic sounding explanation... What our bodies naturally turn to generally is not in line with our spiritual goals, which would be a whole 'nother topic.

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