Yes, Noir. Many, and I would wager, most of us, are sick at heart. And all sin and fall short of the glory of God. Christians too. Maybe Christians especially, since we know better.
And you conveniently left off your list all of the more common human failings I listed in my post.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Greed and lust et al don't make you sick, unless you take them to excess, for example, excessive lust (which would result in rape etc). If you regard lust as a sickness then everyone who is strongly attracted to their partner is sick for doing so =/
I guess its just a fundemetal difference in perspective, you see most people has being sick at heart, i don't. And i think that religions do their bit to make us feel like we are all sick at heart.
If you also agree that an animals suffering should be avoided rather than encouraged, consider what steps you can take.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
How do you tell a Communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin. - Ronald Reagan
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Give him this..
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 3:9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 10:9 That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Ephesians 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
Confessing one's sins is not enough. We need to repent and turn away from our sins. Confession is just the First (and often hardest) step in that.
This thread raises an interesting question that I've been pondering lately. What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ?
If we were as industrious to become good as to make ourselves great, we should become really great by being good, and the number of valuable men would be much increased; but it is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness; and i pronounce it as certain that there was never yet a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous." - Ben Franklin
Imagine what good we can do if we all joined together, united as followers of Christ - M. Russell Ballard
"You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders – The most famous of which is “never get involved in a land war in Asia” – but only slightly less well-known is this: “Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line”! - Vizzini (The Princess Bride)
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Requirements to be a Christian:
1. Believe in Christ and his message.
2. Keep doing number 1
"Government screws up everything. If government says black, you can bet it's white. If government says sit still for your safety, you'd better run for your life!"
--Wayne Allyn Root
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I think you bring up a good point. One has to confess not only with their mouth, but with their heart and soul, too. That's difficult, because every day you are going to fail at being the perfect non sinful person (which is actually impossible) and every day, you get a chance to try again. Christianity requires that you change your ways, no doubt about it. I think that's why it's not very popular in some circles.
How do you tell a Communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin. - Ronald Reagan
It requires that you not only profess Jesus Christ as your Saviour but that you attempt to lead a Christian life with full knowledge that by your faith are you saved thru Christ not by an of your deeds no matter how good and noble they are. For Salvation is a gift from God by way of the sacrifice of God's son Jesus. In essence, Jesus's love and sacrifice saved all of mankind. There is no forcing of acceptance of the gift. It must be a voluntary act and repentance of your sins is necessary part. After that a Christian is covered by the blood of Christ! Not perfect in flesh here and now but instead perfect in Christ..-Tyr
18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.