Comments on: Redefining sin (or how I justified doing drugs)

By: Mommy L

Mommy L — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:32:05 +0000

SCL may not be a drug, but it certainly is habit-forming. Keep up the good work, Jon!

By: Bridgette

Bridgette — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 02:12:31 +0000

I think you should consider the definition of sin. Sin is opposite of the nature of God, or the lack of his nature. When you ask a Chrisitan what a sin is they will probably take you to the ten Commandments. It is true that the actions listed there are sins, but you bring up a good point, “why are they sins?”. The answer is not that lying (for example) is a sin because it breaks the 9th commandment, but instead lying is a sin because it is against God’s nature to lie. He is always truthful.

In the context of sex, we can talk about the 7th commandment which tells us not to commit adultery. Adultery (any sex outside of a marriage covenant) is a sin because God is always faithful to his covenants. He created sex as a sign of a marital covenant and it should only be enjoyed within that relationship. As fleshly humans we are tempted to enjoy these acts outside of marriage but God did not design it for that purpose.

I hope I didn’t ramble too much…..

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:27:39 +0000

I’m very sorry to hear that you’re struggling with sin, so I thought I’d point you towards Romans 6 where it explains that those who are in Christ are no longer slaves to sin as He defeated sin and death when He died on the cross and rose again three days later. It’s hard to grasp as some temptations are incredibly hard to overcome, but just remember that Christ is more powerful than any sin that we may struggle with. If you have faith that Christ died for your sins on the cross then you will be saved and Christ will live in you, and if He lives in you then sin can no longer defeat you. I’m not saying that you will not struggle with temptation, but you will ultimately have victory over it through Christ. I pray that even recognising this will help you to feel stronger in the face of temptation and will be blessed by having your burden of sin taken away by Christ.

By: Z

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:19:18 +0000

Not gonna lie, you admitting to drugs makes your credibility go up in my book. ironic but true nonetheless. i spent the entire time reading these posts going man this dude would hate me. I am … crappy person (Had a stronger adjective but decided against it). I drink (partied last night) and i have always justified it to myself and others saying “its social drinking”. porn i just give up trying to justify but still aint able to stop. I guess this post made u human in my eyes which is nice to see. the problem i have found with justifying sin is it is still sin. it still leads me to a place of suicidal depression and it still is powerful. i can wrap it up in different packages and take away the sting but its still my master and i am still very much a slave.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:20:30 +0000

I have come late to this blog, but have been thoroughly enjoying it. I do think, however, that this post could be a bit misleading, as the definition of sin is very different for many people. I grew up in an environment where drinking any alcohol, playing cards of any sort, and going to movie theaters was defined as sin. Also, most of the specific “sins” that I am aware of on many of the lists are actually written by Saul/Paul, who also said women should be silent in church and wear their hair long, which most of us would agree are no longer culturally relevant. So how can we pick and choose what “sins” are culturally relevant and which are not? Jesus said “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind … and love your neighbor as yourself. This, in my humble opinion, is very simple (although hard to do as many things that we might think are loving to God, our neighbor, or our self are really not) but does indeed require each of us to truly seek the Divine heart in what we should do.

By: Anon2

Anon2 — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:31:20 +0000

What you said here verbalized my feeling so perfectly.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:01:59 +0000

Oh Jon. I hear ya there! I wound up a heroin addict because I redefined what a drug was. In the begining I was taking pills, because they weren’t big scary DRUGS they were only prescriptions, from a doctor, given out in a pharmacy. Of course as tends to happen eventually I kept redefining things. Well its OK if I buy pills from other people they are still pills….all the way to well I’ll just snort heroin (its a cheaper option so I’m being smart by saving money)…and then into well whatever I’m already using I might as well get my moneys worth an use a needle. I took a really bad downward spiral. And as usually is the case it started out “innocently” Happily I am doing much, much better now after a long battle…

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:44:19 +0000

Boy oh boy, Hubby and I did this one before we got married with the definition of sex. Bad, dangerous game to play.

By: Anonymous Female

Anonymous Female — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:15:22 +0000

What you said has just made me start thinking. "Erotic stories" are no better than visual sex. Thank You.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:18:40 +0000

Do I ever get to a point where I take God seriously and fear Him out of righteous conviction, becasue He is the all powerful, just, and beyond God? God, I am drifting away so rapidly yet so consciously… I am becoming the very person I despise, a hypocrite. God, I've become excellently good at faking, "fine"-ing, and smirking through life. I am like chewed-gum stuck underneath a desk. Pathetically Hidden and Discusting.
God, I am tired.