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Originally Posted by dknightx
There are an uncountable number of things that the Bible does not speak about, yet most Christians/Churches would not hesitate to call those things "sin". Conversely, there are plenty of things in the Bible that are stated are "sins", yet in today's modern world, we use "historical" context to claim that those are not sins anymore. It would seem pretty clear that gambling and poker would be considered sinning in the vast majority of cases. Put it another way, what do you think Jesus would say if he saw you spending your time playing poker?
This is where one must be discerning. The church is not the authority on sin. God is, and the Bible should be our litmus test.
On a slightly separate note, 10 simple questions for you, just Y/N is fine, but feel free to elaborate if you want:
Are these sins (assuming they are all legal)?
1. Smoking 1 cigarette a day? Smoking 1 pack a day? N. Unwise, but not sinful.
2. Hosting a website that has advertisements with scantly clad women. Not sure.
3. Having sex with your wife while she is on her period. N. Don't know why it would.
4. Having anal sex with your wife. Don't think so.
5. Two men getting married who never have any sexual activity. Yes I think so.
6. Going 5 mph over the speed limit. N.
7. Going 15 mph under the speed limit. N.
8. Choosing to *not* share the Gospel with someone who is a fundamentalist Muslim. Y.
9. Having an income of $10MM/year, tithing the bare minimum, and then saving the rest of the money for yourself to use as you please. Depends, likely yes.
10. Same question, but with $10k/year income. Depends, likely no.
Sin isn't a 'simple' matter. Just shooting off the hip on these, but it's not really up to me anyway. Anything can be done sinfully, or can be righteously. Worshiping God can be done sinfully. (*surfer accent) Sex can be done righteously.
Last edited by Wizard-50; 09-02-2011 at 08:07 PM.
Reason: proofread, *accent :D