Some questions for christians

[Apos]

—God is Love, therefore failing to love is a deliberate sin?!?—

If failing to love perfectly is what sin is, then sure, why not, whether you put that in a religious context or not?

[tracer]

Don’tcha just love [sic] how easy it is to come forward and say, “This is what love is:”? Hardly anyone’ll argue with you.

[Liberal]

*Originally posted by Czarcasm *
**Libertarian, you surely are not contending that when people “sin” they are purposefully intending to turn away from or spurn God? This may be how you feel when you break one of the religious rules that count as sins in your understanding of the Bible, but I doubt that very many people put that much conscious thought into it. I still contend it is possible for religious people to sin without the thought of spurning God entering their minds. **

Pretty much what Apos has said. But I would clarify that God has given only one rule:

“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” — Jesus (Matthew 5:48)

That is the Christian moral imperative.

[Czarcasm]

No, that is the one rule in the Bible that you wish to believe is the most important one. Even if you turn out to be right in that aspect, you are easily proven wrong, by the most cursory scanning of the Bible, in your belief that it is the only rule.

[Edlyn]

*Originally posted by High Deity *
1) Given Genisis 1:1, it is assumed that that point is the “start”. 7-day creation arguements aside, when did God create the angels? Did God create the angels? When did Lucifer fall from heaven?

Perhaps some of the Dead Sea Scrolls will shed some light on this. You might find Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation an interesting read. I plan to read it myself.