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When I was a Christian, I was confused by the subject of sin. I couldn't figure out what exactly constituted sin. I wanted to know the common denominator of divine law. I reasoned that civic laws have themes running through them.

They're supposed to be based on a social contract, and everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. So I figured if a perfect God wrote all the rules in the Bible, the themes in His commandments would be even more ingenious than The Declaration of Independence.

So I took a year-long course on The Torah and read the Bible from cover to cover. To my astonishment, the only common denominator I found that tied all the commandments of the Bible together logically and coherently is this: Everything the Bible says is a sin was a cultural taboo in ancient Middle Eastern Jewish culture. You only have to scratch the surface of The Torah to find this, and the deeper you dig, the more you'll find.

Consider some of the sins listed in the Torah and try to find the common denominator they all share:
(a). You can't cut your sideburns.
(b). You have to be circumcised.
(c). You can't work on Sunday
(d). You can't eat animals with cloven hoofs.
(e). You can beat your slaves, kill your children and sell your daughters.
(f). If you have a wet dream you have to leave the camp for several days until you're spiritually clean again.

Finding any other pattern between the sins listed in the Bible becomes harder when you include The New Testament. Find a common theme in these New Testament rules:
(a). Homosexuality is still a sin.
(b). Adultery is still a sin, but you should no longer stone adulterers.
(c). Slavery is still approved of, and slaves or told to obey they masters at least 4 times.
(d). Working on Sunday is now okay.
(e). Not believing the story of Jesus is a now a worse sin than murder.
(f). Divorce isn't a sin if the wife fornicates.
(g). Stealing is still bad.
(h). Women shouldn't wear pearls or gold, and they should either cover their heads during prayer or shave their heads.
(i). Jesus turns water into wine for people to drink, but Paul says drinking is a sin.

Put the rest of the Bible to the test if you don't believe me. Read the whole thing, and every time there is a commandment stated or implied, write it down. Make a list, and then try to find some form of logical, purpose-driven standard that ties them altogether.

Source:
http://seggzz2005..com.ng/2016/02/what-is-sin.html?m=1

this is balderash.

Christians shouldn't consume "alcohol", I'm sure you know some wines are nonalcoholic. smh

Amberon:
this is balderash.

Christians shouldn't consume "alcohol", I'm sure you know some wines are nonalcoholic. smh

What is the difference between wine and alcohol? I thought they are the same.

Pharaoh9:
Just obey the law and constitution of where ever you are

Use your head and be kind a little



Religion is scam

Religion is scam but did you believe God exists? I don't mean the Bible God or other mythical gods. I mean the living God. I have the belief that God exists but I don't believe in religion. I have some proof of how God exists.

Where there is no law, there is no sin. It is when you brake the law that you have sined.

There are but two most important guide for me and all that has questions......
1. Love the lord your God. Call him a supreme being who is the author and finisher of all faith.
2. Love your neighbor as your self. That is to say, do unto others what you want them do unto you. That's all you need to be aa better being. The rest is vanity trust me.
I have come to realize that there is only one thing that is bad and that is "the too much of everything". Moderacy is key

Wine isn't alcohol. Pure heaven, Eva are nonalcoholic wines.

seggzz:
What is the difference between wine and alcohol? I thought they are the same.

Amberon:
Wine isn't alcohol. Pure heaven, Eva are nonalcoholic wines.

Wine (from Latin vinum) is an
ALCOHOLIC beverage made from fermented grapes or other fruits. Due to a natural chemical balance, grapes ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, water, or other nutrients. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide. I think wine can also be intoxicating.