Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options not deleted user 15

Sin is an act or state of disobedience towards God.

3 votes

Is smoking sinful?

Good question! I enjoy a cigarette every once and a while, socially. The Bible does not forbid smoking "anything" directly, so we'll need to look and see if we can find any other qualities of smoking …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
4 votes

How should a Christian evaluate whether a particular action a sin or not?

Sin is lawlessness God has given us commands based upon His nature. … So what is sin today? Romans 14:23 NKJV But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin. Whatever is not from faith is sin. …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
6 votes

Are natural disasters the result of evil being allowed into our world?

All destruction and decay is because sin entered the world, before sin, this world was perfect. So how did all of this decay, destruction, evil get into the world and where does it come from? … Matthew 13:41 NIV The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
4 votes

Can one sin be worse than another sin, or are all sins equal?

Yes all sin is equal in our relationship with God, because not a single sin that you have done has ever affected God. Job 35:6-8 (NIV) 6 If you sin, how does that affect him? … @Richard, Yes a single sin makes you unrighteous and a single sin will submit you to the subjection of God's judgement, but that does not mean that all sin is equal. …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
4 votes

What is the essence of sin?

Romans 5:13 (NIV) To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law. 1 John 5:17 (NIV) All wrongdoing is sin, and there … is sin that does not lead to death. …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
13 votes
3 answers
15k views

What does the Bible say about sex before marriage / premarital sex? [closed]

The title pretty much asks the question, but let's set the stage like this: Two people meet in High School, have sex, then eventually get married. What does the bible say about sex prior to marr …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
6 votes
5 answers
11k views

What is the greatest sin? [closed]

I understand that there is one sin that cannot be forgiven and that is to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. But beyond this, what is the greatest sin that a person can commit? … I believe that we might be able to gain some insight into all other sin through the answer of this question. …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
19 votes
9 answers
1k views

Do not Judge others, or do we Judge others? [closed]

I hear so much about "Do not judge others, lest you be judged." I know that there's more scripture out there that gives us a better insight into our responsibilities. Can you please answer this quest …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
33 votes
14 answers
23k views

How can one overcome lustful desires? [closed]

Just before this verse above, Jesus was talking about plucking out your eye if it causes you to sin. … Hebrews 12:4 NIV In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. He's right, I have not resisted to this point yet. …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
11 votes
2 answers
2k views

What was the purpose to animal sacrifices? [closed]

I've never completely understood the purpose as to why God required that the Israelite's should kill an animal in order for God to forgive them.
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
13 votes
4 answers
5k views

Why is Adam considered the original sinner? [closed]

Yet still the blame gets put on Adam and later on in the Bible it states that sin entered the world through one man. Why is Adam considered the original sinner? …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
-3 votes

Are we born sinners?

Think about it, if we were, then Christ would have been a sinner and therefore the entire story would collapse. 1 John 3:4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
23 votes
Accepted

Is Mary's virginity evidence that sex is always sinful?

No no, it's not a sin. It could easily become a sin if we pervert that which was intended for good. I believe that Mary's virgin Birth was a testification to the Truth of Christ. …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
16 votes

Was Enoch sinless?

The best answer that I've ever heard was from Paul Washer who said this: Enoch walked with God for so long that when it was time to go home, God said: "You know what Enoch, you've been walking wit …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar
29 votes
10 answers
1k views

What was it about the death of Jesus that allows God to forgive us?

How can a man suffer for a short while here on earth in order that a divine being have the right to forgive sin? …
capitalaudience.com's user avatar

15 30 50 per page