You Have to Choose to Sin

Sin is a transgression of a religious law. A transgression is to go beyond a limit, to break, or to tear something. Transgression can also be a leap beyond a limit, or out of a place. Sin is a deliberate disobedience. A transgression to the known will of God as evidenced in His Plan. You have to know it is a sin, and do it anyway. You have to choose to sin. It is very difficult to sin accidentally. Sin is that which interferes with God’s Plan.

It is necessary at this point to also be clear about two different kinds, or levels, of religious sins. I'll begin by assuming that you belong to some religion. It is likely that your religion has been around for some time, possibly centuries.

Further, it is reasonable to think that your religion had some beginning point. A beginning like an event of the Natural World. A Life Transforming Revelation of Mystery to an individual human. That human then Revealed and Preached the good news of this Revelation to share the message. Still further, it is likely that the Revelation included some proscriptive rules. Possibly a prohibitive list of guidelines. A proper daily behavior list for humans and for their conduct toward Deity.

To the extent that you violate any of the written rules, you have sinned. To the extent that you violate any of the unwritten rules of your religion, you have sinned. Your religion will consider you to be in a state of sin. All of the limitations imposed upon you, written, or unwritten, by your religion were created by humans. I consider them to be very probably the lowest level of religious sin.

It is your religion. It is your duty to know and follow the rules of your religion. I only point out that you have a right under the Gift of God of free will to change your religion. It is your choice.

The higher level of religious sin is that behavior which knowingly and deliberately interferes with God's Plan. I am only concerned with this higher level of religious sin. It is our duty and requirement to learn the True Nature of God's Laws in His Plan. It is our duty to follow those laws and rules.

What is sin? Especially if God is not going to be watching over you all of the time and punishing you for your sins? In religious terms, simply, sin is that which interferes with God’s Plan. Because what could be more important than God’s Plan?

You must know what sin is, to be able to attempt to avoid it. Do you expect, or want, or need a constantly observing and instantly punishing God? Then you want something that is artificial, not natural, not created by God. That is not how He works.

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(c) Copyright 2006: George Wallace completed an MA and taught in the public schools for 28 years. He recently published a book on religion which lashes out at nearly all of the comfortable ideas about God, the trappings of organized religion, the layers of money sucking priesthood, and their departures from the fundamental ideas and messages of Religion. His pithy comments and suggestions for a return to a God-centered personal religion will outrage everyone. www.OhGodIsThatYou.com

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