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 Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:27 pm
I have 2 questions!
1) Say you wanted to do a sin really really bad because you're in the habit of it, does God still get mad if you refuse physically to do it but still want to?
2) Are Self Mutilation(cutting), Eating Disorders, Depression and BDD sins?
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:27 pm
1.) I don't think he is angry because he gave you free will and you are using it for a good purpose. Thinking isn't a sin, however i believe acting out that sin would need forgiveness.
2.) this is hard to answer for me. For a long time i believed it was sinning, however. God embraces all of his children, and i don't believe a disease like depression, self mutilation etc would make him love us any less. I do however feel that he gets disappointed when we do self mutilate etc.
Of course, i do believe that he understands why we do such things, and i believe as long as you have a strong bond with Him and you fight it and remember that he has a plan for you (if you believe in that) then it is all forgiven.
If that made any sense at all... sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:56 pm
1) That's a kind of tough question.. I've heard a lot of times that wanting to sin, or more.. fantasize about sinning, it's as bad as the sin itself. But I'm not sure. 2) I don't know if they'd be a SIN.. depression, I think, wouldn't be. But (I wish I could remember this verse! Grr) I've read a lot in the bible.. that your body is like God's temple.. so self mutilation wouldn't be ignored.. but I agree with what psycho_ladii said.. Quote: as long as you have a strong bond with Him and you fight it and remember that he has a plan for you (if you believe in that) then it is all forgiven.
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:00 pm
1. I think there is a verse that says if you think it you already committed it in your heart. Or maybe that just applied to adultery..?
2. I do not believe depression is a sin because you can't help it. It's a chemical imbalance. It's weird. Its a very complex thing.
I think cutting is a sin, for the above reason of our body being a temple. I understand that eating disorders is very hard to stop, because you have such a blinded view of yourself. I can't really give an opinion because I don't know much about it. As for BDD.. I have no idea what that is. sweatdrop
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LETS DO THE MARIO!! Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:12 pm
KittenMedli 1. I think there is a verse that says if you think it you already committed it in your heart. Or maybe that just applied to adultery..? 2. I do not believe depression is a sin because you can't help it. It's a chemical imbalance. It's weird. Its a very complex thing. I think cutting is a sin, for the above reason of our body being a temple. I understand that eating disorders is very hard to stop, because you have such a blinded view of yourself. I can't really give an opinion because I don't know much about it. As for BDD.. I have no idea what that is. sweatdrop You do know that most of the time Cutting can't be helped? especially if it comes along with another disease like depression? Does it matter if it is a disease too, or is all cutting a sin to you?
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:41 pm
psycho_ladii KittenMedli 1. I think there is a verse that says if you think it you already committed it in your heart. Or maybe that just applied to adultery..? 2. I do not believe depression is a sin because you can't help it. It's a chemical imbalance. It's weird. Its a very complex thing. I think cutting is a sin, for the above reason of our body being a temple. I understand that eating disorders is very hard to stop, because you have such a blinded view of yourself. I can't really give an opinion because I don't know much about it. As for BDD.. I have no idea what that is. sweatdrop You do know that most of the time Cutting can't be helped? especially if it comes along with another disease like depression? Does it matter if it is a disease too, or is all cutting a sin to you? I've never really dealt with it, but I do know it is hard to deal with. I didnt mean to come across as it being an easy thing I did. As for if its a sin if you cut because of depression.. I guess thats something God needs to answer. My brain a splode. I kind of lean towards it may be a sin, but then again, then depression could be a sin in a way too. Ah.
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LETS DO THE MARIO!! Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:06 am
*pokes explosed brain*
Its ok, I believe when we can't find a clear cut "right or wrong" answer to something its God's way of telling us to think. "WWJD"
I also think the answer isn't going to be clear. It will just be a gut feeling. But i always like to approach them with WWJD. THinking about what he would do kinda puts things into perspective for me... sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:13 pm
1. We should strive not to contemplate these things and denying yourself is the first step to getting rid of the temptation. 2.Depression, no, BDD, no idea what it is, Eating Disorders, kind of yes because they are usually self inflicted by striving to be skinny.. Self Mutilation, definitely a sin. Your body is a temple blah blah. KittenMedli As for if its a sin if you cut because of depression.. I guess thats something God needs to answer. My brain a splode. I kind of lean towards it may be a sin, but then again, then depression could be a sin in a way too. Ah. I think I know what you are trying to say. I know some people who just try to be depressed, like they look for reasons to be sad or what hve you and I don't think that's a good thing, religion or not. You got to be happy. But things like car accidents where poeple die, its okay to be dperessed then.
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:33 am
Self mutilation itself probably isn't a sin, but it's brought on because you hate yourself or something about you, which God has made, so that is a sin.
About your first question... You didn't let yourself commit the sin, so it was only temptation. But if it was lust for the flesh, then you could have done it in your mind, only if you still really wanted somebody in that kinda way... but you can still stop yourself from doing that.
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:12 am
with depression and self mutilation and eating disorders... its not really a choice the individual has (excluding the self mutilation in some cases) Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain (or it can occur because of a traumatic experience) and eating disorders are not really a choice, people don't just look at themselves one day and say "ok i'm not ever gonna eat again" No one chooses to do that, it is a misconception. There is an error in their brain between what they see and what actually is reality.
I dunno, i kinda feel that they aren't sins because its not temptation, its not a choice you can make, Self mutilation is just a whole different thing that i can't even begin to comprehend.
I think definitions of sin have changed alot. Things that used to be considered a sin (lusting for the flesh, adultry, etc) happen on a daily basis around the world. Now being a homosexual is more of a sin than lusting over flesh and commiting adultry.
((just came from psych class, so my brain is on think mode sorry sad ))
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:07 pm
All because of you...1. No. We're humans, and He knows that. Look at it this way, premarital sex is considered a sin, but do you think He gets mad at us when we're horny? No way! He knows we may want to do certain sins, but it's how we act upon that that He judges us on.
2. I don't know. I know that He says, "When you hurt yourself, you hurt Me". So, it probably is it's own form of a sin. But I dount He'd be mad at you for it. He'd more be upset that you feel you have to turn to self mutilation. Seein' as, you know, He loves you. ...I believe in angels.
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