Bible Study Are evil thoughts a sin?

[thebibleworks]

Have you ever wondered, am I accountable to God for my thoughts? Can thoughts be sins? Can my evil thoughts and imaginations be controlled?

Every genuine Christian struggles with having evil thoughts, and many have felt powerless in tackling them. Whether its thoughts of anger, lust, or deceit, this is a very real issue for us all. Is there a solution in the Bible?

What are your thoughts on this subject?

 

[Who Me]

Every genuine Christian struggles with having evil thoughts, and many have felt powerless in tackling them.

Here we go, as the saying is, ' a little knowledge is dangerous!'

Having no knowledge of understanding of mental illness or of the effect your teaching will have on them makes you dangerous.
Are you prepared to respond to a forum member who suffering from mental illness tries to follow your advice and ends up in a worse state. Will you pay theremedical costs?

Please get some accurate information before peddling cheap cures.

 

[Hopeful]

Have you ever wondered, am I accountable to God for my thoughts? Can thoughts be sins? Can my evil thoughts and imaginations be controlled?

Every genuine Christian struggles with having evil thoughts, and many have felt powerless in tackling them. Whether its thoughts of anger, lust, or deceit, this is a very real issue for us all. Is there a solution in the Bible?

What are your thoughts on this subject?

My thoughts on this are...temptations can be resisted, to the glory of god.
When temptations try to overwhelm me I recite the scriptures I have memorized.
It always works, as temptations can't stand up to the word of God.

 

[evenifigoalone]

I do think it's important to understand that most people get random thoughts that are basically meaningless. There's this recognized phenomenon, for example, refered to as "the call of the void". Where you are standing on the edge of a cliff, and you think..... I could jump right off here. Or, I could push the next person off here. These thoughts are primarily explained by the brain relaying information to you, it makes you recoil and be more careful. The thoughts themselves do not reflect your actual desires, and the fact that the thoughts make you recoil and fill you with dread are proof of that.

My stepdad used to explain it to me like this: you can't stop the birds from flying over your head, but you can stop them from nesting in your hair.

P.S. I like you, OP. You seem to have some good thoughts.