Why we are not disgusted by some sin

[curiousmind]

Hi,

We should be disgusted by sin, but thing is when we honestly ask ourselves, we sometimes are not for some sin.
If we are really disgusted by the sin we would not even have any desire to think about it and do it.

To give examples:

-We all know thinking impure sexual thoughts and watching porn is wrong and a sin but sometimes we are not disgusted by this.
Fornication is a sin, but we are not disgusted by this.
I mean even Solomon and David (Betseba story) was not really really disgusted by their adultery and fornication.
-Some have pedophile, homosexual desires, straight men don't have this desire they are really disgusted by this sin
-Adam and Eve were not disgusted by eating the forbidden fruit, they knew it was a sin still they proceeded.
-People who love to smoke and drink lots of alcohol have struggles fighting this sin. Others don't struggle with this sin, they are disgusted by this.

So why don't we have disgust for some sin ? We should disgust all sin not some sin.

Br,
Curiousmind

 

[follower]

People are so dumfounded by sin, so used to sin at all levels,

God Says even His Own people have forgotten how to blush. (this is indicative of a very bad condition!)

 

[curiousmind]

People are so dumfounded by sin, so used to sin at all levels,

God Says even His Own people have forgotten how to blush. (this is indicative of a very bad condition!)

Thing is, sometimes we are naturally disgusted by some sins, a straight person is disgusted by pedophilia and homosexuality without even having to struggle against this.

 

[LOOKING]

So why don't we have disgust for some sin ? We should disgust all sin not some sin.

My thoughts on this...

Human beings are not perfect. This means that everybody has different qualities that, in different situations, could sometimes be good or sometimes bad. If you are curious, you can't be prudent; if you are prudent, then you can't be curious. You can't have both at the same time. Sometimes you have to be curious, and other times you must be prudent.

Our job, in my opinion, is to apply our abilities where they do good and refrain from using them where they are unnecessary or harmful.

Why don't we naturally feel repugnance for certain sins?
Because we look at the event only from our perspective and not as a whole, involving others and all the consequences we don't see. Certainly, if we had a wider view, we would feel repugnance for these acts. We would see all the suffering, the traumas, the conflicts, and the disorder they cause, and we would easily reject them.

But why don't we have this wider perspective?
Because before gaining this perspective, we must prove that we truly want this knowledge and deserve it.

 

[WIP]

Hi,

We should be disgusted by sin, but thing is when we honestly ask ourselves, we sometimes are not for some sin.
If we are really disgusted by the sin we would not even have any desire to think about it and do it.

To give examples:

-We all know thinking impure sexual thoughts and watching porn is wrong and a sin but sometimes we are not disgusted by this.
Fornication is a sin, but we are not disgusted by this.
I mean even Solomon and David (Betseba story) was not really really disgusted by their adultery and fornication.
-Some have pedophile, homosexual desires, straight men don't have this desire they are really disgusted by this sin
-Adam and Eve were not disgusted by eating the forbidden fruit, they knew it was a sin still they proceeded.
-People who love to smoke and drink lots of alcohol have struggles fighting this sin. Others don't struggle with this sin, they are disgusted by this.

So why don't we have disgust for some sin ? We should disgust all sin not some sin.

Br,
Curiousmind

I believe much of it, if not all of it, comes down to repentance. We are not disgusted because we have not repented. There was a time in my young life when I got quite comfortable with stealing. My form of stealing has been given a softer descriptive word, shoplifting, but it is stealing, nonetheless. Lying was another one. I had trouble with telling the truth too. My mouth also. There was a time when my language was far from desirable with profanity and vulgarity but not anymore.

I eventually repented of these and ever since then, I have zero desire to do either anymore and to do so no longer seems to be part of my character. Oh, I'm not 100% perfect for sure. However, my honesty is noticeable enough that my wife has on more than one occasion actually expressed dissatisfaction with my desire to be truthful, believe it or not. There are other sins for which I have obviously not repented, and I am disgusted with myself every time I catch myself committing them.

I can very much relate to Paul's conundrum which he expressed in Romans 7:15-25 where he wrote...
For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! NKJV

 

[for_his_glory]

Here is what Jesus says about what we are to mortify within us after putting on the Spiritual new inner man.

Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Col 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Col 3:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
Col 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Col 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Col 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

 

[curiousmind]

Here is what Jesus says about what we are to mortify within us after putting on the Spiritual new inner man.

Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Col 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Col 3:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
Col 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Col 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Col 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

Even some pastors commit scandals like adultery, they know it is wrong but still fell for it.

 

[WIP]

Even some pastors commit scandals like adultery, they know it is wrong but still fell for it.

This is true. Pastors are not gods.

 

[Tenchi]

Hi,

We should be disgusted by sin, but thing is when we honestly ask ourselves, we sometimes are not for some sin.
If we are really disgusted by the sin we would not even have any desire to think about it and do it.

Why should a Christian be disgusted by sin?

Why do people love sin? Because they think sin is disgusting and gross? Because they think sin is vile wickedness? Because they think their sin is nasty and destructive? No. Just the opposite. They love their sin because it gratifies them in some way, because it gives them some kind of pleasure. The Bible remarks on this, describing those who "enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season" (Hebrews 11:25) acknowledging that people sin, in part, because of the pleasure-giving nature of sin. And so, people sin and are not disgusted by doing so because their sin is, in some way, pleasurable, gratifying sensual, carnal impulses.

God has given us very natural and right impulses. But because we aren't under the Holy Spirit's control, we indulge these impulses in ways outside of God's intended design, and/or to an inordinate degree. When we do, we sin. The impulses we indulge, though, aren't in-and-of-themselves necessarily disgusting and wicked. God has made us sexual beings; He has made us to need to eat, and rest; He has made us capable of humor, of appreciating beauty, of delighting in friendships and adventures. These good things we exaggerate to excess and pervert when we aren't under God's control and living according to His will and way. And when we do, we sin.

So why don't we have disgust for some sin ? We should disgust all sin not some sin.

Because we don't see sin as it is; as God sees it. Without His help, we can't see it His way. Instead sinners see only the pleasure, the temporary satisfaction, they obtain from their sin. They don't understand - at least at the front end of sinning - that sin hardens, deafens, blinds, corrupts and kills. Instead, they encourage each other into sin, calling it good, making it part of their identity, even. And they are very eager to explain the destructive effects of sin as something other than they are. The drug addict isn't suffering the consequences of his sin, sinners tell themselves, he's just disadvantaged, perhaps poorly educated and poverty-stricken. If he had a Ph.D. and money, he'd be entirely different. The alcoholic isn't a sinner, he's got a genetic predisposition toward alcoholism, or is the victim of unrelieved stress or tragedy and couldn't help but climb into a bottle for relief. The obese glutton isn't sinning when she eats a whole pizza by herself at one go, or sits about idle every day in front of the t.v. stuffing herself with fast/junk food. She's just got a glandular issue, or has had a lot of children, or is unhappy. The homosexual isn't a sexual deviant, a sinner engaging in gross sin, but the victim of physiological forces beyond his/her control, bound by genetics-level impulses that would be wrong and unhealthy to deny. And so it goes, sin polished, and protected, and promoted by sinners rather than regarded as revolting and dangerous.

 

[Hopeful 2]

Hi,

We should be disgusted by sin, but thing is when we honestly ask ourselves, we sometimes are not for some sin.
If we are really disgusted by the sin we would not even have any desire to think about it and do it.

To give examples:

-We all know thinking impure sexual thoughts and watching porn is wrong and a sin but sometimes we are not disgusted by this.
Fornication is a sin, but we are not disgusted by this.
I mean even Solomon and David (Betseba story) was not really really disgusted by their adultery and fornication.
-Some have pedophile, homosexual desires, straight men don't have this desire they are really disgusted by this sin
-Adam and Eve were not disgusted by eating the forbidden fruit, they knew it was a sin still they proceeded.
-People who love to smoke and drink lots of alcohol have struggles fighting this sin. Others don't struggle with this sin, they are disgusted by this.

So why don't we have disgust for some sin ? We should disgust all sin not some sin.

Br,
Curiousmind

Because some still walk in and after the "flesh", instead of in and after the Holy Ghost.

Welcome to the site !

 

[LOOKING]

Well, maybe it all comes down to the fact that sometimes we prefer short-term benefits over long-term ones. Religion tries to teach us that we should prioritize long-term benefits, but our animal side seeks to satisfy its own short-term impulses.

For example, in the short term, tidying your room can feel boring, and you might prefer to postpone it. But in the long term, keeping your space orderly brings peace and joy, while living in chaos makes you miserable.

This idea applies to everything else, from lust to any other desire—it’s a perpetual tension between long-term benefits and short-term gratification.

At the end, life is asking us:

"Do you really want to be better and have a better life?"

 

[for_his_glory]

Even some pastors commit scandals like adultery, they know it is wrong but still fell for it.

Yes, because that is their area of weakness that they need Jesus to help them with. My weakness is getting angry when push comes to shove and speaking (yelling) out of that anger, but am getting better with this with God's help.

We are yet human living in a corruptible body trying to do our best to walk in the Spirit, but yet we do not willfully sin like we plan on falling short at times. If we are truly honest with our self within thoughts and actions I think we all have weak areas, but will not admit we do.