willful sin and unwillful sin

[Classik]

So they are really two: unconsciously sinning and consciously sinning: and the later is a more serious issue. Have gone that road - and not willing to attempt such anymore

 

[evenifigoalone]

I've come to think that the reason sin is inherent is it's part of how we work. We're inherently selfish. That's actually a trait that can keep us alive, but it can also make us not consider how other people feel and walk all over them sometimes. That and our perspectives can be so very limited, it can be hard to impossible to see the bigger picture at times. So there's not one person who has never unconsciously wronged another person, or unconsciously wronged God. And of course at some point everyone does so consciously too.

 

[Corn Pop]

I guess thats why Jesus talks about an eye and a thought.

 

[JohnDB]

There are 4 kinds of sin (according to Luke's Gospel) with accompanied parables.

Sin of ignorance (lost sheep)
Sin of negligence. (Lost coin)
Planned/calculated sin (prodigal son)
Unforgiveness/ judgmentalism (prodigal son)

These sins are listed from least egregious to most severe. God forgives them all.

Now what is interesting in this section of scripture is that these four types of sin immediately cause Jesus to explain the last one with yet another parable entitled the Shrewd Manager. In this parable people look at the percentage of debt that is forgiven of each individual...But since we haven't had a commodity based economic system in centuries they fail to notice that each person's debt was forgiven by the same amount. (The forgiven wine was equally valuable as the forgiven wheat and the forgiven oil amounts)

Saying that since we aren't God we can't forgive completely but we should forgive everyone equally.

Sorry if this explanation destroys some pet theologies...But it's just what I know.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

the later is a more serious issue. Have gone that road - and not willing to attempt such anymore

The most succinct teaching about purposely sinning ever given. Message received.

There are 4 kinds of sin (according to Luke's Gospel) with accompanied parables.

Sin of ignorance (lost sheep)
Sin of negligence. (Lost coin)
Planned/calculated sin (prodigal son)
Unforgiveness/ judgmentalism (prodigal son)

These sins are listed from least egregious to most severe. God forgives them all.

What about the Sin Of Blasphemy Of The Spirit (Luke 12:10 NASB)?
Most egregious, and unforgivable.

It's what the author of Hebrews is talking about here:

"26If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God." (Hebrews 10:26-27 NASB)

This isn't just the willful sin of "hey, I'm going to purposely try to get away with this". It's the conscious decision to purposely live a continuous life of sin that springs directly from the underlying decision to reject faith in Jesus Christ altogether (as opposed to keeping on sinning out of ignorance, or weakness, or arrogance, or fear, or just plain stupidity--Meh [raises hand]). No sacrifice exists for the sin of rejecting the only sacrifice for sin there is. The only thing left for that person is "a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God" (see above).

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Now what is interesting in this section of scripture is that these four types of sin immediately cause Jesus to explain the last one with yet another parable entitled the Shrewd Manager. In this parable people look at the percentage of debt that is forgiven of each individual...But since we haven't had a commodity based economic system in centuries they fail to notice that each person's debt was forgiven by the same amount. (The forgiven wine was equally valuable as the forgiven wheat and the forgiven oil amounts)

Saying that since we aren't God we can't forgive completely but we should forgive everyone equally.

One of my favorite stories in the Bible (Luke 16:1-13 NASB).
Jesus has made us the managers of his riches. He wishes we would all be as smart as evil folk are and give away our employer's riches (his forgiveness, his mercy) in order to gain favor for ourselves (and, ultimately, for our employer) and ensure ourselves a hearty welcome into heavenly dwellings when the wealth of this world ends.
Okay....