Survey: Alarming rate of Christian men look at porn, commit adultery (eternity, theology)

[ElizaTeal]

Originally Posted by Pleroo

I'll just refer you to my response to Finn:

Christianity isn't offering anything that isn't available to everyone, regardless of their religious affiliation or lack thereof: it's called a conscience. Everyone has one and Christians and non-Christians alike pay attention to it at varying levels.

Makes you wonder why some people can be good for goodness sake, while others need to have a god watching over them and threats of burning eternally in hell?

[Pleroo]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

It is available to everyone.

However, people love the darkness. Why do you think people do what they do?

" Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil"

If you let it, the light drives out the darkness, and the desire to do evil dies.

So, you think that all non-Christians desire to do evil and Christians don't?

[pcamps]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

It is available to everyone.

However, people love the darkness. Why do you think people do what they do?

" Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil"

If you let it, the light drives out the darkness, and the desire to do evil dies.

For the same reason Christians do when they sin.

[perry335654]

Originally Posted by Leisesturm

I won't quibble about the first two, albeit their questionable (IMO) value to the average human, but the last three? Really? Given the documented number of Christians in the U.S. alone, and the prevalence of mental illness, poverty and random and domestic violence in the general population... I really have to question such a broad brush suite of positive attributes to a Christian outlook.

Jimmie is not talking in general , he is talking as an individual, one-to-one with the Lord a person who wants a relationship with the Lord as this individual has had a change of heart and true repentance where sin is put away and guidance is fixed on God. Sure there are land mines, temptations if you want to call them that a believer has to overcome or ignore, walk around as one is now convicted by the Holy Spirit. Once this is accomplished one is secure in their walk with the Lord, not to say there won't be troubles down the road but it sure is a much happier and brighter future walking with the Lord.

[Pleroo]

Originally Posted by pcamps

For the same reason Christians do when they sin.

Precisely.

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by Pleroo

So, you think that all non-Christians desire to do evil and Christians don't?

I said what I said, and that wasn't it.

[pcamps]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

that wasn't it.

Yes it was, unless when you said "why do you think people do what they do" you was meaning Christians too.

[Pleroo]

Originally Posted by pcamps

Yes it was, unless when you said "why do you think people do what they do" you was meaning Christians too.

Perhaps Finn will clarify.

[pcamps]

Originally Posted by Pleroo

Perhaps Finn will clarify.

not

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by Pleroo

Perhaps Finn will clarify.

Sure:

I said nothing about "all non-christians"

I said nothing about "all Christians.

When I was lost I used to look forwards to weekends, which were filled with sinful acts, thoughts and desires. After I met Christ, my desire for those things died. It didn't make me 100% sinless, but the desire for habitually sinful lifestyle died.