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Is cutting a sin?
If I think so, then what is hitting yourself?
Binging?
Purging?
Smoking?
Is sin just sin or are there levels of sin?
Don't you think atheists have more faith than Christians to actually think there's no divine being out there? Isn't that hard?
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Is cutting a sin? that's an interesting question. I don't know. I guess that it is something for you to find out for yourself, because no one here has an answer
ReplyBinging purging cutting smoking, It's all a sin to the flesh body I believe. Sin is sin but yes of course there are levels. Example: What would you think is worse ? stealing a piece of candy or murdering somebody? The answer should be obvious. Also we're all given a measure of faith no matter what you believe. Ever heard the saying there are no atheists in a fox hole? being shot at will make you cry for Gods help. Nobody wants to be shot or blown up.
ReplyHi. When I think about this sort of thing, I don’t really think of it as “a sin.”
I don’t look at someone who is mentally pained enough to harm themself and say “Oh they’re so selfish, they’re so sinful.” I see a valuable human being who needs help.
I’m Catholic. We’re of the belief that anyone can be a good person and go to Heaven, regardless of their beliefs. If you live a good life and are kind to others, you can still go to Heaven. That kind of thing.
We are meant to lift each other up in this life. To help each other. When people say that suicide is a sin, I think it’s just a strange way of saying that throwing away your life isn’t meant to be something you do.
I do not believe whatsoever that people who commit suicide end up in hell. They are hurt, hurt people who are suffering. I don’t believe God would punish them for that and say “Oh you were meant to be stronger; less selfish.”
I think there are different levels to being Christian. There are some people who say they follow Christianity, but then shun others and act with hate. To me, these people are not following Jesus’ teachings. Jesus taught us to love EVERYONE. No matter what. No matter what Ethnicity, gender, whatever. Every human is valued.
I don’t think categorizing self harm under something as a sin is right. People who self harm are of course doing something wrong—they are hurting themselves—but I do not believe God would punish someone for acting out of extreme mental pain.
If you have trouble with this, please, please reach out to someone you trust. Talk to them. If therapy is available, I strongly encourage it.
No matter who you are, Jesus loves you. You are valued. Your feelings are valid. You can survive this difficult time. Things can get better. Please talk to someone and get help if you find yourself in this position. Sending you love.
ReplyCatholics believe strongly suicide is a sin, watered down Catholic, picking and choosing as if you are God. Dante's Inferno has a wonderful chart on the levels of sin sweetheart. treat your body like the temple it is. if you love Jesus, how do think he feels that you are slashing, marking up your body the way the leaders cut, whipped, and sliced up his body before he made the ultimate sacrifice of taking all this pain he endured, and even died for you. he could see it as you are mocking what he want through. don't do it.
ReplyI'm no Jesus believer, but as a Muslim, we are taught a prayer which says "From the Lord we come, and to him we shall return".
Our core belief is that our body and our heart is the temple of God.
We believe that our body doesn't belong to us, it belongs to God. So our bodies, and other people's bodies are holy, and we have promised that we will return our bodies to God some day. That is why purposely damaging our bodies is a sin, because we are damaging something which we owe to God.
We also believe that our heart is the home of God, so if we damage someone's heart, then we are destroying God's house. That is a very common teaching in our religion.
So, judge for yourself. Do you really think that when the time comes, and you are returning to God, won't he ask you why you have damaged his property? Why you are so ill-fated?
ReplyOk I give up. All 3 of my comments flagged for no reason -__-
ReplyAsk yourself some more questions like: would you crap on the floor of a church?
Would you take a baseball bat to the stained glass windows?
Would you start yelling profanities in the middle of a ceremony?
If you were gravely wounded in an accident, would you spit in the doctor’s face who was trying to save your life and tell him to go fuck himself?
Don’t worry about “sins.” Worry about honoring yourself, and the temple (body) that contains an immortal shred of the Divine.
ReplyDon't cut. Get help if you need it.
ReplyJust to get it out there for context: I'm an atheist who left the Presbyterian Church.
I have no problem with you following a religion and I also have absolutely no say in what you choose to believe.
I used to find great comfort in taking my problems to god, and I understand why you would want to know what god thinks of your coping mechanisms. However, please remember that at the core of this, you will never be any lesser of a person because of self harm. The way I would have viewed before leaving my faith is that god might be sad, but only because you're in pain, not because of your actions. If god is a loving god, he will understand, and if your god is real, I'm sure he would support you. Please don't focus on guilt, only on recovery and healing. It's easy to start hating yourself, and it only causes more pain. My perspective is that if there is a god and if he truly loves every person, he would never blame you for being in pain. If he did, he would be showing unconditional love.
Now, as an atheist, I do have to say that it's hard. I want to believe because it's what I was taught and what I grew up doing (though I'm only a teen btw). I still find myself praying when I'm scared just out of habit. It's hard to remember that nobody is listening, but then I remember that I have other coping mechanisms, other relationships I can depend on. I used to be scared and pray, now when I'm scared, I still stop and think, but it's with myself. I have worked on calming myself down and focusing on the things that really matter to me: my friends and my family.
I don't think we have more faith in Christians, but I think it is hard at times. But I remember that I'm not lost in this world. I keep a lot of the same ideals I valued as a Christian (love, hope, grace, generosity, etc.) and try to display them as much as possible. I've found that it was never a god who made things better, but the people I love and the important things in life.
To digress from that tangent, you are strong and I believe in you. Please look into resources, struggling alone hurts so much and you deserve support. I wish you the best of luck on your journey. You are loved ❤
ReplyIn Christianity, there's no level of sin. If you hit your little brother and didn't repent before you die, you'll go to hell.
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