tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10839948.post4235095279803277162..comments2024-02-13T22:08:49.095-06:00Comments on findmercy.com: we don't have to sinIsaac Serafinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15569256800894962385noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10839948.post-21312036964261870082011-06-29T10:03:10.384-05:002011-06-29T10:03:10.384-05:00Basically, equating the axiom of "everybody m...Basically, equating the axiom of <i>"everybody makes mistakes,"</i> with <i>"it is <b>NECESSARY TO</b> make mistakes,"</i> is the logical fallacy of <b>retrospective determinism</b>: <em>assuming that since something did happen, then it must have been inevitable.</em><br /><br />Furthermore, this fallacy often leads to <b>hasty generalization,</b> that given the same conditions, the same thing must happen again. I think that this particular deception is one that the enemy often uses to convince us to sin.Isaac Serafinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569256800894962385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10839948.post-68013289142340739542010-03-01T12:06:20.322-06:002010-03-01T12:06:20.322-06:00I don't remember my exact answer that time eit...I don't remember my exact answer that time either, but I can answer here.<br /><br />If we sin, it's our <strong>choice</strong>... Just like, if I eat lunch in a few minutes here, that's my choice. It isn't really completely <em>necessary</em> for me to eat lunch; I wouldn't starve if I skipped it today. But I <strong>will necessarily</strong> eat lunch, only because I choose to do so.<br /><br />It is sort of inevitable that, in all probability, we'll still choose to sin some time: But we're not enslaved to it, and every time, it will be entirely our own responsibility. So the difference is, that now, being made free from the slavery of sin, we have everything we need to <em>choose</em> to not do those things.Isaac Serafinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569256800894962385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10839948.post-2313333360460828432010-03-01T11:22:48.129-06:002010-03-01T11:22:48.129-06:00I remember talking about this with you before. I s...I remember talking about this with you before. I said that it's true we don't have to sin, but as Christians we're taught, "Nobody's perfect so everyone is going to make mistakes." I asked you what the balance is between knowing that we WILL NECESSARILY make mistakes and knowing that it isn't NECESSARY TO make mistakes, and I really liked your answer but I don't remember what it was. Maybe if it's written here I can reference it if/when I forget again.Abrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727231225130244842noreply@blogger.com