Yes, Vinny, my heart echoed in agreement as I read your post.  Thanks for 
it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:14 PM
Subject: sin and accountability.


> Hi Every one,
>    I've been thinking about these statements which has kind of lead me in 
> the direction of asking, "What Is Sin anyway
>    It is a greater issue than most of us want to tackle.  I can't find the 
> exact wording of a scripture which says that sin is the transgression of 
> the law.  .  Sounds like Romans..  Anyway, I believe that sin is more than 
> transgressing the ten commandments--at least in my life.  Sin is 
> disobeying the Word that The Lord has spoken directly to me.  Most of the 
> church is not teaching accountability these days, that is, accountability 
> to others, and to God.
>    In my little experiences with teaching of some ministries, sin gets to 
> be kind of like a credit card statement.  Yeah, Jesus paid it all, so I 
> don't have anything to do about it.  Well, if I sin, I'm only human 
> anyway, so what's the big deal?  Right?  Wrong.
> Sometimes, at least in my experience, we are not walking closely enough 
> withthe Lord to allow Him to convict us, and we just go on our merry 
> little way, without fellowship with the Lord, smug and satisfied with our 
> doctorine,thinking  we are just fine, thank you.
>
>    I know in my life there are certain areas which God has commanded me 
> not to touch, so if I fskirt these issues, and flirt with these areas, it 
> may not be sin for you, but between the Lord and I, it is sin.  If I don't 
> repent, can I just expect the full measure of his presence in my life and 
> walk?  True, he says that he will not leave us, nor forsake us, but if we 
> are going to walk with him, it has to be on his terms, not our terms.
>    As far as judging others is concerned, there is a difference between 
> judging as far is discernment is concerned, and judging unto condenmation. 
> Before we fling the don't judge scripture around at one another,  find out 
> what you're judging. Do a word study and judging according to 
> condemnaation, or according to God's principles. you judging teachings 
> according to the scriptuere and asking the Lord to show what is right or 
> wrong?  or are we judging to condemn.  We do have to warn others about 
> those who lead others away, but our spirit must be right in doing so, we 
> must do that with grieving, not with gloating.
>  The big watch word out there today is tollerance.  We are supposed to 
> tollerate all behaviors today, and if we don't we are intollerant.  Yet, 
> What a mess.
>
> Ok, I'll get down of my soap box.
>
> Vinny