[MarMema]

And, as an Orthodox priest asked us after a sermon recently, who can follow all the commandments perfectly? (much less what Scripture teaches us)

No one. Not anyone on this thread at least.

[metmom]

And, as an Orthodox priest asked us after a sermon recently, who can follow all the commandments perfectly? (much less what Scripture teaches us)

That argument in defense of the priests who molest children makes me want to puke.

Molesting children is not an *oops, I slipped* moment. It is a deliberate, thought out act that requires planning to arrange the circumstances for. Putting it in the same category of a sin that someone commits under pressure or through lack of planning or being in the wrong place at the wrong time or seeing something one shouldn't have is disingenuous and reprehensible.

[RnMomof7]

And, as an Orthodox priest asked us after a sermon recently, who can follow all the commandments perfectly? (much less what Scripture teaches us) No one. Not anyone on this thread at least.

God knew that we could never keep them . They reflect HIS character.. they were given to us so that we know what sinners we are and that we need a Savior and to lead us to Him