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To: annalex
These verses explain what the Catholic Church teaches: that men have a tendency to sin and nearly all sin. But some do not sin: Christ Himself, Mary, most likely St. John the Baptist, Noah, children before reaching the age of reason, mentally ill...

Respectfully....you need to get out of the catholic church if that is what they are teaching you. Multiple verses that don't suggest men have a tendency to sin. These verses confirm men sin....and that all have...except Christ.

But, let's examine some of these examples you cite as maybe not sinning.

Noah

The bible records Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. He was righteous and blameless in his time. However in Genesis 9:21 the Bible notes Noah got drunk. So Noah sinned.

John 1:29

...."Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world."

Sure sounds like John understood the world was full of sinners.

Mary

Luke 1:46-47

My soul exalts the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave.

Mary understood she needed a Savior and that was going to be her Son....Jesus Christ.

Ever seen small kids? Ask any parent...they'll tell you the kiddies are sinners.

The Bible is clear on this...All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

1,295 posted on 12/16/2014 8:11:48 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
Bible notes Noah got drunk

That is not a sin. Jesus got quite a few people drunk.

John understood the world was full of sinners

It is full of sinners. That is why John came and then Christ. No one argued otherwise.

Mary understood she needed a Savior

Mary indeed needed a Savior; ;this is Who prevented her from all sin.

kiddies are sinners

No. Sin is willful violation of a divine law understood by the sinner to exist. A young child, before about 7 years old, does not know the law and is not capable of free will.

1,377 posted on 12/17/2014 7:54:37 AM PST by annalex (fear them not)
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To: ealgeone
However in Genesis 9:21 the Bible notes Noah got drunk. So Noah sinned. Sure sounds like John understood the world was full of sinners. the kiddies are sinners.

you have to be kidding....If Noah, getting drunk was a sin, the Jesus, making a bunch of wine LATE IN THE WEDDING PARTY was intentionally leading people into sin.

John did, indeed, realize that the world was full of sin but that in no way implied that ALL the people in the world were sinners.

Kiddies???????not a chance that a just God would consider kiddie behavior sinful.

You never did mention the mentally deficient...a person aged 40 with the I.Q. of a 2 year old can sin????? Please, I'm certain that God considers them among the chosen, even if they have no idea or concept of who He is.

1,535 posted on 12/17/2014 5:07:07 PM PST by terycarl
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