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To: Quester
You're reading the question a different way than I intended.

Actually, I did understand your query.

We know that, as we are faced with temptation, the Spirit of God within us is faithful to steer us away from the commission of the sin to which the temptation draws us.

Yes, if we work with the Spirit.

We also know that we can resist the guidance of the Spirit of God within us, so as to proceed to commit some sin.

Right.

I presume that, the more eggregious the sin, ... the more the Spirit of God strives to steer us from that sin.

And the more the Evil Spirit strives to steer us toward it. Let us not forget that.

I don't see how you can argue this point. That the Spirit may let us commit small sins but will not let us commit large ones. Doesn't make sense to me. If anything I would think, at the beginning of a new Christian's journey, the small sins would be the ones easy to resist, while the strong, dark temptaions would take more time to overcome.

That's exactly the opposite of your view.

... are there some acts of evil which, in our identity as christians, the children of God, ... we would be absolutely inhibited from taking part in ?

Absolutely not. The mighty fall hard, and the powers which attempt to bring us down do not rest.

SD

51,194 posted on 05/02/2003 8:12:13 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
So, ... in your opinion, a christian could conceivably ...

Meticulously plan for the stalking, kidnapping, molestation, and eventual murder of a young child (for instance ... 5-year- old Samantha Runnion), ... gather the information and materials necessary to carry out the deed, and, ultimately, ... carry out this evil deed to completion ?

51,200 posted on 05/02/2003 8:44:31 AM PDT by Quester
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