What sins are not written in the Bible?

[Athanasiy]

I put my trust on the Bible.
I would like to know what sins are not written in the Bible besides contraception, abortion , what else ?

 

[Della]

You mean explicitly taught in the Bible, yes? That is not necessary. The Church knows the Bible inside and out and draws on it for its teachings. Therefore, it has decided that abortion violates God’s command:

Exodus 20:13 “You shall not kill.” This commandment means we cannot deliberately murder others no matter their stage of development and certainly not for our mere convenience.

Contraception violates God’s command to:

Gensis 1:28 And God blessed [Adam and Eve], and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth…”

This doesn’t mean that we must have as many children as possible, but as the Church teaches, that we must be open to life in the conjugal act.

 

[Athanasiy]

Thank You
These are the sins which are not written in the Bible .
Are there any other sins which are not written in the Bible ?

 

[homewardbound]

This site gives several verses found in the Bible that shows God must against abortion:

eadshome.com/BibleandAbortion.htm

 

[gardenswithkids]

Thank You
These are the sins which are not written in the Bible .
Are there any other sins which are not written in the Bible ?

Well, the Bible tells us not to steal, but it doesn’t say “don’t steal a computer”, “don’t steal a car”, or “don’t rob at gunpoint.” The Bible says “thou shalt not kill”, but it doesn’t say “don’t shoot someone on their 27th birthday” or “don’t kill anyone named George Washington.” I could write lots of sins that are not exactly spelt out in the Bible. While you think you named a couple in your original post, I think the Bible is pretty clear that what you and I both listed are sins.

 

[thistle]

Thank You
These are the sins which are not written in the Bible .
Are there any other sins which are not written in the Bible ?

Why do you say that abortion as a sin is not in the bible?
Abortion is murder, and the Fifth Commandment says You shall not kill!

 

[Athanasiy]

What about contraception ?
It is a sin , but nothing is writen about it !
What are the other sins which are not written in the Bible ?

Why I ask ?
Some people think , that if it is not written clearly in the Bible, it is not sin.

 

[gardenswithkids]

What about contraception ?
It is a sin , but nothing is writen about it !
What are the other sins which are not written in the Bible ?

Why I ask ?
Some people think , that if it is not written clearly in the Bible, it is not sin.

Many non-Catholics, including Protestant reformers such as Luther and Calvin, thought the Bible wrote clearly about the sin of contraception. It is only as recent as the 1930’s that Protestant Churches began to interpret the Bible differently on that matter.

See the story of Onan in Genesis chapter 38, particularly the highlighted words from verse 9 & 10:
“so whenever he had relations with his brother’s widow…he wasted his seed on the ground, to avoid contributing to the offspring for his brother. What he did greatly offended the Lord…”

“Wasting the seed” commonly referred to withdrawal–a primitive method of contraception. Condoms clearly “waste of the seed” as the man’s seman is literally discarded in the trash. Beyond “wasting seed”, some forms of contraception are possibly abortificants–hence we’re back to “thou shalt not kill”. The IUD likely works by irritating the woman’t uterus, making it hostile for a fertilized egg to implant. Hormal contraceptives do not always suppress ovulation and they may also work by making the woman’s womb hostile to allowing a fertilized egg to implant.

The Bible clearly expresses that chidren are blessing from the Lord. It clearly commands us to be fruitful and multiply. It clearly warns us against sexual immorality. It tells us to trust in God. It writes the example of Onan in Genesis 38, whose misuse of the sexual act greatly offended the Lord. Contraception is the desire to use the sexual act while excluding the Lord from blessing the couple with children. If you encounter Christians who believe that the Bible doesn’t clearly teach against contraception, then those people may not have seriously studied the Bible on that matter and brought it to the Lord in prayer. Invite them to see children how the Bible views children–as blessings!

 

[Orionthehunter]

None. Anything that is contrary to loving God or neighbor is a sin.

Jesus says: “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mk 12:29-31

“He who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,’ and any other commandment, are summed up in this sentence, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” Rom 13:8-10

 

[Pug]

Interesting question. Offhand, I can’t think of plagiarism being in the bible as something listed as wrong. But you never know. One of those bad Kings, they could have been up for anything.

Of course, anything can be deemed wrong if one allows argumentation. I could get to plagiarism by “thou shalt not bear false witness”. Just think of all the modern issues you can cover with that passage about the owner of an ox knowing it is dangerous. All those too hot coffee cup lawsuits are covered.

Exodus 21:29 "If, however, an ox was previously in the habit of goring and its owner has been warned, yet he does not confine it and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death.

 

[StCsDavid]

With all due respect, I find the question a shade uninformed to the reason we have sacred scripture. The bible isn’t the end-all-be-all rule book to be considered in a legalistic light. It is the living word of God that our creator lovingly gave to humanity. It is just one of the ways He lets us know that He loves us.

 

[Jay2]

Remember a simple fact…

History is written by the winners of the war… not the losers.

 

[moira]

Interesting question. Offhand, I can’t think of plagiarism being in the bible as something listed as wrong. But you never know. One of those bad Kings, they could have been up for anything.

Of course, anything can be deemed wrong if one allows argumentation. I could get to plagiarism by “thou shalt not bear false witness”. Just think of all the modern issues you can cover with that passage about the owner of an ox knowing it is dangerous. All those too hot coffee cup lawsuits are covered.

Plagiarism is stealing.

 

[guanophore]

What about contraception ?
It is a sin , but nothing is writen about it !
What are the other sins which are not written in the Bible ?

Why I ask ?
Some people think , that if it is not written clearly in the Bible, it is not sin.

Those persons are in error, Athanasiy. The Church is the pillar and bulwark of the truth, and she guides us where specifics are not in the Bible. Not everything is written there, only such things that will bring people to faith, and provide instruction and training in righteousness. It wsa never intended to be the complete instruction in faith and morals.

 

[Spirithound]

Thank You
These are the sins which are not written in the Bible .
Are there any other sins which are not written in the Bible?

I was going to try to give a list, but I see a PP already said something about someone’s 27th birthday, and really, my fingers are tired

 

[joshua_b]

I would have to agree with some other posters that this question is a little legalistic. Jesus told us “the whole of the law can be summed up in two parts. The first is, love the Lord your God with all your heart. The second is love your neighbor as yourself” (excuse my horribly butchered quote please…Im too lazy to look it up).

This makes the criteria for something being sinful very easy to discern with a well-formed conscience. If any choice you make hurts God (or your relationship with Him), hurts another person, or hurts yourself, then it is in violation of God’s law and is subsequently sinful.

 

[rpp]

Help me out here, can someone say where in the Bible beating your wife or children to pulp is specifically ruled out?

What about forcible rape?

How about cloning?

What about arson?

Making malicious computer viruses? I am pretty sure that is not in Leviticus.

How about forgery? Counterfeiting? Creating an unsafe work environment for you employees?

Using people unwittingly for medical experiments.

And where exactly does it say in the bible that pornography is specifically wrong?

Oh so many things that a properly formed conscience can tell us are wrong that are not spelled out in the bible. That is why one of the reasons we need the Church and the Magisterium; to help us untangle the mess of the world and its influence from our relationship with God.

Those who are bound to break the Law are bound to the Law. Those who are free from the temptation to break the Law are free of the Law.

 

[Athanasiy]

I believe in the Naturalistic Theology.
Actually ,many people from my surrounding also believed in it, but now at least at these last years , it seems many have totally different views.
As for me it was one of the reason why I have got closer to the Catholicism.
During the last years we have more commentaries, more guide-books,more dictionaries, higher level of the Bible study,
but I think we get more and more liberal, even though every thing we are measuring by the Scripture.
I think that Naturalistic Theology must be on the Pedestal, must be on the throne of the church teaching.
I understand that for some people it is not comfortable to feel as a special Righteous Elite, because then Gods Will doesn’t seems so pleasant and easy.
The Naturalistic Theology must be , as a church teaching, may be for some, it will be just on the theoretical level, , but I think that the crippled Christian who sees that he is crippled , better then self-righteous one.

Once I was very confused by the statement of the Leader of the Youth Group, that ;
-If it would be sin , God clearly would say it to us through the Bible, but if the Bible keeps silence about it, then God left it for us to decide.

Thank You.
And sorry for the not- properly- build question in this thread.

 

[Pug]

Plagiarism is stealing.

I usually think of it as not being stealing, because there is no “loss” to the person. There is just “gain” to the plagiarist. But I can see why you categorize it thusly. If it were using copyright material, that seems more like stealing to me, as it represents economic loss. I’ve never really thought about it, though, and you could have the better course.

To my knowledge, “plagiarism” as a word is not in the bible. It is derived from other things (like stealing, as you point out). That was my principle point.