Well, if you look at the percentage committing adultery, taking things which don't belong to them, and in the bondage of sin and addicted to it, and wanting more, then you have to ask yourself, what would call it.
Nice dodge.
First,
according to the research, it is a minority of Christians who commit adultery, not even half. The same is true for theft and addiction. Second, aside from the over-generalization, the attempt to ask me what I would call it avoids the fact YOU are the one who should be correctly and appropriately labeling sinful behaviors because this is YOUR op, not mine. The onus is on you to prove Christians take pleasure in their sin, not treat it as a given. When something that needs proving is treated as a given that is called begging the question. That is a logically fallacious argument. As such it is sin. That, in turn, means you've just -
by your own standard - "
indulged" in sin. SO then the exchange moves from begging the question through logical fallacy, then through hypocrisy, to irony and object lesson: Since YOU just indulged in sin YOU are the best one to explain how you took pleasure in doing so because the word "indulge"
as has already been proven means to enjoy the pleasure of sin.
Now it is true sin does bring pleasure. According to Hebrews 11:25 Moses chose to "
suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season." Sin has pleasure for a season. But a different perspective is provided by Paul in Romans 7. There he describes the turmoil of doing the things we do not want to do and not doing the things we do want to do (which, presumably, would mean serving God
). Or perhaps we should blame the entire matter on God because it is the Holy Spirit that convicts us of sin (Jn. 16:8-9) but the gospel text is mainly about those who do not have the Spirit indwelling. If God's Holy Spirit is not convicting God's people of sin then why complain about itt?
The facts in evidence are that I addressed this op, did so directly, did so with scripture, and the response in Post 3 dodges all that content. It has been my experience as both a Church congregant, an elder, and a professional counselor most Christians do not report enjoying the pleasure. Even while partaking of the pleasures of sin, they feel guilty, ashamed, and remorseful. That is exactly how it is supposed to work. A Christian is supposed to feel guilty, ashamed, and remorseful when they sin BUT sin corrupts even those conditions. There is a godly way to handle guilt, a godly way to handle shame, and a godly way to handle regret. And there are sinful ways to do so. Sadly, many experience the kind of guilting and shaming this op implies because they do not know or understand the biblical means of addressing these problems within problems, sins atop of sins. They become liberated and empowered upon learning the applicable truths of scripture.
So please go back to Post 2 and re-read it and then address its particulars. Christians do not "indulge" in sin. They experience sin in a variety of ways with a variety of thoughts, feelings, and decisions that are not limited to "indulging". This op asks, "
Why..." and the answer is explained to in 1 Corinthians 15 (and elsewhere). We sin because we can. We sin because on this side of the grave we remain corruptible and that does not change with regeneration. It changes with resurrection.
