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Bible Question: Is
it a sin to break the law such as a vehicle law (speeding) or a game
law (shooting a deer on your own property without a valid license)?
Bible Answer: When
a person breaks the speeding limit, he or she breaks the law. If a
person shoots a deer and did not have the required license or a permit,
then broke the law. The fact that a permit or license is required
tells us the person did not obey the law of the government.
What is Sin? There
are many different opinions about sin. Some people believe that sin
is serious and others do not. Some believe that suicide
is serious sin and that it will send a person to hell. But God
tells us that any sin is serious enough to send us to hell without
Jesus' forgiveness.
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For
the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (NASB) Rom. 6:23 |
Sin
is sin in God's eyes, and only by believing
in Jesus can our sins be forgiven.
Sin is breaking God's laws.
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. . . and sin is lawlessness. (NASB) 1 John 3:4 |
Sin is lawlessness. It is a violation of God's standard.
Breaking Other Laws. God wants
us to obey the laws our government imposes on us. In fact, it is God's
will that we obey the laws of our government.
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Submit
yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution,
whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as
sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of
those who do right. For such is the will of God that by doing
right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. (NASB) 1
Peter 2:13-15 |
When we break our government's laws, we are being lawless. This means
that breaking laws such as the speed limit, or killing deer without
a license is being lawless and God calls it sin. God wants us to obey
our government because He establishes and remove governments.
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