Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: geoff@pmafire.inel.gov (Geoff Allen) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Temptation and Impure Thoughts Message-ID: Date: 4 Apr 91 05:52:17 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: WINCO Computer Engineering, INEL, Idaho Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Regarding when to consider thoughts to be sinful, sl87m@cc.usu.edu (The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Ensemble) writes: >All actions originate from the mind. Anything that is entertained long enough >becomes habit for the mind, and the actions in the mind seem natural to the >person thinking them. Anything that is habitual in the mind can come out in >action. A good summary of the idea that I heard goes: When the idea enters your head, that's temptation. When you invite it in and throw a party in its honor, that's sin. -- Geoff Allen \ Since we live by the Spirit, uunet!pmafire!geoff \ let us keep in step with the Spirit. geoff@pmafire.inel.gov \ -- Gal. 5:25 (NIV)