What is sin?
Some might say it is disobedience to God's commandments. Is this always the case? Can someone disobey one of the commandments and still not sin?
Did Jesus sin by disobeying the law of Moses?
Others might say it is disobedience to God's will. Is this always the case? Can someone go against God's will and not sin?
Would Nephi have sinned if he had never killed Laban?
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Did Jesus sin by disobeying the law of Moses?
And when might he have done this? The only instances of sin that could be imputed to Jesus in the New Testament could only have been imputed to him by the pharisaic regulations that had been added to the Law over the centuries. Such as walking n+1 steps on the Sabbath, where n=the number of steps proclaimed as the number of legal steps by some rabbinical council or other. Or healing somebody on the Sabbath.
Stealing corn from someone's field (Matt 12:1-7). Not honouring his mother (Matt 12:46-49). Mistreating the Canaanite woman, a stranger (Matt 15:22-26).
There are others, but these are the most prominent in my mind.
"How do you construe this as not 'honoring his mother'?"
By ignoring her, strictly speaking.
"How is this 'mistreating' the Canaanite woman?"
Mistreating her first by ignoring her and then comparing her to a dog.
You can still ignore someone if you're doing something more important. I can't see how it honours her.
My mistake on the Canaanite women. I was not clear in my previous comments. Her mistreatment did not transgress the Law of Moses from what I can tell. Nevertheless, if one of us was to ignore someone and then compare him/her to dogs, we surely would be held accountable.
1. I suppose the problem then is not knowing what is meant by "to honour". In its basic, modern meaning, it is defined as showing respect. One could argue that ignoring someone is not showing respect. Another could argue that respect is in no way related to ignorance.
Until the term "to honour" is defined equitably, I fear this will be like a ping pong match. Sounds like a new post topic.
2. Quite true.
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