If illegal = sin, then let me ask you this, is sin = illegal?
\nMany would say no. Good.<\/p>\n
Now, is legal = sinless?
\nMany christians who have studied their Bible would say no. Good.<\/p>\n
So
\nwe can say that doing something legal does not mean you are not
\nsinning. Hence there are legal lust, legal lies, legal cheats, legal
\nmurders, legal robberies, etc. This proves that no legal system can
\nreplace what defines a sin, an act against God.<\/p>\n
Now, if legal
\ndoes not mean sinless, then we need to ask ourselves again, does
\nillegal mean sin? From the Bible, we learn of submission to higher
\nauthority. We christians are not rebellious. The children of God are
\nfaithful to God and recognize the submission to a higher power. And God
\nis the highest power. Hence, conflict of one lower authority will
\nchallenge us.<\/p>\n
If so, how can illegal be sin? Nevertheless, we
\ncannot shame the name of God, thus we cannot submit to rebellious
\ntemptation, nor can we cease to serve God due to legal system. Hence,
\none must know when to act, when not to act. This is wisdom. To act, or
\nnot to act.<\/p>\n
Is piracy a sin? That is, piracy of softwares, movies, videos, etc.
\nObviously, it is illegal. But is it a sin? I would say yes and no, for
\nthe term itself is not definite. No, because of the simple conclusion,
\nillegal does not mean sin. Yes, because of the sinful intentions of
\npiracy: rebellious act, gluttony, time wasting, lazy(Lazy because one does not strive to show one's own work). But not because
\nof "stealing". Hence I said the term is not definite. Piracy is not
\nstealing. Piracy is a term re-created to disguise stealing or stealing
\nof ideas(stealing of ideas is an act of laziness, hence sinful), and
\nsuch is made illegal in order for the party on the opposite side to
\nprofit with lesser responsibilities. Such intention is itself,
\ngluttony, power-hungry(in fact, any slight desire to power for oneself
\nis sinful, the opposite of desiring selfless power for the glory and
\npower of God), hence sinful. Thus, a legal act of sinning.\n<\/p>\n
Stealing means transference of ownership without the permission of the original owner. Since this cannot be defined in piracy, for there's no transference of ownership but "expansion" of ownerships, "piracy" was the term used in the legal system.<\/p>\n
So in conclusion, we can see that the act of piracy is rather useless.<\/p>\n
I am glad to
\nbe able to clarify this. Otherwise, when will be the time when quoting
\nfamous quotes without payment is illegal too?<\/p>\n
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If illegal = sin, then let me ask you this, is sin = illegal? Many would say no. Good. Now, is legal = sinless? Many christians who have studied their Bible would say no. Good. So we can say that … Continue reading