Is one accountable for their sins that are committed while having severe mental illness issues?
Question Gramps, What if a member of the church becomes mentally ill and sins while suffering in the symptoms of their mental illness-are they accountable for those sins? An example would be the disassociation from developing C-PTSD and a brain injury of Post...
Can sin be committed when the Lord is in our midst?
Question Dear Gramps, Last Sunday we had a sister in our Sunday School who asked if there is sin committed when the Lord is our midst. Our question is: can sin be committed? if so, how is it dealt with? if not, why not? As always, your brother in the Lord. shalom...
Have I committed the unpardonable sin?
Question Gramps, I think I have committed the unpardonable sin. I have worried about it for a month. I was reading your article about it, and you said someone who commits it will not be deceived or confused. When I read that I felt certain that I had done it. I...
What is non consensual sin?
Question Gramps, At our recent General Conference Elder Cook used the term non consensual sin. I’m very confused by this. What is non consensual sin. If it’s non consensual like abuse or rape surely that is not a sin on the victim. Did he just get a bit confused in...
How can I overcome repeating the same sinful actions?
Question Dear Gramps, I was wondering that if you’re overtaken by a bad thought or impure thoughts and totally give into them, and you keep repenting of it, how can you totally overcome it from happening again, especially if you’ve prayed and repented so many times...
Chastity has so many definitions. How far can I go before it’s called “sinning”?
Question Dear Gramps, Chastity has so many definitions. How far can I go before it’s called “sinning”? Clueless Answer Dear Clueless, It always amazes me when people ask these types of questions. It’s as if they are asking how close can...
In reading Romans 3:23, wouldn’t this also include infants and children?
Question Gramps, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God…..” Rom 3:23 Does not this “all” include infants and children? If you have ever observed small children at “play” with other small children you will...
How can you be forgiven of sins that happen all of the time?
Question Gramps, I struggle with feelings of unworthiness. How can you be forgiven for sins that are committed all the time? The scriptures are clear that a man returning to sin is like a dog eating his own vomit. And Hebrews 10:26 is a good quote. If we have free...
