Sins of Omission

Probably, even though not much is said about sins of omission an omission is not the same as a comission...

For example, letting someone die because you don't do all you can to save them is not the same as killing them... Or is it? Neither of them is murder because there was no intent to kill them, but negligence could be considered like unto murder or something like it.

I guess the bottom line is: just don't do it (or just don't not do it in the case of omission...).

I frankly don't want to be involved! I don't want to be a judge in this situation... Put me through law school, heal my brain from the affects of the traumatic brain injury first, appoint me an elect me to be a judge, and put this case on trial and I'll gladly be the judge, but not right now...

Just do the right thing in every case! Just do it!

We all know when we'e done solething that's a sin. But what about not doing something or ignoring a prompting or forgetting about a prompting you should have followed immediately? A sin of omission is a doing too, remember...

I wonder how merciful the Lord will be on sins of omission and if there is some cut-off about what counts as a "prompting from the Holy Ghost"... and I feel ok about repenting for sins I've COMMITTED, but if I don't know about the will of God then I can't intentionally choose to do it--right? Or is that just a plea of ignorance?

I am essentially saying that I am not accountable for not obeying a prompting I was not aware of... I am saying that I can't follow a prompting that I never felt! Doctrine & Covenants section 131:6, says, "It is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance⁠." What’s the deal there? Learn to feel the promptings of the Spirit more clearly in your life!

*** look at “We Can Do Better and Be Better”, April 2019 talk by President Russell M. Nelson! (metanoeo) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/04/36nelson?lang=eng

A thought: the finer the “grading” will be in the Celestial Kingdom—we all know what sort of sins of commission we will have done, but when the sin is recognizable only by you, God the Father&Son, & the Holy Ghost, it comes down to acting on promptings or not, and that determines how much Spirit you have in life and your obedience, and where you will be in the Celestial Kingdom, right?

Christ will be the perfect judge but couldn’t we just say, broadly, that the more obedient you are, the more Spirit you have and the more Spirit you have the better you’ll be able to follow finer spiritual promptings… also, the more spirit you have the harsher the penalty will be for not following the Spirit! And, so, you can loose it all for making some choices—fall far-down the stairs/ladder/slide from your choice and need to climb back-up the ladder/stairs. Could be seen as a one-for-one grading system when perfectly seen and understood…

Sin grades: action, words, thoughts Celestial grades: promptings for actions, words, thoughts

JPS