RE: God Loves Me, Too
April 5, 2013 at 2:34 pm
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2013 at 2:45 pm by Mister Agenda.)
(April 4, 2013 at 12:38 pm)John V Wrote: It makes perfect sense. I'm married 22 years and having the best sex of my life. You learn about each other as you go.
It makes perfect sense that you're lucky. You could be married 22 years and having the worst sex of your life.
(April 4, 2013 at 12:47 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Only if you think sex is the most important part of a married relationship.
One needn't think sex is the most important part of a married relationship to think it's AN important part of a married relationship.
(April 4, 2013 at 12:47 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Atheists always say,"Yes but I can be good without God." But these same people, generally, are not good because they love God or their neighbor as themselves.
Fair cop on the God part, if a tad super over-obvious.
(April 4, 2013 at 12:47 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Their good is self-referential and not true good. They are good only to secure their own benefit, i.e. tit for tat, and are motivated only by preserving earthly goods.
You don't think we feel empathy and compassion for our fellow human beings. Tres' uncharitable.
(April 4, 2013 at 12:47 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: They love themselves and the things of this world, like reputation, material gain, and hedonistic pleasures.
And like helping our fellow humans and making the world a better place.
(April 4, 2013 at 12:47 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Hell is hell, in part because the good refuse to define their lives by love of self and the world. People in Hell choose to go and remain there because they continue to pursue what they believe are the highest goods. They believe falsities are truths and evils are goods because they do not believe in God. And if asked, they would say they like it there because they get to pursue all the things they loved in life, even though they fail to attain them, since it places them in constant conflict with the other residents of Hell.
Despite this, God's mercy extends even into the depths of Hell. First, he does not take away free-will or intellect, since these are what make us human. Secondly, He prevents people in Hell from totally destroying each other from their need to control and use each other in the pursuit of what the mistakenly believe is good and true.
I'll do you the courtesy of not taking this rant seriously.
(April 4, 2013 at 12:53 pm)Godschild Wrote: What you are calling restrictions Christians see as guidelines and thus we see our lives being guided not controlled. Yes we allow ourselves to be guided, it is part of having a relationship with God our Savior.
I don't think it's fair to call something a 'guideline' that originally carried the death penalty. Just because the execution is no longer enforceable doesn't make it just advice retroactively.
