pop morality

[Drich]

Interesting, thanks

So... Drich is saying morality isn't about being a good person, it's just about following arbitrary rules a dictator has laid out? Is that right?

Wow that sounds likes a blast.

No, wait... he said morality is about abolishing works based thinking. So I succeed by going around doing the abolishing? What if there is none to abolish? Do I still win?

Ah, no.

It's not about following 'rules' at all.

God set a standard. A standard none can meet. Therefore the standard is not meant to be followed but to point to sin. Once you identify sin in your life you repent of it.

That is why morality is so dangerous. Because 'morality' is always based on the lessor of two evils.

For example God's standard says it is always wrong to steal and lie.

Morality says it is ok to steal and lie if the need is great enough.

Eg.. In a 'moral' world it was ok to steal from the Nazi's and lie to them about harboring jews. Therefore one does not repent of stealing or lying.

Again In God's standard to lie is to sin. to steal is a sin. In that situation as a Christian does it mean we can not steal and lie to the nazis to save the jews? absolutely we can! Why? Because again as a Christian we are not bound to the law (our deeds) to define our 'good bad status' as in a moral economy where our 'good bad status' is defined by our actions.

That said we need to be aware of our sin and repent of it. Christ will judge whether what we did was good or bad, that moral determination is not inherent or contained in the core value of our given actions.