RE: Ask a Bible college Student
November 3, 2016 at 1:04 am
(This post was last modified: November 3, 2016 at 1:06 am by Whateverist.)
(November 2, 2016 at 10:34 pm)Emzap Wrote:(November 2, 2016 at 10:18 pm)Whateverist Wrote: Just an observation: the number of ape related avatars is threatening the ascendency of dog and cat ones. Not sure how I feel about this, but I'd just like to put it out there.
I vote for more dog ones!
I absolutely love your dog one. Do you know what breed it is? It looks like an australian cattle dog- my favorite!
Both of mine are crosses. The pup, not in my avatar, is a heeler-X-aussie, the deliberate cross of an Australian Shepherd and an Australian Cattle dog. The one in the picture is probably a mix of at least heeler, aussie and German Shepherd.
I am encouraged by your new statement of your position. But really, is there any reason to consider that God might require that you set aside your will to do what strikes you as horrible? Why would anyone make that deal? Isn't grace the idea that God's favor is a gift? If the gift requires such a gruesome sacrifice perhaps it isn't worth it? Perhaps the sacrifice is a test which Abe failed? To be a moral person, shouldn't you act as seems best to you, not in a manner diametrically opposed to your values you imagine to be dictated by great power too fearsome to cross.