(January 6, 2016 at 8:12 am)Irrational Wrote:(January 6, 2016 at 1:58 am)Godschild Wrote: Irrational, morality is not necessarily from God, in as He dictates rules He made up for people to live by. In actuality morality is determined because who God is. God says we are to be holy as He is holy, this means we are to live our lives by who God is. God says we are to separate ourselves from the world, He means we are to avoid what the world believes, that morality is subjective and we can live as we see fit. This is why God gave us His word so that we could come to belief in Him and search out who He is in a relationship with Him through Christ. This is a simple way to explain what Christians understand or at least most of us, but to go into it deeply would mean a Bible study which most here would ignore.
GC
Yes, you believe morality is rooted in his nature. But do you have a clear, less vague, answer to my OP question?
The Bible, by the way, surely does not tell you everything you need to know about God's morality.
First thanks for your pleasant reply. I really don't think I was vague just simplistic. As I said the Bible reveals how we can come into relationship with God (through Jesus) and then develop a relationship with Him in a very personal way. Much like you would come to have a friend who was once a total stranger to you, it takes time and work and in both cases faith comes at the front of the relationship. The Bible is sufficient for all knowledge we can understand about God, this is why we have so many differing interpretations of who God is, there is so much within it. Also, many people want to lead the Bible into their preconceived ideas of who God is, when we should allow the Bible to lead us to who God is, that's why God gave it to us, those who want a relationship with Him has a road map that He will reveal to us as we grow with Him.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
