(April 7, 2017 at 8:07 am)SteveII Wrote:(April 5, 2017 at 10:04 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: SteveII, you have identified a helpful list of orthopraxy, but remain silent about orthodoxy. Is it not also true that these "fruits" are expected to follow from knowledge God's Grace, Christ's work on the Cross, and true repentance?
Neo, I forgot to come back to this point after the initial flurry of posts.
Yes, I think that these are supposed to flow from the knowledge of God's Grace, Christ's work on the Cross, and true repentance. I would add that depending on the person, some of these characteristics might require hard work and discipline (as in structured focus)--and not just happen automatically. Still other characteristics, God might help you work on--bringing about circumstances that help you develop as a Christian and make you more useful to Him and others.
Ugggg, sad you find such a vile story moral. It is an act of torture, you like worshiping an act of torture?
