(May 17, 2017 at 11:30 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote:(May 17, 2017 at 11:27 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Ok. I would disagree, but that is irrelevant. I was explaining why we feel offended on God's behalf, and it's for the same reason we feel offended on our parent's behalf, or on behalf of anyone else we have strong feelings for. So hopefully that is understood now.
Yeah. Hence my point about Christians needing to be offended on God's behalf. As if He can't protect himself.
Did you not understand?
It's not about Him being able to protect Himself or not, and neither is it about us needing to do anything.
We feel offended on the behalf of those we love when they get called bad names, get made fun of, etc. That's a very natural human reaction.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
