RE: Morality
April 14, 2012 at 12:10 pm
(This post was last modified: April 14, 2012 at 12:20 pm by Drich.)
(April 14, 2012 at 2:36 am)Cinjin Wrote:(April 14, 2012 at 2:20 am)Drich Wrote: You seem to be missing a bit of the equation. In that God's righteousness is not/Can not be obtained by our efforts. It is a gift given to all who believe in the atoning sacrifice of Christ.
That means righteousness is still obtainable even if you lie to the German officer to save your friend/family.
So after saving your god's chosen people, I have to ask forgiveness for not telling the truth?? And only then do I get the righteousness? I often lied to my grandmother as a kid. I would tell her that I was going to the arcade when I was really going to play football because she was terrified that I would get seriously hurt playing that sport. There was no malicious intent in that lie ... therefore there is no sin, unrighteousness, etc etc.
If you and/or your god think there is, that's your business, but I know many Christians who do not think the way you do. Are you a true Christian or are they?
... let me just guess ...
You guys twist things to suit your own arguments or if you prefer a formal evaluation you have created a straw man fallacy rather than address the biblical definitions I have post at least a dozen times.
Sin is anything not in the Expressed will of God
Evil is a malicious intent to commit sin
Not all sin is evil but all evil is sin.
(April 14, 2012 at 7:17 am)Thomas Kelly Wrote: People,
A link below of a definition in Oxford Dictionaries website I guess.
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition...q=morality
Do you not understand the point or purpose of this thread?
You can not take a popular understanding or concept and directly compare it to the standard of God. Why because it would be a dishonest comparison.
If the Standard of God has been known for 1000's of years then it would not be difficult to change the standard to suit a sense of self righteousness to persecute God.
If you are going to honestly compare a 2000+ year old understanding of God then you have to use the same comparative standard of morality.