Christianity and morals

[John V]

Consider this a side question, then: Your point seemed to be that Christians don't keep slaves because they're instructed to obey the law, and now slavery is against the law.

No, that wasn't my point.

Therefore it is consistent for Christians not to keep slaves.

This was my point. Note that the instruction to obey secular law was only my second point. My first was simply that, while the Bible allowed owning of slaves, it did not mandate owning of slaves. That alone refuted the charge. I could have stopped there. The point on obeying secular law was given as additional information. It was unnecessary for my argument.

The implication is that if it weren't against the law, maybe some Christians would keep slaves with the idea that it's biblically okay.

If it weren't against the law, people of many types would keep slaves, as secular society would be saying it's OK. Some Christians probably would. Some atheists probably would.

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Only because the questions are light and you can find some reference for it.

Ah, slavery is a "light" issue. Gotcha.

Just a fun exercise: Try explaining these questions without saying the words "Gods Plan" or "Faith"...
-Why did Jesus never write anything?

He knew other people would write what was necessary.

-Why do bad things happen to good people who are super-religious?

There are no good people by God's standards. Why do you equate being super-religious with being good? Jesus had harsh words for the super-religious of his time.

-How old was Mary when she had Jesus?

I don't know. What difference does it make? From what I've read about the times she was likely a teenager.

-If human's were made in God's image, then does God have any of the following: nose, teeth, lungs, nipples, penis?

Father, Spirit: No, no, no, no, and no, although they could appear with such if they chose.
Son: Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.

And what would he use them for?

Breathing/smelling, chewing, breathing, nothing, urination. This ain't rocket surgery. Maybe people give you blow-off answers because you ask stupid questions.

What color is his skin?

Then it was brown. Check out skin color of people in the area today.

-Do the mentally ill have free will and why did God make them that way?

By God's standards we're all mentally ill, it's just a matter of degree. God is longsuffering and allows us to procreate out of grace.

-Why was not a single mention or word EVER written about Jesus by anyone who was alive at any time during Jesus' supposed life-time?

Huh? Quite the loaded question. You need to prove the premise before I bother to answer. The NT writers under the traditional view were indeed alive during Jesus' lifetime.

-Why does God like some people in Oklahoma and not others?

Again, loaded question. Flesh out the question if you want an answer.