(November 29, 2014 at 3:05 pm)Lek Wrote: A person who does not love his neighbor also doesn't have faith in Christ. The apostle Paul stated that love is the most important christian virtue. Faith isn't just saying that you believe that Jesus is your savior, but actually following him. Of course, we will fall into sin sometimes, but if we're true followers of Christ, we will continually improve our lives. A christian doesn't just live a sinful life on purpose with the intention of repenting before death. Even if he did, there's no true sorrow or repentance.
The fact that you bought the words in an old book, does not mean atheists or theists of other labels cannot be good or do good.
You are doing the same cherry picking I have seen from moderate and liberal Muslims. Same cherry picking I have seen from moderate and liberal Jews.
All those holy books have very nasty stories in them, and the only way the west has become civil is because of cherry picking.
To literally do what any of those books say word for word, you would have to become a monster.
Now would you like me to go through the contradictions? Like the dodge you will use and claim "that was the OT god" then I point out where Jesus says he came to fulfill the law? Or would you like me to point out where he says to abandon your own family if they do not follow him? Or the part where he says he brings not peace, but a sword?
The problem with ALL holy books is that they are used to justify both compassion and cruelty.
I skip all holy books because I know our ability to be cruel or compassionate is not in a book, but in our evolution.
Religion is nothing more than a comic book reflection of our natural group survival. It is an artificial excuse to create a social structure.
