(January 14, 2015 at 9:00 pm)Stimbo Wrote: The question may not have been, but the fact that moderation in nearly all things is better for us as humans is, in terms of the course of this thread. Please try not to misapply my words; as an author I have a proprietorial concern for them.
And what is the desire for forgiveness and atonement but the search for the moral high ground?
I agree that moderation is nearly all things is better, but some things are better to avoid completely. The desire for forgiveness and atonement is recognition that we are sinners dependent on God, not a search for moral high ground.