On the second premise, we don't act as God does. that's the main point of the Bible.
I don't consider myself wretched either, you're still viewing sin as the movie type evil guy with a big mustache twirling it, rather than a simple turning away from the laws written on your heart by God.
@tackattack. What does it mean that we are in the image of god. We are not physically the same, he is immaterial? Only our natures can be the same/similar. I think unless you can show me why this is a false conclusion I am correct in inferring it. I think any moves to mysticism will weaken your argument here, eg we cannot know god, mysterious way etc.
What on earth does it mean to say laws are written on my heart. This is a favourite William lane craigism. Really bright guy and a huge spinmeister for evangelicalism. It's vacuous IMO. If you accept Christianity, you accept God is an author, you accept the 613 laws. I am proud to turn my back on a lot of these as you no doubt have. There is lots of stuff in his books about the broze age practices of animal sacrifice, how to treat slaves nicely, child discipline, stoning as a form of punishment. But it took secular values and the enlightment to move us to a world in which these things seemed barbaric. If god had meant this all along why didn't he just tell us instead of admonishing us for taking a fancy to our mates donkey or calling him names? Unless of course he does not exist :-)
I don't consider myself wretched either, you're still viewing sin as the movie type evil guy with a big mustache twirling it, rather than a simple turning away from the laws written on your heart by God.
@tackattack. What does it mean that we are in the image of god. We are not physically the same, he is immaterial? Only our natures can be the same/similar. I think unless you can show me why this is a false conclusion I am correct in inferring it. I think any moves to mysticism will weaken your argument here, eg we cannot know god, mysterious way etc.
What on earth does it mean to say laws are written on my heart. This is a favourite William lane craigism. Really bright guy and a huge spinmeister for evangelicalism. It's vacuous IMO. If you accept Christianity, you accept God is an author, you accept the 613 laws. I am proud to turn my back on a lot of these as you no doubt have. There is lots of stuff in his books about the broze age practices of animal sacrifice, how to treat slaves nicely, child discipline, stoning as a form of punishment. But it took secular values and the enlightment to move us to a world in which these things seemed barbaric. If god had meant this all along why didn't he just tell us instead of admonishing us for taking a fancy to our mates donkey or calling him names? Unless of course he does not exist :-)
