Deism: I don't get it

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Deism: I don't get it

Mudhammam Offline

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RE: Deism: I don't get it

February 12, 2015 at 8:17 pm (This post was last modified: February 12, 2015 at 8:19 pm by Mudhammam.)

(February 12, 2015 at 12:35 pm)Lek Wrote: I don't hand justice. God does that. I try to treat others the way Jesus instructed me to.

Unfortunately vague platitudes don't actually help us that much in real life situations, and Jesus never elaborated to cover the subtleties involved when ethical dilemmas demand our judgement.

"Love your enemies" sounds great. I doubt you'll be taking any trips to Syria anytime soon though.

He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza

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Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - December 4, 2014 at 10:09 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Chad32 - December 4, 2014 at 10:30 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - December 4, 2014 at 10:52 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Angrboda - December 4, 2014 at 2:40 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by abaris - December 4, 2014 at 11:02 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - December 4, 2014 at 11:07 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Jenny A - December 4, 2014 at 11:23 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Tonus - December 4, 2014 at 11:28 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - December 4, 2014 at 11:41 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by abaris - December 4, 2014 at 2:21 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - December 4, 2014 at 2:46 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by FatAndFaithless - December 4, 2014 at 2:52 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - December 4, 2014 at 5:39 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Cato - December 4, 2014 at 3:31 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - December 4, 2014 at 4:02 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by abaris - December 4, 2014 at 4:33 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Rob216 - December 4, 2014 at 7:21 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by bennyboy - December 4, 2014 at 8:05 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 11, 2015 at 2:41 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Grandizer - February 11, 2015 at 7:50 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 11, 2015 at 8:03 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Mudhammam - February 12, 2015 at 3:33 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by MysticKnight - December 4, 2014 at 8:36 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Cinjin - February 9, 2015 at 11:21 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by bennyboy - February 10, 2015 at 1:57 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 10, 2015 at 3:49 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by emilynghiem - February 10, 2015 at 6:25 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 11, 2015 at 3:25 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 11, 2015 at 2:34 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Grandizer - February 11, 2015 at 2:40 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - February 11, 2015 at 6:02 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 11, 2015 at 7:14 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Thumpalumpacus - February 12, 2015 at 3:07 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by FatAndFaithless - February 11, 2015 at 2:37 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by JesusHChrist - February 11, 2015 at 2:52 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Dystopia - February 11, 2015 at 2:55 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by dyresand - February 11, 2015 at 3:31 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 11, 2015 at 6:03 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Chad32 - February 11, 2015 at 8:28 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 11, 2015 at 8:39 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Cinjin - February 12, 2015 at 1:39 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Spooky - February 12, 2015 at 8:33 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 12, 2015 at 12:35 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Thumpalumpacus - February 12, 2015 at 3:06 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - February 12, 2015 at 5:40 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 13, 2015 at 1:15 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Mudhammam - February 13, 2015 at 3:03 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - February 13, 2015 at 3:21 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 13, 2015 at 3:35 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - February 13, 2015 at 3:45 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 13, 2015 at 5:04 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - February 13, 2015 at 5:27 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 13, 2015 at 8:06 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - February 13, 2015 at 8:15 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 13, 2015 at 8:53 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - February 13, 2015 at 9:00 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Thumpalumpacus - February 14, 2015 at 2:36 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Cinjin - February 16, 2015 at 4:40 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by JesusHChrist - February 16, 2015 at 4:52 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by IATIA - February 13, 2015 at 8:17 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Mudhammam - February 13, 2015 at 8:22 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Thumpalumpacus - February 14, 2015 at 12:24 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by dyresand - February 14, 2015 at 12:37 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Mudhammam - February 13, 2015 at 7:38 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Thumpalumpacus - February 13, 2015 at 3:45 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 13, 2015 at 5:08 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Thumpalumpacus - February 13, 2015 at 7:32 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Mudhammam - February 12, 2015 at 8:17 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Chad32 - February 11, 2015 at 8:42 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Lek - February 11, 2015 at 8:52 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Spooky - February 11, 2015 at 8:59 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by dyresand - February 11, 2015 at 9:26 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - February 11, 2015 at 9:44 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Pizza - February 11, 2015 at 10:49 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Chad32 - February 11, 2015 at 10:38 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by bennyboy - February 11, 2015 at 11:17 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by DeistPaladin - February 11, 2015 at 11:53 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 12, 2015 at 2:49 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 12, 2015 at 3:11 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Thumpalumpacus - February 12, 2015 at 3:27 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 12, 2015 at 3:33 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 13, 2015 at 4:03 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Chad32 - February 13, 2015 at 5:06 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Chad32 - February 13, 2015 at 5:14 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Chad32 - February 13, 2015 at 9:54 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by dyresand - February 13, 2015 at 9:55 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Mudhammam - February 13, 2015 at 9:30 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 12:20 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 4:02 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 5:02 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 6:09 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 6:17 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 6:22 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 6:24 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 6:26 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 6:28 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 6:30 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 6:36 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 6:39 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 6:41 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 6:45 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 6:51 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 6:58 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 7:00 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 8:09 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 8:12 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 8:26 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 8:35 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 8:39 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by Norman Humann - February 14, 2015 at 8:40 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 14, 2015 at 9:06 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by IATIA - February 14, 2015 at 11:27 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 15, 2015 at 10:37 am

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by robvalue - February 16, 2015 at 4:57 pm

RE: Deism: I don't get it - by emilynghiem - February 16, 2015 at 5:55 pm

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