(March 9, 2015 at 11:26 am)dyresand Wrote:Everyone has a sin nature. Everyone has fallen short of the glory of God. Everyone has done wrong. Regardless of your belief system, I hope most people can agree that everyone at one time or another has done something immoral.(March 9, 2015 at 10:30 am)orangebox21 Wrote: Are you going to answer my question?
For one this is the major flaw with christianity in whole is to say everyone is flawed
(March 9, 2015 at 11:26 am)dyresand Wrote: and shouldn't love anything they doIt doesn't teach this.
(March 9, 2015 at 11:26 am)dyresand Wrote: and should feel bad for feeling good and doing things they love.
So a murder who feels good doing something he/she loves [murdering] shouldn't feel bad?
(March 9, 2015 at 12:00 pm)Irrational Wrote: Your question is a loaded question. One shouldn't be obliged to answer loaded questions.Given your position, it is a logical and necessary conclusion, not a loaded question. A loaded question is one in which either answer would be put you in a position of guilt. You could answer: no, we shouldn't love the part of ourselves that does wrong. Although you've recognized that to answer in this way undermines your accusation against Christianity. So answer the question.
(March 9, 2015 at 12:00 pm)Irrational Wrote:No(March 9, 2015 at 10:30 am)orangebox21 Wrote: I don't loath that:
I have a will.
I am capable of creativity.
I am capable of rational thought.
I am capable of compassion, sympathy, and empathy.
I have emotions.
I have certain beneficial physical characteristics (a higher then normal metabolism, above average coordination, etc.)
I am able to read nonverbal cues very well.
etc, etc, etc.
So your will and your capability to feel compassion, sympathy, and empathy for others are separate from your nature?
(March 9, 2015 at 12:00 pm)Irrational Wrote: Then what constitutes your nature exactly?The basic or inherent features of something.
(March 9, 2015 at 12:00 pm)Irrational Wrote: When I was an evangelical Christian, these were all considered part of my human nature tainted by sin.That is a true statement. But as the saying goes, you don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Just because my rationale is corrupted by sin doesn't mean I hate my rationale. I hate what my sin nature does to my rationale, and I recognize that rather than use my rationale for God's glory, I use(d) it for ungodliness. After all, God created man in His image, and He created him good. There's nothing inherently wrong with these attributes.
If it could be proven beyond doubt that God exists...
and that He is the one spoken of in the Bible...
would you repent of your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ?