(March 9, 2015 at 3:46 pm)orangebox21 Wrote:(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.
Uh, no. A loaded question is one which has an unwarranted presupposition. It doesn't necessarily have to be guilt-inducing.
You don't know if I do wrong.
Quote: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.
According to your argument, there's nothing inherently wrong with your nature as well. After all, God created man with a nature that wasn't tainted by sin.