RE: Psalm 137:9
August 30, 2017 at 8:01 am
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2017 at 8:04 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 30, 2017 at 2:13 am)Godisgood Wrote: Without a standard of morality, there is no way to judge what is good or bad. Atheists, for example, might decry what is the behavior of God in the Old Testament when he orders the destruction of people groups. But, by what standard does any atheist have to judge what is morally correct? At best, an atheist would only have the ability to express an opinion since he cannot offer any objective standard of morality.OFC an atheist can offer an objective standard of morality. I do it all the time. It's by that standard I deem your "god" to be objectively immoral. More accurately, I deem you and your fellow believers objectively immoral and "god" a simple outgrowth of your own damaged psyches' need to excuse it's immorality..
Quote:I am not judging what is right and wrong. God does, and he has communicated his standard of righteousness. his communication is found in the Bible. Take the 10 Commandments in Exodus 20. We see a codification of moral standards. We are told not to lie, not to commit adultery, not to covet, etc. These are standards given to us by God, and though there are other cultures that don't believe in the biblical God, they might have similar moral codes. But, for the Christian, the Bible is the supreme authority that judges what is moral."He can't be immoral, he makes the rules!" Even here...even in moral judgement, you fob off responsibility for your judgements to a third party. Is there -anything- that a christian will own their responsibility for?
Quote:We can only judge what is moral if we have a standard given to us by God, not some standard that is based on emotion, opinion, or the changing morals of society. Even though atheists, agnostics, Muslims, and non-Christians might not approve of standards found in the Scriptures, we Christians believe that the Bible is the revealed and inspired Word of God and that within its pages are the moral standards by which we are to model our behavior. Therefore, the right we have to judge what is moral comes from God as is revealed in his Word.You don't even -have- moral standards, you have an immorality excusing scheme based on the might of the abuser and the reward he offers sycophants.
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