Romans 3:8 - Paul had been falsely
accused of teaching, "let us do evil
that good may come."
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Paul here denied believing this
doctrine, but many people today do
believe it, or they reason as though
they do. The idea is that we evaluate
the goal or end result that we hope
to achieve, and if the goal seems
honorable or upright, then we
conclude that whatever means or
methods we might use to achieve
that goal would also be honorable
or upright.
The idea has several names:
"Situation Ethics," "Moral Relativity,"
"end justifies the means,"
"practicality," and other terms. One
man called it "using the devil's tools
to do God's work."
accused of teaching, "let us do evil
that good may come."
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Paul here denied believing this
doctrine, but many people today do
believe it, or they reason as though
they do. The idea is that we evaluate
the goal or end result that we hope
to achieve, and if the goal seems
honorable or upright, then we
conclude that whatever means or
methods we might use to achieve
that goal would also be honorable
or upright.
The idea has several names:
"Situation Ethics," "Moral Relativity,"
"end justifies the means,"
"practicality," and other terms. One
man called it "using the devil's tools
to do God's work."
