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I've considering for a while the importance of moral positions within Christianity and how they impact on whether or not we are or are not Christians. I believe there is general agreement about the baseline theological beliefs in the Trinity, the literal resurrection of Christ and the second coming. These, most would agree, at the very least make one a Christian.
When it comes to morality the issue seems murkier and more difficult. Most of us would recognize our inability to do what is moral, so that's not the problem. If we fail to live up to our standards, it's we who are at fault and not the standards themselves. What matters is the positions we take with regards to morality.
This seems most important on the issues of Homosexuality, Euthanasia, sex before marriage and abortion. I am coming to point of reflection where if a Christian supports all these things or even tolerates them as acceptable or justified, I seriously cannot consider that person a Christian.
Am I wrong in this assessment? Do our moral positions not matter when it comes to the question of whether or not someone is a Christian? If it doesn't matter, is there a minimum baseline of morality that Christians ought to uphold at all?
When it comes to morality the issue seems murkier and more difficult. Most of us would recognize our inability to do what is moral, so that's not the problem. If we fail to live up to our standards, it's we who are at fault and not the standards themselves. What matters is the positions we take with regards to morality.
This seems most important on the issues of Homosexuality, Euthanasia, sex before marriage and abortion. I am coming to point of reflection where if a Christian supports all these things or even tolerates them as acceptable or justified, I seriously cannot consider that person a Christian.
Am I wrong in this assessment? Do our moral positions not matter when it comes to the question of whether or not someone is a Christian? If it doesn't matter, is there a minimum baseline of morality that Christians ought to uphold at all?