I point out the husband shouldn't have divorced his wife and the wife would still be in the position of what to do with the eggs to illustrate how sin messes things up. It goes back to the idea I said that sin is anything that isn't "perfect". We mess up a lot in our lives. Sometimes we think we are not sinning when we actually are because we are not thinking and doing things that accords with the ideal God wants for humanity.
I think sometimes people criticize without seeing the person behind the sin. Still, some things are actually unbiblical and sometimes these things need to be called out. Not everyone points out the mistakes of others out of love. They have to examine their hearts for their own motivation. But it says in Proverbs 9:8 "Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you." This shows that even if someone correcting you has a bad motivation for doing so, you should receive correction nonetheless if you want to be wise.
We are in agreement about them not divorcing, but even if the hadn't, but another couple had, the judge declared the fertilized eggs human, wouldn't they have to implant all 10 eggs, and possibly have 10 children?
Are the fertilized eggs "babies"? technically, no, they are in the embryo stage, and will not survive or grow outside of the uterus. But, if they aren't "human", then what are they up until a person who is prochoice considers the unborn a baby?
There is some religion that believes the soul enters the unborn at 21 days.
And while I may be pro-choice, I could probably never bring myself to abort. I believe it cruel to force the victim of rape to carry the child to term, and don't know if I believe the morning after pill is bad. So as you can see, I really don't have an easy answer - that it is right or wrong.
The problem I have with ProLife advocates are putting up billboards of a 6 month old, talking about a fetus at 6 weeks, instead of sn actual 6 week old fetus.
I also question the motivation of ProLifers, who only yell and scream at women going into a clinic, condemn them as murderers, but don't do anything to strengthen social programs for the pregnant women, or condemn unwed mothers.
But if I walked by clinic, and people were not saying things out of love, but out of hatred and self-righteousness, even though Christian, would they listen when I called them out?
I believe Fred Phelps was an answer to a prayer. He took off the candy coating, and had vulgar signs saying God Hates F#gs. He quoted Leviticus, and called for the death penalty for gays. He protested funerals of gay people. And for the first time, people claiming glbtq were an abomination saw how ugly the message was, saw how self-righteousness makes you the opposite of Christ. And until his death, believed he was right. There is nothing anyone can do to help such a person except the HS.
Would me constantly pointing out your sin, no matter how minor, be something you appreciated? If you hung out with a friend, who asked you not to chew with your mouth open, not to put your elbows on the table, not to talk with food in your mouth, not to eat before they had their food, too, for me, I would never eat with the person again, and wondering why they see imperfections, and nothing else?
But I believe the actual elephant on the room is the person who believes they need to tell me how being gay is a sin. It is an obsession in the church, and what is really meant by "it's loving to point out the sin of another. "
As I said before, one interaction with a poster was, "I love you, I just hate your sin."
I said, Thank you. I love you...and of course, hate your sin."
She said, "My sin?????!!!!"
Why did she say that?
