Recent content by ig3L

If that is true, I would have to say that you are in a small minority of the male population (in a good way.)

I guess some women are attractive no matter what they wear. I think it's safe to say that guys in general aren't always super picky about the women that we allow to tempt us into lust. I say that just to support the notion that a man's lust is not always caused by the woman's choice of clothes...

Just to clarify, I am in law school, not some prep school with uniforms and such. My school tries to tout itself as a Catholic version of BYU, Regent, or Liberty, but IMO seems to have a very liberal sense of morality compared to its Mormon and Protestant counterparts.

You are right. People can lust even when not prompted to do so. I will admit that I have even been tempted by women in loose-fitting and very unsexy sweats. But, as with all sin, the issue deals mostly with whats in your heart. The truth is that there are many outfits that are designed and worn...

When we talk about sexual modesty, the culture is very relevent to how one ought to dress. The issue with sexual modesty is about not leading others into lust. If the norm in the culture is that women cover certain parts of their anatomy, then men in that culture will often view those body parts...

we don't know that he didn't repent. we really don't know much about him at all except for this one story in the Book of Judges. we also don't know that repentence is the relevent factor in the mind of the author of Hebrews. that is just speculation, because Hebrews chapter 11 does not mention...

I think I covered this ground earlier when I pointed out that among those listed in Hebrews are people whom we know to have committed quite sinful acts, including adultery (David), murder (David and Moses), drunkenness (Noah), and severe disobedience (Samson). In light of these, to make a rash...

I think this about covers it: Romans 3: ;)

IN our church there are some who get more into the music and worship than others. There really doesn't seem to be a right and a wrong way, although I am always surpised at how many people who come every week stand stiffly and lipsync along with the music. There are some things that I think...

I think I have already pointed out that the reductio ad absurdum arguements fail when you insist upon applying your own cultural values on people that lived thousands of years ago and did not share those values. In contrast, however, let's consider a more universal value (or more accurately...

I think it would be hard to argue that Hebrews 11 was intended to suggest that the "heroes" are examples to follow in every aspect of their conduct. The author seemed more interested in ways in which their faith led to accomplish great things. It does not suggest that these men and women were...

The Hebrews passage is a bit confusing to me, I admit. But, I notice that Samson, another "hero" who didn't seem to have a clue, was included as well. Was it for disobeying God to impress a chick or was it for his final act of suicide, by which he defeated the Philistines? I assume it was the...

Actually, the text itself clearly lends itself to the human-secrifice interpretation. Other interpretations seem to me to apply modern sensitivities to get around an uncomfortable portion of scripture. But, accepting that there is a controversy as to what the passage means, it is entirely...

Actually, one reasonable reading of the scripture is that he was guaranteed the victory before he made the vow. The vow, whatever it specifically entailed, then, was sinful because it showed that Jephtah doubted God and thought that he would have ot bargain with God to earn his favor.

It's worth noting, I think, that the Book of Judges is not really understood to be a decription of a period in the history of Israel, when everyone had it together. In fact, it seems to describe a rather dark period in history. Samson is a clear example of this; even though he was a judge, his...