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I am very much aware that I do not hold the corner on all theological truth. Indeed, the only beliefs that I actually cling to with any sort of deep rooted conviction are the following:
1. God is Triune.
2. Divinity of Christ.
3. Real death and real resurrection of Christ.
4. Salvation through Christ alone.
5. Some day return of Christ to restore His creation.
6. Inspiration of Scripture.
I view those as the cornerstone of my faith, and of Christianity. Everything else, I would consider non-essential, and open for discussion.
I have strong beliefs across a myriad of topics, just like all Christians do. I try to base my beliefs upon first and foremost what Scripture teaches. All of us Christians ought to strive to have our worldview and belief system as consistent with the teachings of Scripture as possible. For me, I'm a Christian first, and an American second. I look to Scripture to guide me, not what secular culture tells me. Indeed, Scripture warns us that to be friends of Christ is to be enemies of the world.
Abortion is a very serious issue. I think it's important that as Christians we understand the reality of abortion. Abortion is a moral issue. I have simplified my position on abortion all the way down to two basic premises and a conclusion.
I want to welcome anyone and everyone who is pro-choice, or who disagrees with me to demonstrate to me where I'm wrong. If you can show me where I'm wrong, I'm open to shifting my position. But I'll be honest, you need to be logically consistent, avoiding fallacies.
So here's my position:
P1: All human beings are created in the image of God and possess inherent moral worth and value.
P2: A new human being comes into existence at fertilization.
Conclusion: All human beings possess inherent moral worth and value from fertilization.
Therefore, if all human beings possess inherent moral worth and value from fertilization, then all the abortions that are performed for non-medical emergency reasons are immoral.
I welcome anyone to show me where my argument fails. Is one of my premises wrong? Does my conclusion not follow from the premises? Is my position (in italics) not properly based upon the premises and conclusion above?
1. God is Triune.
2. Divinity of Christ.
3. Real death and real resurrection of Christ.
4. Salvation through Christ alone.
5. Some day return of Christ to restore His creation.
6. Inspiration of Scripture.
I view those as the cornerstone of my faith, and of Christianity. Everything else, I would consider non-essential, and open for discussion.
I have strong beliefs across a myriad of topics, just like all Christians do. I try to base my beliefs upon first and foremost what Scripture teaches. All of us Christians ought to strive to have our worldview and belief system as consistent with the teachings of Scripture as possible. For me, I'm a Christian first, and an American second. I look to Scripture to guide me, not what secular culture tells me. Indeed, Scripture warns us that to be friends of Christ is to be enemies of the world.
Abortion is a very serious issue. I think it's important that as Christians we understand the reality of abortion. Abortion is a moral issue. I have simplified my position on abortion all the way down to two basic premises and a conclusion.
I want to welcome anyone and everyone who is pro-choice, or who disagrees with me to demonstrate to me where I'm wrong. If you can show me where I'm wrong, I'm open to shifting my position. But I'll be honest, you need to be logically consistent, avoiding fallacies.
So here's my position:
P1: All human beings are created in the image of God and possess inherent moral worth and value.
P2: A new human being comes into existence at fertilization.
Conclusion: All human beings possess inherent moral worth and value from fertilization.
Therefore, if all human beings possess inherent moral worth and value from fertilization, then all the abortions that are performed for non-medical emergency reasons are immoral.
I welcome anyone to show me where my argument fails. Is one of my premises wrong? Does my conclusion not follow from the premises? Is my position (in italics) not properly based upon the premises and conclusion above?
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