The issue is not about the CAUSE. In John 9:3, Jesus discounted the importance of the presence of "sin" that could be a possible 'cause' of someone's blindness, and healed the blind man instead of judging him. He also treated the prostitute with compassion, even though she was obviously in sin...
I'm ambivalent about this. I've been exploring beyond the Bible and going into theology that is non-traditional and postmodern theory even. On one hand, I feel 'free', on the other hand, I'm feeling a lot of guilt as well. But I guess I'm glad I"m not alone.
Thank you for your concern :) I do believe in God. I just have things that I struggle with in terms of understanding Him, my friend. Don't worry. I'm not a heathen.
The question is not whether one camp is completely right and the other completely wrong, or a matter of 'crossing over' to the 'other' camp. Or, like someone else has said, there may not even be two completely opposite camps, but more of a spectrum in terms of the intensity of faith in God, so...
I can completely understand what you're trying to say. However, thinking this through, Christianity and atheism have something in common - both are characterized by certainty. For Christians, it's the certainty that drives the faith. It's the past experience, what we call the 'personal...
I think that both camps come from completely different frameworks of thought. The Christian camp conceptualises God as absolute truth, therefore, everything that He allows or does is right. The atheist/secularist argument is that our God as ultimate truth/goodness is but a human construct. From...
I think it's important that you respect her feelings. After all, like you said, she felt guilty about it. While you may prefer that she not see it as a sin, she nevertheless, does, and respecting your significant other is part of love.
It's good to hear that some of us are doing our best to love the poor. Rock on! I notice that this Social Justice section of the forum seems rather stale compared to the rest of the sections which seem to have more replies to threads! I'm guessing that generally, churches are more invested in...
The poverty=laziness seems to be a concept that some people, including Christians, embrace.The dangerous prejudice that arises from such mentality is that we wash our hands clean of the burden to love! Perhaps it is because of the Proverbs 10:4 verse that says that lazy hands make a man poor...
Being poor could be a condition that arises from many factors aside from laziness. It is highly unfair to generalize poverty in that way. Jesus calls us to identify with the poor, not judge them.
Hi, just need prayer for focus, focus, and nothing more but focus on the Lord, to be content being single, and focus on seeking His kingdom and all His righteousness, knowing tat these things be added unto..
Lord may we persist in prayer for our oppressed bros and sisters in the Middle East, we are truly sorry for te times when we lament our situation and forget that others in other parts of the world are in a worse plight, Lord help us to keep remembering these people, interceeding for them...