Jonathan Mathews
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Yes. And go on to "Command ethics," which is part of deontology.
Or do you not think that being saved you owe an obligation of obedience to God?
I owe God nothing except my love.
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Yes. And go on to "Command ethics," which is part of deontology.
Or do you not think that being saved you owe an obligation of obedience to God?
Was it loving or hateful of Paul to write (1 Corinthians 6:9-10)
"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God."
Did Paul have a contract to play rugby?
Yes. And go on to "Command ethics," which is part of deontology.
Or do you not think that being saved you owe an obligation of obedience to God?
For Kant, divine commands have nothing to do with ethics. It has to do with categorical imperatives. Imagining a hypothetical world where murder would be moral, for instance, would render life meaningless, therefor people have an inherent right to life.
Kant was a Lutheran and that probably drove him to take ethics seriously in the first place, but he was trying to ground ethics in reason, not revelation, because he was attempting to protect religion from the onslaught of modernity.
God is not going to judge us for our obedience to human ethic values, he will if we do not keep his commandments.
No, God judges us by who belongs to him, and who does not, who he knows as his own, and who he does not recognize. The works of his sheep merely confirm their identity, they do not sway his judgment.
What we do with all the scriptures that say if you practice willfull sin, you are in grave danger?
Justification by grace through faith alone is still the theological locus, which means we bracket that within that understanding. If it cannot be neatly resolved, then we accept there is an apparrent paradox or dialectic, but grace is still the theological locus. As Luther told Melanchthon, no sin can separate us from the Lamb of God.
Grace is not condoning sin, but there is nonetheless a real liberty for the Christian.
Justification by grace through faith alone is still the theological locus, which means we bracket that within that understanding. If it cannot be neatly resolved, then we accept there is an apparrent paradox or dialectic, but grace is still the theological locus. As Luther told Melanchthon, no sin can separate us from the Lamb of God.
Grace is not condoning sin, but there is nonetheless a real liberty for the Christian.
Actually sin is the only thing supposed to be able to separate us from God. We should treat it seriously.
What was Christ's death for, in not to overcome the power of sin, then? If God's love is limited by sin's power, something is seriously wrong with our theology.
start of Christian beliefs coming under fire constantly and the Bible tells us we will be persecuted so we must expect it
Yes he did. As a high profile member of the National team, he expressed his views on public platforms despite significant endeavours by the organisation seeking him to desist.Did he walk walk around during rugby saying these things?
That is correct. There is a policy that players at that level sign, concerning the use of social and public media.Does signing a contract mean you can't let your beliefs be known?
Any sexual activity outside of a lawful marriage between a man and a woman is exceedingly sinfulMany people have many different ideas about what qualifies as a 'Christian belief'.
How can a sport that's really about people bashing each other up
There were several issues he pointed to in addition to homosexuality, including sex outside of marriage.be so sacred that one homophobic comment is an outrage that demands satisfaction,
Not all religions believe that. So which religion is a sport to give licence to, in terms of speaking on their behalf.... Islamic? LDS, RC, Hindu? Which one has the right to speak for a sport?Any sexual activity outside of a lawful marriage between a man and a woman is exceedingly sinful