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You either do that or you do what you're told. Even if you think it's wrong.Two points: There are no self-validating moral rules, and you will do what's right whenever you think it's right.
Two points: There are no self-validating moral rules, and you will do what's right whenever you think it's right...
... you still end up in with the same conclusion. As the sole authority of right and wrong, you are, 1) an anarchist and, 2) there is no objective morality.
Ah, but it's written in our hearts. Or, as I prefer to put it, coded in our genes (you can either give God the credit or natural selection - which actually amounts to the same thing for a lot of people).Aren't you just as capable of concluding that murder is wrong as I am? In fact aren't the vast majority of people capable of concluding that murder is wrong?
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Those lacking in the self respect that goes with integrityHere's the thing though, I absolutely, positively agree with this. What I don't agree with however is the idea that those 'transcendental standards' require a 'transcendental being' to validate them. They're valid in and of themselves.
I would argue... and I hope that you would agree, that God would value "One Gentile, who without the law, does by nature the things required by the law", over a thousand "Christians" who on that day will lament "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out devils, and in your name do many wonders?"
One of the above is a true Christian, and all of the others aren't. My goal is to be like that Gentile, to have the law written on my heart, and not just preached to me from some pulpit and supposedly validated by some book.
I will try to do what is right, simply because it's right, and for no other reason than that. And if your God is real, then He will understand that He cannot reach me via some book or some preacher... He's going to have to be more personal than that.
Whether he did or not, will it make any difference to you , to me, or to anybody anywhere ?
In all of creation the greatest gift is the one bestowed on Adam... the knowledge of good and evil.
That brought sin and death to the world.
Nowhere in Scripture is it called nor referred to as something good nor beneficial nor a gift or good from above. It has horrible consequences every day in every household in every country. (as far as known)
Just like or similar to sexual sin, the pure innocence can never be gotten back.Yet God placed it there, and you and I can ponder why, only because He did. So I'm still curious... knowing this, do you think that Adam made the right choice? Or would you, knowing what you know now about the consequences of the knowledge of good and evil... give it back?
Just like or similar to sexual sin, the pure innocence can never be gotten back.
New International Versionif given the choice to return to ignorance?
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
Is it God that's commanding that we repent, or is it our own conscience that's commanding that we repent?
an·ar·chyYou're assuming that the only possible outcome to the lack of a transcendental authority is anarchy. Why should this be true?
Even the vast majority in agreement on a moral rule does not equate to everyone willingly accepting an authority external to themselves.Aren't you just as capable of concluding that murder is wrong as I am? In fact aren't the vast majority of people capable of concluding that murder is wrong?
One cannot claim to discern right or wrong for themselves and simultaneously willing accept an external authority in contradiction.The lack of a universal authority for right or wrong doesn't equate to an inability to discern right and wrong.
As a Christian, I've already answered that question. What do you think that knowledge gave you?What do you think the knowledge of good and evil gave us... nothing?
And the depth of those who are at risk of drowning in a bird bath will pretend they do understand.Those lacking in the self respect that goes with integrity
wont understand your post.
Genesis 4:10 And He said, “What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto Me from the ground
All right
A man in solitary who is given food and temperature control
Nothing more, just bare stone walls and floors.
Maybe not even light.
Not deprived in a way that could stimulate an action or reaction
However, there are hermits, religious men who have walled themselves away and lived quiet lives of peaceful contemplation.
For some mystics a cell is a sought after experience, the life of a contemplative.
IF morals are universal, then to harm yourself is an immoral act.
To be in harmony with the universe is a moral act.
That comes from within and from without because without God in that cell
A man without God who is in isolation will chew on himself
He's dead, isn't he?
The serpent lied telling them they will not die.
What is all over the OT is that man's sinning brings suffering and death into the world.
Seems like a teaching moment. The point is that Adam knew that he had committed evil.
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