Sin and guilt

[blackribbon]

Bren,

I agree with you about the church needing to point out the sins such as "neglecting" a marriage as well and I'd like to add "gossiping" under the guise of "praying for someone" or pointing out the sins of doing any thing in excess...so someone who spends hours a week working out in the gym is just as deficit as the person who never gets off the couch. Heck, you can even attend church too much...in that you are busy 'serving' while neglecting your own family.

The Christianity is too quick at labeling things either "good" or "bad"...but most things are not that absolute.

I mean most people would consider vomit to be "bad", but for a parent whose child has swallowed something poisonous, vomit can actually be beautiful because it purges the body of the substance that could kill that child.

 

[iambren]

"I mean most people would consider vomit to be "bad", but for a parent whose child has swallowed something poisonous, vomit can actually be beautiful because it purges the body of the substance that could kill that child."

I agree,as a parent that's what you need. BUT there was this one time our 5 yr old swallowed a quarter,went down to his esophagus and we DIDN'T want him to puke. They had to fetch it out later,he survived.

I suppose there is a spectrum between the solid LAW and the other end of situation ethics. I would place myself nearer to the law,my fear and mistrust is that people would find a situational ethic for EVERYTHING!