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The law is not for the righteous but for the ungodly.Beastt said:As opposed to blindly adhering to the voice of authority.
JohnR7 said:We follow the law of liberty.
1 Cor. 7:39
A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
We live under the law of liberty. It is also called the royal law. For some reason people can not seem to understand this.RealityCheck said:So Christians are basically lawless?
To find justification to legitimatly descriminate against people and behaviors they don't like or conform to their particular world view?RealityCheck said:So why is it that Christians are so hung up on pounding on the laws of the Old Testament, as anyone who is a Christian need only follow that one rule and not worry about any others?
vitodabona said:To find justification to legitimatly descriminate against people and behaviors they don't like or conform to their particular world view?
When was the last time something was His fault?Nathan Poe said:And when has any believer in God ever put the "Blame" on Him when things go wrong?
When was the last time you ever said "It's God's fault"?
Beastt said:As opposed to blindly adhering to the voice of authority.
So if you see an 85 MPH sign posted 100 yards from a railroad crossing with a train coming, barricades down and red lights flashing, do you follow the authority and attempt to hold 85 MPH and still stop before hitting the train or do you default to your own authority, recognize that the speed set for the zone is inappropriate, and pick a speed based on your logical and reasonable assessment?
AV1611VET said:When was the last time something was His fault?
RealityCheck said:Ask Job.
AV1611VET said:Reality Check, I've gone over your posts here and, with all due respect, please have a nice day.
AV1611VET said:Reality Check, I've gone over your posts here and, with all due respect, please have a nice day.
RealityCheck said:Is this your euphemistic way of saying something that would normally be vulgar and rude?
Nathan Poe said:I guess Job didn't give the right answer?
Yes, this is exactly what I was getting at. Obsession with authority inevitably leads to an authoritarian worldview. Authoritarians see themselves as righteous (as demonstrated by John in #401), and anyone different than them is corrupt (as evidenced by AV's sig line). If one can convince himself that his view is on the authority of a perfect being, then he can conveniently dismiss any obligation to examine that view.vitodabona said:To find justification to legitimatly descriminate against people and behaviors they don't like or conform to their particular world view?
Based on the claims of many Christians, the logical conclusion is that everything is his fault.AV1611VET said:When was the last time something was His fault?
This is well and good, but what some believers fail to accept is that many of us are not lost, have never been lost, have no need of being saved from anything, and don't see ourselves as wretches.AV1611VET said:Maybe you're blind, but as the hymn goes:
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound.
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now am found.
Was blind, but now I see.
nvxplorer said:Based on the claims of many Christians, the logical conclusion is that everything is his fault.
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