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Why do some christians think that morals come from god?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheyCallMeDavid" data-source="post: 66089073" data-attributes="member: 330789"><p>The premise is this :</p><p> </p><p>Every Law requires a Law Giver or Prescriber </p><p>There IS a Moral Law written on our hearts</p><p>Therefore, there is a Moral Law Provider.</p><p> </p><p>We all have this innate knowledge of knowing we ought to do good, we ought to behave correctly, and we know the fundamental difference between right from wrong and evil from good. We all know that crimes such as rape, incest, and murder are absolute crimes that are wrong ALL the time in every situation and anywhere in the world. Further, we know the good that we should do . Additionally, our moral conscience is a manifestation of Gods Moral Absolute Law that he wrote on our very fiber, and we can prove this by watching our reaction when we are morally violated ; we never just blow it off and instead we are upset,annoyed it happened, and demand an explanation from the Offender. If there were no absolute moral laws then our reaction wouldn't be what it always is when we are violated. Secondly, notice that we all try to hide what weve done wrong ? We do this because we know that we have absolutely violated a moral law otherwise why try to hid it (?) . Thirdly, if there were no moral law then we couldn't know the difference between right and wrong and the actions of a Mother Theresa and a Hitler would have no ultimate difference . We cant call something absolutely and objectively wrong like Hitlers Halocaust , unless we have something better and best to compare it with. We DO have this better and best...and its because we are comparing it to a standard above and beyond Man . We are comparing it to the actual nature and character of God himself who is infinite in morality , ethics, and righteousness. </p><p> </p><p>The challenge for the atheist is to show how objective absolute morals can come from Materials since that's what the atheist worldview starts with when considering origins . Atheist may act moral , but they cant really objectively justify acting that way apart from a Moral Law Provider . They wont (and cant) admit a Moral Law Provider (viz. God) for they would then cease to be professed Atheists.</p><p> </p><p>The bottom line is : GOd in his love and concern for us, didn't want us to act like a bunch of Forest Animals without a moral compass and just acting on instinct and random urges...instead he fashioned Humanity with a great tool of civil oughtness thru moral oughtness . The problem is that he also gave us a free Will so we wouldn't be like Robots ; he had hoped that we would NOT suppress the Moral Law / our Moral Conscience so we could act any old way we desired . But, a great portion of humanity did and are thus reprobate minded willfully . Only a real inward change can alter that and it comes thru a genuine Born Again nature that God infuses into us once we trust and love his Son, Jesus Christ who paid for the penalty of violating Gods Moral Law (which we all have) . The free gift of God is total forgivness of our many accumulated sins (moral violations) which were against others AND God....and all we need do is receive the adequate finished atoning sacrifice that the Son of God did for us on the cross. He made a way and paid the price. He gave us grace which is something that we get but don't deserve upon making Christ King of our life and removing SELF from the throne. Please see my signature below. Regardsl</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheyCallMeDavid, post: 66089073, member: 330789"] The premise is this : Every Law requires a Law Giver or Prescriber There IS a Moral Law written on our hearts Therefore, there is a Moral Law Provider. We all have this innate knowledge of knowing we ought to do good, we ought to behave correctly, and we know the fundamental difference between right from wrong and evil from good. We all know that crimes such as rape, incest, and murder are absolute crimes that are wrong ALL the time in every situation and anywhere in the world. Further, we know the good that we should do . Additionally, our moral conscience is a manifestation of Gods Moral Absolute Law that he wrote on our very fiber, and we can prove this by watching our reaction when we are morally violated ; we never just blow it off and instead we are upset,annoyed it happened, and demand an explanation from the Offender. If there were no absolute moral laws then our reaction wouldn't be what it always is when we are violated. Secondly, notice that we all try to hide what weve done wrong ? We do this because we know that we have absolutely violated a moral law otherwise why try to hid it (?) . Thirdly, if there were no moral law then we couldn't know the difference between right and wrong and the actions of a Mother Theresa and a Hitler would have no ultimate difference . We cant call something absolutely and objectively wrong like Hitlers Halocaust , unless we have something better and best to compare it with. We DO have this better and best...and its because we are comparing it to a standard above and beyond Man . We are comparing it to the actual nature and character of God himself who is infinite in morality , ethics, and righteousness. The challenge for the atheist is to show how objective absolute morals can come from Materials since that's what the atheist worldview starts with when considering origins . Atheist may act moral , but they cant really objectively justify acting that way apart from a Moral Law Provider . They wont (and cant) admit a Moral Law Provider (viz. God) for they would then cease to be professed Atheists. The bottom line is : GOd in his love and concern for us, didn't want us to act like a bunch of Forest Animals without a moral compass and just acting on instinct and random urges...instead he fashioned Humanity with a great tool of civil oughtness thru moral oughtness . The problem is that he also gave us a free Will so we wouldn't be like Robots ; he had hoped that we would NOT suppress the Moral Law / our Moral Conscience so we could act any old way we desired . But, a great portion of humanity did and are thus reprobate minded willfully . Only a real inward change can alter that and it comes thru a genuine Born Again nature that God infuses into us once we trust and love his Son, Jesus Christ who paid for the penalty of violating Gods Moral Law (which we all have) . The free gift of God is total forgivness of our many accumulated sins (moral violations) which were against others AND God....and all we need do is receive the adequate finished atoning sacrifice that the Son of God did for us on the cross. He made a way and paid the price. He gave us grace which is something that we get but don't deserve upon making Christ King of our life and removing SELF from the throne. Please see my signature below. Regardsl [/QUOTE]
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