I frequently hear people say that God allowed this or that sinful behavior because people are weak.
Buzzzz. Try again.
God does not allow sin. He never says, "Don't ever do this, but if you do, here's how I want you to go about it..." He just says, "Don't do that."
So, if, in the course of your Bible reading, you see that God said, "If you are going to [insert activity here], then do it like this," you can safely conclude that the given activity is not sinful. It might not be the best thing for you, but it's not a sin to make choices where God has given you liberty.
Very good point, is there any way to force opponents to understand this? :) it would be really handy if this level of common sense could be taken for granted in a debate.
ReplyDeleteTwo-by-four. lol
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ReplyDeleteYeah, but I'm not a Calvinist, just beating or burning idiots is not morally acceptable to me.
And you're probably not a Catholic either, so you can't force a confession and baptism before lighting the match. Hmm, how about a nice sermon and altar call and then writing John 3:16 on the board?
ReplyDeleteAhhh. We true believers have such a history, don't we? There are so many mistakes to be made, but I'm sure we'll manage to make them all given enough time.
Yes we do, and yes we will. We're fallen, we should know it, and I come to immediately mistrust those that try to deny the nastier parts of Christian history.
ReplyDeleteI still hope that we can try very hard not to re-do the mistakes we've already succeed at so grandly.