Sunday, January 23, 2005

Inherently sinful nature

I don't think I'm proposing that the existing order changes, "Love your neighbor as yourself" does not necessarily lead to "Treat others as you wish to be treated". You can "Treat others as you wish to be treated" whilst thoroughly NOT loving your neighbour, but behaving anyway for the "common good".

This is interesting ... following your argument, it does not matter in what order the commandments come, man is destined to follow his sinful nature. I think you allude to the fact that if one starts with Loving God first then one will get "an assist", in the form of divine help from the Holy Spirit?

The trouble with this approach is that you have to believe in divine help from the Holy Spirit. There are many religions on the Earth and I can't see Muslims or Jews suddenly signing up for Christianity.

You make a good point about our ability to follow any commandment -- I don't think it's easy to "Treat others as you wish to be treated", not at all. I'm suggesting that if well tried to follow it then the world would be a "better place" but far from perfect.

One billion Muslims will never turn to Yahweh and Jesus, one billion Christians will never turn to Allah, Jewish folks and atheist folks may never turn to Christ. Everyone can try to "Treat others as they wish to be treated". Not easy -- believe me, I know.

A hangover from "Treat others as you wish to be treated" is that you won't get Muslims trying to convert Christians to Islam - because a Muslim would not like to be converted to Christianity.

Also you mentioned that Osama could not be doing what God said when he masterminded 9/11, there are Biblical references for large slayings of guilty people, such as Soddom & Gomorrah, again who decides who is the guilty?




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