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| bio | website | alerque.com |
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| location | Izmir, Turkey | |
| age | 31 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 10 months |
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I am a scripting language connoisseur, regular expression aficionado, network geek, general lover of Linux and a frequent contributor to open source software. I transitioned to programming from other work because I was too busy automating my own work environment to actually do the other work. I have a hobby interest in cartography. For more see my personal site. Most importantly, my life is defined by the grace of God given to men through Jesus Christ. It is my ambition that everything I do would reflect His glory and point people towards Him.
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How can things considered bad when done by humans become good when God does them? The ultimate example of this problem: What is the verdict on an unjust judge? |
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asked | What is the verdict on an unjust judge? |
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Sep 7 |
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Where did Baptists get their name and what do they believe? @DJClayworth: Even inside other denominations, this particularly theology is often refereed to as "baptist theology". You could be Methodist and hold baptist views on theology. I don't think Waggers made an unfair generalization here. It is a qualified not absolute statement and the note about newer churches is quite interesting and on point because it is notable variation from the "most" above where older denominations were typically (but of course not universally) Presbyterian in their views on baptism. |
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Sep 7 |
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Are Christians bound to the laws of their country? True enough as far as society goes, but humans are inherently rebellious (that's what the fall was about after all) and will latch on to any excuse NOT to obey. If a higher power and their religion could possibly become an excuse not to obey earthly powers they would take it. I think there is value in explicitly stating on authority of that higher power that yes, Christians are bound to the laws of a state just like everybody else -- perhaps even more so in that to rebel against them is also to rebel against said higher authority. |
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Sep 7 |
awarded | Self-Learner |
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Sep 7 |
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How can things considered bad when done by humans become good when God does them? @vonjd: That is indeed the definition of a humanist, humans being the center of the universe rather than God! However I would still assert that Christianity is not in conflict with undeniable human rights. In fact they are absolute in so far as they are granted by an absolute God. |
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Sep 7 |
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How can things considered bad when done by humans become good when God does them? @vonjd: Aaa but human rights is another issue! That is another example of something that is not wrong for God but very much wrong for humans. I do believe in human rights (by virtue of being created in God's image AND being his property that man should not dare to trespass and abuse) but that might be the topic for another question in itself. And I do wish more people saw clearly these fundamental aspects of Christianity. I would rather people had something clear to disagree with than ignorantly follow something they do not understand. |
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Sep 7 |
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Are love and hate in a harmonious balance within God? @vonjd: Here is as much as I could get out in one breath. It might need expanding or fixing when I re-read later but it's a step :) |
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Sep 7 |
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How can things considered bad when done by humans become good when God does them? @vonjd: See my answer for an argument of why "torturing people" can be considered good and just and that injustice would be the opposite. |
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Sep 7 |
answered | How can things considered bad when done by humans become good when God does them? |
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Sep 7 |
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Are love and hate in a harmonious balance within God? @vonjd: You'll have to give me a few minutes for a follow-on answer :) One can't easily just explain the worlds problem with evil between loads of laundry! |
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Sep 7 |
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How can things considered bad when done by humans become good when God does them? @dancek: Actually most interpretations have those locusts being the various afflictions that we are experiencing now, so that's fine by me. The OP kind of removed the context when he quoted me because I gave him a link for what "certain thing" I was referring to and it's not at all what he just outlined, but I'll deal with that in an answer here. (and vonjd no I didn't downvote). |
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Are love and hate in a harmonious balance within God? Changed NIV to NKJV for consistency with the others. Whatever translation you use, it's considered good practice to be consistent unless you are specifically comparing translations to each other, otherwise false connections get made between unconnected verses. |
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Sep 7 |
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Are love and hate in a harmonious balance within God? @vojd: Yes certainly, but because he IS the standard (rather than being measured against it) there are certain things that are good for God but sin for men. I touched on that issue in this answer. |
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Sep 7 |
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Is breaking copyright law a sin? @MaxGontar: If there are things outside of the subset they should be asked in separate questions and demonstrate how they are not a subset rather than posing the general group like the title of this one suggests. Also remember that most is X a sin questions are considered off topic. By generalizing this into a category I was trying to rescue the topic from simply being closed as off topic. |
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