[Seekers] Punishment

Linda inknews@acsnet.com
Sun, 01 Mar 1998 22:46:05 (00888813965, 3.0.1.16.19980301224605.45f75bd0@acsnet.com) 

At 09:11 PM 3/1/98 -0500, Greg, Nancy, and James Todd wrote:

>>In a message dated 98-03-01 14:20:45 EST, kingdom@ksinc.net writes:

>>

>>WARD FENLEY

>><< Ok, without the Bible, prove to me that anyone's definition of "right"

>> and "wrong" is absolute. 

>>  >>

>>

>>JOHN B

>>You seem to be implying that God has provided us with definitions of

right and

>>wrong.  What verse are you thinking of?  Please bear in mind that to say,

>>"Right is whatever God commands" or words to that effect is not a definition

>>of what right IS, but rather an assertion of where right COMES FROM.

>>

>>

>NANCY

>And if whatever God commands is right, then stealing, rape, murder,

>pederasty, perjury, kidnapping, and human sacrifice would all be right if

>God said they were right. 


LINDA
I'd almost be willing to bet the farm that if we searched the scripture, we
could find places in which God DID command (or at least condone) these things.

Yes... I bet we could


Linda-
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