System of morality? (For Randy)

errancy@infidels.org errancy@infidels.org
Mon, 31 May 1999 20:34:57 EDT (00928215297, 89084cd1.248484b1@aol.com) 

In a message dated 5/30/99 11:24:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Logic62@aol.com 
writes:


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>  In a message dated 5/29/99 5:42:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, LPM@HiWAAY.

> NET 

>  writes:

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>  << >>  This is what I would like to know:

>   >>  

>   >>  When considering a proposed action, how do you determine

>   >>  whether it is moral or not?  What is the process? What

>   >>  are the criteria that you use?

>   >

>   >RANDY

>   >

>   >  I give primary weight to the statement's of Scripture-does it command

>   >a certain action or forbid a certain action?  Are there overarching prin-

>   >ciples that apply when making a specific decision?

>   

>   Mundinger

>   

>   Thanks for the straightforward answer.

>   

>   I guess this is close to being on topic for the list because if Scripture

>   is flawed or self contradictory you could make wrong decisions.  Since 

>   there are multiple interpretations of Scripture, don't you have to make

>   a subjective decision to choose one?  If things were crystal clear, there

>   wouldn't be 2000 Christian sects.  What happens if you are wrong?

>   

>   RANDY

>   >  I give secondary weight to my sense of the direct leading of the Holy

>   >Spirit. >>

>  

>  MUSSELWHITE

>  The Mormons make these same claims. What would make them wrong and you 

right?

  RANDY

  I believe the arguments for the inerrancy of Scripture are sound.  I don't 
believe the 
argument for the accuracy of the Book of Mormon are sound.



>  

>  Furthermore, if you are guided directly by the Holy Spirit, why would you 

>  need a Bible anyway?


  RANDY

  I can trust my interpretation of the objective content of Scripture more 
than I can 
trust my subjective sense of the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Randy Bronson


>  Thanks,

>  Joe M.

>  

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