Spirituality
25 Jan 17
Originally posted by FetchmyjunkYou spoke of 'chemical soup' not me. As always, you just assume to know what I believe, rather than listening to what I actually say.
I told you clay has no intrinsic value, it is the Breath of God that gives us intrinsic value. You have evaded my question about the chemical soup. If humans and animals are both a product of your chemical soup and nothing else, what gives humans intrinsic value that animals do not possess?
How is that working for you?
26 Jan 17
Originally posted by Eladar'Libtards' eh? So you're rejecting that part of the bible, that thing said and done by Jesus himself, because you find it too liberal? And you think of liberality as retarded? And you still think of yourself as a christian?
That's a popular one among libtards.
Tell me, what does the New Testament say about being a soldier and being a Christian at the same time?
Originally posted by avalanchethecatI am rejecting your interpretation.
'Libtards' eh? So you're rejecting that part of the bible, that thing said and done by Jesus himself, because you find it too liberal? And you think of liberality as retarded? And you still think of yourself as a christian?
Now can you answer the question I've asked? What is a soldier who becomes a Christian do? Is he supposed to quit the military because it would require him to kill another person?
If you fail to answer, I will assume you don't know, which would help to explain why you don't understand the parts of the Bible that you read.
26 Jan 17
Originally posted by EladarI fail to see the relevance of this line of enquiry. What has that to do with the death penalty? Or using a nuclear weapon on a city?
I am rejecting your interpretation.
Now can you answer the question I've asked? What is a soldier who becomes a Christian do? Is he supposed to quit the military because it would require him to kill another person?
But since you ask... in my understanding, it would be acceptable for a christian to take the lives of enemy combatants during the prosecution of a just war. I do not think it would be acceptable for a christian to, for example, deliberately take the lives of innocent bystanders during the same conflict. I suppose an argument could be made to justify a certain amount of collateral casualties, but I don't think anybody who calls himself a christian could justify the use of a nuclear weapon on a city. You're talking about killing hundreds of thousands or even millions of innocent people.