Saturday, February 26, 2011
Law #2
Are legal standards limited to the determination and interpretation of each individual? No. If laws were based on the determination and interpretation of each individual then there technically would be no laws at all. Everyone could completely change the meaning of a law if it was based on their "interpretation" such as assuming the law do not run red lights could simply be understood as don't run a red light when there are cars around, if no one is there and its safe then go right ahead. It could also be as drastic as saying it means don't wear a red shirt, completely changing the meaning as if it never existed in the first place. Apart from the laws that man gives us, the moral laws of what is right and wrong that God gave to all of us should be used to help interpret the laws of man. For example, if man creates an absurd law such as making it wrong to give away your possessions to others then our morals should kick in and urge us to disobey that law if there is someone in obvious need of help. God wants us to help others and do unto others as we would like them to do unto us and this would alter our interpretation of mans absurd law as morally unjust and give us the determination to disobey man's law for the overall good. Therefore if any law contradicts what God would want us to do, then we are urged to follow what the Bible says rather than man.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Law Posts
Governments are not responsible for creating laws, nor are they the ultimate authority for creating them (accept for tax laws or things that are not based on ones morals). First and foremost, laws have always been engrained into society, even before any form of government existed. God gave each of us a sense of what is right or wrong and we do not need to be told by a person of higher authority to figure it out on our own. For example, the small child that has not been blunty told that stealing is wrong, once he disobeys his parents orders not to eat a cookie before dinner, is overwelmed by an unbearable amount of guilt. This is proof that we all have universal morals, or a conscience that was given to us as a gift from God so we can descern right from wrong. Moreover, no one needs to be told that killing is wrong, thats just a natural instinct all sane human being have. Now back to the government's role in all this. They are merely responsible for enforcing the natural laws that we've carried since the begining of time, not creating them. By having a government to enforce the laws, we have a way to punish those who break the rules and keep society under control (for the most part). On the other hand, the government does create their own laws such as traffic and tax laws that haven't neccessarily been naturally excersized since the begining of time, but it is along the same lines that our conscience still acts on it's own and natural instincts kick in and ultimately tell us it's obviously wrong and unsafe to drive fast or run red lights. All in all, God is the ultimate authority that creates the laws that have inspired our hearts to direct us to what is righteous and deflect us from what is morally unjust.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Feminism
Going through Genesis 1-3, it is very clear that society's natural inclination of woman contrast greatly with the purpose that god laid out for them in the Bible. Feminist today strongly fight for "equality" between both men and women, arguing that they deserve to be involved in the workforce just as much as men. On the other hand, the Bible tags women as Adam's "helper", "completer" or "warrior." Women are intended to take up roles as the "housewife" and attain the responsibilities of caring and nurturing their children fighting to protect them like a warriors, and also satisfy her husband desires that she too longs to complete. Feminists focus way too much on the their differences between males as a negative thing in a sense that they are not equal, where as they should view their unique differences as an opportunity live out their purpose that God intended for them to benefit their families.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Sexist+Homophobic=Church?
Even though the Church may appear to be homophobic and sexist, that is not true at all. We do not shun the person who is a homosexual, rather we shun their actions and decisions. We, as followers of Christ, are called to accept and love everyone despite their beliefs, but it is important that we don't associate ourselves with them.
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