Grade Yourself with this List of Questions

[Jefferson]

Grade Yourself with this List of Questions

Friday February 4th, 2005. This is show #25.

• Should Christians support the death penalty?
• Are we supposed to automatically forgive everyone who wrongs us?
• Are all sins equal?
• Is there time in heaven?
• Is the earth billions of years old?
• Is it wrong to call anyone a fool?
• Does God have a plan for you that would manage all the details of your life?
• Does the Bible say to hate the sin and love the sinner?
• How should we use the 10 commandments today as Christians?
• Should pornography be legal?
• Should we rebuke religious and government leaders?
• Should we, as Christians, judge?
• Should we support equal rights for homosexuals?
• Is evolution true?
• Should we, as Christians, keep the Old Testament laws?
• Should the government legislate and enforce God's Law?
• Does God change in any way?

 

[Delmar]

Should Christians support the death penalty? Yes

Are we supposed to automatically forgive everyone who wrongs us? No

Are all sins equal? no

Is there time in heaven? sure

Is the earth billions of years old? no

Is it wrong to call anyone a fool? unless they are

Does God have a plan for you that would manage all the details of your life? not that I'm aware of

Does the Bible say to hate the sin and love the sinner? not that I'm aware of

How should we use the 10 commandments today as Christians? learn from them

Should pornography be legal? NO

Should we rebuke religious and government leaders? When they are evil

Should we, as Christians, judge? How else would we know if we should rebuke them

Should we support equal rights for homosexuals? To a fair and speedy trial? Yes

Is evolution true? NO

Should we, as Christians, keep the Old Testament laws? no

Should the government legislate and enforce God's Law? Yes

Does God change in any way? yes

 

[Delmar]

How did I do?

 

[Lighthouse]

Re: Grade Yourself with this List of Questions

• Should Christians support the death penalty? Yes
• Are we supposed to automatically forgive everyone who wrongs us? Only in that we should not seek vengeance for ourselves.
• Are all sins equal? No
• Is there time in heaven? Yes
• Is the earth billions of years old? No
• Is it wrong to call anyone a fool? No
• Does God have a plan for you that would manage all the details of your life? No
• Does the Bible say to hate the sin and love the sinner? No
• How should we use the 10 commandments today as Christians? To learn form, and show that we need God.
• Should pornography be legal? No
• Should we rebuke religious and government leaders? Yes
• Should we, as Christians, judge? Yes
• Should we support equal rights for homosexuals? I like delmar's answer.:chuckle:
• Is evolution true? No
• Should we, as Christians, keep the Old Testament laws? Only the ones it's expedient to follow
• Should the government legislate and enforce God's Law? That would be nice
• Does God change in any way? Yes

 

[Crow]

Re: Grade Yourself with this List of Questions

• Should Christians support the death penalty? Yes, in appropriate situations. The death penalty is not appropriate for every crime. For some, it is the only way justice can be administered.
• Are we supposed to automatically forgive everyone who wrongs us? No.
• Are all sins equal? No.
• Is there time in heaven? Yes
• Is the earth billions of years old? I'm still thinking on that one.
• Is it wrong to call anyone a fool? In certain situations, it's wrong not to.
• Does God have a plan for you that would manage all the details of your life? No
• Does the Bible say to hate the sin and love the sinner? No
• How should we use the 10 commandments today as Christians? Reference material. And as an aid to show others that they need God's righteousness because they cannot achieve righteousness by human works.
• Should pornography be legal? No
• Should we rebuke religious and government leaders? When appropriate, yes
• Should we, as Christians, judge? Yes, if it is not being hypocritical
• Should we support equal rights for homosexuals? No, nor should we support special rights.
• Is evolution true? I believe that natural selection occurs. I believe that God created all life; that it did not arise spontaneously from non-life.
• Should we, as Christians, keep the Old Testament laws? We are not under the Law. We should behave decently, but not because of the OT Law.
• Should the government legislate and enforce God's Law? They should implement the criminal justice aspect, as it is superior the systems in place now.
• Does God change in any way? He became flesh. He wasn't always flesh, was He? He also died and arose from the dead--whoa, BIG change. He changes His rules for mankind--different rules for different dispensations. He makes conditional promises, such as the promise of salvation if one accepts Christ as Savior

 

[Jackielabby]

Originally posted by deardelmar

Should Christians support the death penalty?

Are we supposed to automatically forgive everyone who wrongs us?

Are all sins equal? no

Is there time in heaven? sure

Is the earth billions of years old? no

Is it wrong to call anyone a fool? unless they are

Does God have a plan for you that would manage all the details of your life? not that I'm aware of

Does the Bible say to hate the sin and love the sinner? not that I'm aware of

How should we use the 10 commandments today as Christians? learn from them

Should pornography be legal? NO

Should we rebuke religious and government leaders? When they are evil

Should we, as Christians, judge? How else would we know if we should rebuke them

Should we support equal rights for homosexuals? To a fair and speedy trial? Yes

Is evolution true? NO

Should we, as Christians, keep the Old Testament laws? no

Should the government legislate and enforce God's Law? Yes

Does God change in any way? yes

Isn't the last one part of an argument that concludes that God is not perfect? I believe so. Perfection does not allow change.

 

[Crow]

Originally posted by Jackielabby

Isn't the last one part of an argument that concludes that God is not perfect? I believe so. Perfection does not allow change.

In the case of perfectly stupid, this is true.

 

[Jackielabby]

So, your god is not perfect, then?

 

[Crow]

Originally posted by Jackielabby


So, your god is not perfect, then?

No. He is. A part of perfection would be the ability to respond perfectly to external events, or to change to achieve one's will. If an entity were not able to respond appropriately, it would be imperfect.

Hence, the perfectly stupid. If they cannot change in any way, they remain perfectly stupid.

 

[Lucky]

If the time displayed on my digital alarm clock were to be perfect, it would have to change every 60 seconds.

 

[Jackielabby]

 

[Jackielabby]

Originally posted by Crow

No. He is. A part of perfection would be the ability to respond perfectly to external events, or to change to achieve one's will. If an entity were not able to respond appropriately, it would be imperfect.

Hence, the perfectly stupid. If they cannot change in any way, they remain perfectly stupid.

Like most fundies, I suppose.

 

[billwald]

If there are degrees of infinities, then why not degrees of perfection?

 

[Jackielabby]

There are no degrees of perfection. Perfection is, well......perfection.

 

[Crow]

Originally posted by Jackielabby

Like most fundies, I suppose.

Do me a favor. Find me a fundamentalist who has never changed their mind about an interpretation of scripture. I'd like to meet the creature. Maybe it exists.

 

[Jackielabby]

Originally posted by Crow

Do me a favor. Find me a fundamentalist who has never changed their mind about an interpretation of scripture. I'd like to meet the creature. Maybe it exists.

No, thank you. Luckily we are very short of fundamentalists in the UK. And with man's blessing we may stay that while for a long, long time.

 

[Emo]

Originally posted by Jackielabby

No, thank you. Luckily we are very short of fundamentalists in the UK. And with man's blessing we may stay that while for a long, long time.

That's the problem: man's blessing :nono:

You should try God's blessing

 

[Emo]

Re: Grade Yourself with this List of Questions

• Should Christians support the death penalty? Yes
• Are we supposed to automatically forgive everyone who wrongs us? No, unless they admit wrongdoing & make a sincere apology
• Are all sins equal? No
• Is there time in heaven? Sure
• Is the earth billions of years old? No
• Is it wrong to call anyone a fool? No, of course not
• Does God have a plan for you that would manage all the details of your life? Certainly not
• Does the Bible say to hate the sin and love the sinner? No
• How should we use the 10 commandments today as Christians? For conviction of man's sin in effort to bring them to God
• Should pornography be legal? No
• Should we rebuke religious and government leaders? If necessary
• Should we, as Christians, judge? I like Crow's answer
• Should we support equal rights for homosexuals? No
• Is evolution true? Creation first, then natural selection for plant & animal life
• Should we, as Christians, keep the Old Testament laws? We shall not live under the law, but through our faith in Him
• Should the government legislate and enforce God's Law? Yes, with swift justice the world would be a better place
• Does God change in any way? Yes

 

[Gerald]

Because I'm curious (and a bit cheeky)...

Because I'm curious (and a bit cheeky)...

Originally posted by Crow
The death penalty is not appropriate for every crime.

Please name ten crimes for which the death penalty is inappropriate, and why.

 

[Gerald]

More curiosity...

More curiosity...

Originally posted by emohaslove
No, unless they admit wrongdoing & make a sincere apology

How does one know if an apology is sincere?