When one gives up Christian belief, one thereby gives up the right to Christian morality.....if one breaks out of it a fundamental idea, the belief in God, one thereby breaks the whole thing to pieces; one has nothing of any consequences left in one's hands. Christian morality is a command, it's origin is transcendental. It possess truth only if God is truth----it stands or falls with belief in God.
----Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols
Sermon on forgiveness with John MacArthur.
About Me
- Webutante
- I am a conservative woman living in the Southeastern US and the Rockies, depending on the season. I am an erstwhile wife and current mother of grown children. My life, so far, has been one of non-sequiturs which have formed my current outlook on many subjects including: family, culture, politics, food, sexuality, health, and objective versus subjective reality. With a degree in civil/environmental engineering, I have worked as a journalist, fundraiser, and most recently a professional fly fishing guide. I have never met a hiking trail, small trout stream, a leafy green vegetable, an articulate, conservative humanoid or a string of pearls I didn't like. After growing up in a conservative, Christian family, I was seduced by many the "isms" in the 60s, and took some sharp left turns. Then one day I began to realize I was on a dead-end street. By the Grace of God and through the mercy of His Son, I made a U-turn and then some better right turns. Surrounded by libs on all sides, I am thankful that I am alive to share some stories/opinions from my journey, to have a few laughs at myself, and to give Him Glory in the process. You may e-mail me at webutante@gmail.com
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Like 'christian morality' is more valid than all other other belief systems? If you don't believe, you have nothing of consequence? God truth is the only truth? My way or the highway? Incredibly arrogant - the nature of fundamentalism on display.
Yep, to some it is considered arrogant...unless you believe what's written in the Bible.
It's not what I or anyone else says, Jenny, it's what God says over and over again. And of course it's our choice whether to check it out or not, and believe it or not.
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