BobbyisStrange
The Adversary
Answering a what would you if your god commanded you to do such such with my god wouldn't ask that of me, is not answering the question...I'm sorry it's not.
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For Parents: If God Told You To...
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Answering a what would you if your god commanded you to do such such with my god wouldn't ask that of me, is not answering the question...I'm sorry it's not.
BobbyisStrange
The Adversary
It's almost a direct refusal to answer the question.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Well, anyone who tries to break into my house has a whole series of unpleasant surprises awaiting them - authority or otherwise.
But I digress...
It just means her image of God doesn't match up to yours. That's not evasion.
Okay... so does that mean Abraham really wasn't displaying all that much faith when he agreed to sacrifice Isaac, since that was a normal thing to do at the time? Because that's what those posts were in response to... the idea that this story is a beautiful moral lesson because it demonstrates the sort of faith one should have in God.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Well, Jews don't believe that actual blood sacrifices at the temple are required. Neither do Christians, for that matter.
But Christians believe this because they believe that the Messiah has come already and replaced the need for a blood sacrifice. However, that's one example of biblical commands which are clearly no longer relevant today.
That doesn't mean we discard scripture - all scripture is good for learning and gaining wisdom. But in all my years of studying the bible, when I study it in context and seriously, it's usually simply not that hard to figure out.
Of course, it helps to WANT to figure it out.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
BobbyisStrange
The Adversary
It's a non answer to the question, we can go round and round about it of you like.
BobbyisStrange
The Adversary
No harm in that...we've done that almost the whole thread, besides our nice little PM.
BobbyisStrange
The Adversary
Just have others noticed, she is giving an answer to a question I didn't ask.
His ethical dilemma was whether to choose to disobey God, not whether to choose to obey God.
I won't have you sneaking in here making sense, young lady!
My apologies. I'll just put on my bunny slippers and twirl around as the dancer muse instead. WHEEEEEE!
Koldo
Outstanding Member
I guess the point is that he could have not invested in God as he did.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
You will notice that my first post on this thread is number 16 - well after Abraham and Isaac were interjected into the thread and the discussion. My answers and commentary BEGAN with a discussion on Abraham and Isaac.
What do you think that difference is, Willa?
Not and still be Abraham.
Koldo
Outstanding Member
YehoshuaLovesYou
New Member
It is a fact that Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice.
Me Myself
Back to my username
So it seems.
The story presents an ethical dilemma: doing what God commands, which is walking in righteousness with God, or doing what one personally feels is right, which in this case is an individuality that would stand alone against God. It's a dilemma of two rights, so which foot to stand on: which foot is the one that will hold a (good) man up?