Some people claim to have Biblical backups for slavery. Tell it to the slaves. A popular escape hatch for those defending the wretched practice is Genesis 9:25-27, in which Noah curses his youngest son Canaan and says, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem."...
the general idea I was going for was that a sin is a sin, and we're all dirty. The illustration was supposed to point out that even the "good" people have separated themselves from God one way or another. Now if we're going by the Bible, and we've got Rom. 6:32 saying that the wages of sin is...
catch me if I have misinterpreted the first post, but are we assuming that the first good, moral person does not deserve the punishment of hell? From Rom. 3:23 we get that everyone, meaning even the good, moral people, have at some point or another fallen short of the glory of God, earning...