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  1. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    Well, I certain could "know" if God is absolute if He revealed that to me.
  2. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    What is the "heart" as you define it?
  3. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    So goodness is relative to what people like?
  4. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    I can demonstrate the changes that have occurred in my life in correlation with my striving to live the teachings of God. So you're saying "good" is completely relative?
  5. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    But how does nature define what is good or bad?
  6. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    I know that God is not relative because it has been revealed to me by the Holy Spirit of God, which is essentially revelation from God. Not some figment of my own imagination. I have tested it all my life. When I defy the teachings of God, it is always the same result: I always end up miserable...
  7. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    People dispute the "spirit of Jesus' teachings" too. But there is a way to "know for sure what those teachings are". It is called divinely revealed truth. The scriptures contain them, but I also believe in continuing revelation, otherwise known as modern prophecy. We cannot know God unless he...
  8. jchristopher

    Why Did God Create Man?

    You're right, it's possible that my understanding could be incorrect. It's also possible that certain truths have been revealed to me, in which then my understand would be correct. I won't argue with that. But your not giving good examples of how man did not make or create or define gods...
  9. jchristopher

    Why Did God Create Man?

    Yes, I know many of God's characteristics because they have been revealed. Man cannot know God unless it is revealed to him. Any yes, if God contradicted himself, he would not be God.
  10. jchristopher

    Why Did God Create Man?

    But that "set of facts" as a whole (the theory) is not a law. And while I'm not a science guy, and don't know much about the theory of evolution, I'm confident that it doesn't contradict the creation story. I know. I said that. Science does not prove anything, it can only prove hypotheses...
  11. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    Many practices many religions practice aren't inherently good.
  12. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    Without God, how does one achieve goodness? Every good thing comes from God. If not, then from where?
  13. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    You're certainly entitled to your own opinion. but certainly, if there is a God, he is absolute, and so are his laws and teachings
  14. jchristopher

    Is there anything in the concepts of deity that is not arbitrary?

    Please explain. Not sure I understand what you're saying Let's see here. By logic, the only thing that this phenomenon proves is that there are many people who understand God differently. There is no possible way that God could be arbitrary or relative. The entire collection of scripture...
  15. jchristopher

    Is there anything in the concepts of deity that is not arbitrary?

    No, it is the natural consequence of believing truth is absolute. If truth is absolute, then all deviations to it are false. Holding that belief, completely different takes are less real in reality What "evidence implies" arbitrary action by deity?
  16. jchristopher

    Is there anything in the concepts of deity that is not arbitrary?

    And that might be the difference between you and me, that I believe the laws and teachings of God to be absolute and unchanging. My belief in God's deliberativeness is not affected by the fact that in no point in history has man been in consensus as to the true nature and teachings of God.
  17. jchristopher

    Unquestioned Faith is Meaningless

    "Faith is to hope for things which are not seen, but which are true (Hebrews 11:1), and must be centered in Jesus Christ in order to produce salvation. To have faith is to have confidence in something or someone. The Lord has revealed Himself and His perfect character, possessing in their...
  18. jchristopher

    Is there anything in the concepts of deity that is not arbitrary?

    No, I'm not kidding. God is deliberate in all He does.
  19. jchristopher

    The argument that God provides a basis for objective moral values is bad

    What would lead you to believe morality is relative?
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