Re: Going back...

Gene Dunbar Godbold (gdg4n@avery.med.virginia.edu)
Tue, 24 Jun 1997 01:17:34 -0400 (EDT)

According to Russell Stewart:

> Chuck Warman:
> >Problem is, all the "Christian" evils you cite are based on *distortions*
> >of the teachings of Jesus,
>
> And if it is so easy for people to "misinterpret" the teachings of
> Jesus, what does that say about the reliability of the objective,
> universal, eternal moral standard?

I don't think it says much other than that humans are *bastards*. But
Christians have always believed this. As Chesterton (Gilbert Keith) has
said (and I paraphrase) the one definitely observable doctrine of
Christianity is Original Sin (the tendency that human beings have towards
evil.)

For the majority of us, sanctification is a slooooow process with much
backsliding. We believe we have been given grace to assist us in this
process, though. Sometimes, we can even *feel* it.

Peace to you, sir.
Gene

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