> >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?
>
> CW: It is verification that "The heart of man is desperately wicked; who
> can
> understand it?" (Jeremiah) and "All have sinned and fall short of the Glory
> of God" (Paul, in Romans).
Pim:
> Circular reasoning. You assume that the biblical morality is correct since
> it is verified by the bible ?
I think that this may appear circular, but I think any of us who have
lived in the world have some evidence from observation that "the heart of
man is desperately wicked" if not from our own experience with our wayward
hearts than from dealing with other people.
> But if the bible states that it is easy to misinterpret its teachings how
> do we know what its teachings are unless we are sinless ourselves ?
Pim, this is an excellent question! I am going to let someone wiser than
I answer it.
Peace,
Gene
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