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Mattsanity.
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Registered: Aug 2009
Location: Toronto
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Apr-18-2012 13:00
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Moral Hazard
Oppressing the 99%
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: with the 1%
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quote: | Originally posted by Mattsanity.
It was a random question but I asked because living for Jesus should be the top occupation for a christian, and you disagreed. I guess your right though. |
First; the obligation upon Christians is to take on an apostolic mission; that can take many forms; however, "living for Jesus" is not one of them. You live for you and you glorify God by serving man through the example of Jesus. To be truthful; a blanket "live for Jesus" is so broad and vague that it is meaningless.
Second; what I was objecting to was your claim that the position you went on to advance was "the accepted theology," when it clearly isn't. While there is no single authoritative voice on what Christian doctrine is (owing to the great variety of Christian sects) the largest, oldest, most established, and best resourced authority on Christian doctrine and theology is the Catholic Church which accounts for 1.4-1.5 billion (1.2 billion Roman Catholic, 200-300 million Eastern Orthodox) of the approx 2 billion Christians. So, the Catholics are approx 75% of the Christians out there... that 75% hold the position I posted; subsequently, the position I posted would have to be consided "the accepted theology." So, "the accepted theology" is not that people who kill themselves are punished in hell for eternity because they chose suicide over Jesus as you stated; rather, it is that most forms of suicide are sins against God, God may absolve them of this sin (we don't know, it's up to God), and that we pray that God does absolve them and grant them salvation. I would recommend that in the future, if you are not putting forward the documented position or doctrine of the Catholic Church then you may wish to qualify your statements as being your position/belief, or specify which denomonation of christianity you are stating the position/belief of.
Third; that was not a random question, it was entirely pointed.
Out of interest... what denomonation are you? Clearly, not one of the more mainstream churches.
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quote: | Originally posted by RickyM
you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about. |
quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down
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Last edited by Moral Hazard on Apr-18-2012 at 15:54
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Apr-18-2012 15:43
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Mattsanity.
Supreme tranceaddict
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Location: Toronto
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Apr-18-2012 16:06
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