Posted on 03/10/2012 3:53:42 AM PST by God-fear-republican
“I really don’t care about definitions.”
This statement is as self-defeating as is relativism itself. If you didn’t care about definitions, you wouldn’t have an opinion. In fact, you wouldn’t have language period.
Let’s go ahead and recognize the fact that ideas started by people like Jaques Derrida are pretentious, phony, foolish and downright stupid in the way they cause leftist-inclined individuals to make traps for themselves while initiating problems for everyone else.
Right. Why don’t you just go ahead and prove there is this universal truth you speak of and stop these word games.
So, you’re saying God can be manipulated. I see.
You think as a man. You think all-knowing God can be manipulated?
God is merciful, if we truly repent, we can beg Him for a second chance.
Insult me, I don’t mind. Mock God, I need to pray for your soul!
Reasonisfaith,
I have not been back to this post for a while. My hat is off to you, you really stir up a discussion here! That is the beginning, I once was like Stuart, so don’t lose patience. Searching with sincere heart, one will find the truth. Rationalizing to deny its existence will never find it. If one spends time to study Christianity, one will love its beauty as there is nothing more beautiful than love itself.
What you’re talking about is paganism. Why not throw a virgin in a volcano to bring spring rains for the crops? If you’re teaching this, stop it. If you’re being taught it, run away.
InvisibleChurch
“What you’re talking about is paganism. Why not throw a virgin in a volcano to bring spring rains for the crops? If you’re teaching this, stop it. If you’re being taught it, run away.”
God forbids, what I said makes you believe that I advocate paganism here? Please elaborate.
To know more about my religion, please check the following link:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2860582/posts
Everything you do and say every day of your life demonstrates the existence of absolutes.
You have already seen that any assertion of relativism is in itself of absolute form. This is the reason you have avoided making any such assertions, because you know how clearly this can be shown.
I thought your answer would be as much. Go back to reading how to win arguements and play word games. Bye.
“I thought your answer would be as much.”
Was your thought existentially absolute, or did it exist only some of the time—or in a sort of nuanced, relativistic way?
The Good Lord, in his way and through many good posters here like yourself, has shown me how to avoid strife in these discussions. I have a long way to go in my learning.
Thank you for reminding me what’s most important.
Reasoninfaith
You are welcome. I will continue to pray for you. Please pray for me.
There is only one purpose for knowledge or reason, to know Him in order to love Him more deeply.
I will pray for you. I ask the Lord every day to help me know Him more.
The things God does are always reasonable. It is just that they do not always seem reasonable to us, because we only see dimly right now. If we could see everything clearly from the beginning to the end of time, and if we could understand completely, which is from every angle and nuance, as God does, then we would see the whys of everything. But with our extremely limited understanding, we must always remember and strive to trust and believe that God is just and good in all the decisions He makes.
Even from our limited understanding, the fact that God is just and good is clearly evident, because all of creation is declares it. His creation is so utterly beautiful and abundantly awesome in so exceedingly many ways that if we look at it we can see God, and know something of His vast goodness and ability. His glory is evident even in a flower.
But people, in many of our actions, are not just and good. Because we are so polluted in our actions and understanding, even the best of us, it isn't always easy to understand and see God's goodness. If we have eyes to see (which really means that we want to), He gives to us the ability to see and understand enough of His vast and awesome goodness, even from our limited seeing, to love and believe in Him. When the eyes of our soul are open to Him, knowledge and ability to know and understand Him, He allows to be increased moment by moment, and day by day. The real question is, do we want this? If we sincerely want the knowledge of the truth, and are willing to follow it, we will, by His grace, find it.
OK, change what I said from...’not even reasonable to us’...to...’things that do not seem reasonable to us’...better?
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