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1 | another hypothetical, applied ethics | James 4:7 | chynna | 47905 | ||
Great question. Answering this question, like mine, tells a lot about the person doing the answering. Some people are too quick to judgement. Scary. I have no idea what is going to happen on judgement day, but if you read the new Testament, Jesus seemed the sort to make people think. I think learning scripture is extremely important, but even more important is knowing how to follow it. Jesus did say to love your enemies. | ||||||
2 | another hypothetical, applied ethics | James 4:7 | Hank | 47914 | ||
Chynna, your question and this one, both hypothetical, are unanswerable by Scripture. This is a Bible study forum; it is not a self-revelatory psychological excursion. You mention that some people are too quick to judge. It is not being judgmental to oppose the use of hypothetical questions on this forum that have not a chance to be answered except by opinion and speculation; the Bible certainly doesn't deal in hypotheticals and idle speculations, and on this Bible study forum neither should we. Review the terms of use as well as the four statements you agree to before making any post, whether question, answer or note. You will find that in the very first statement, you are agreeing that your post is biblically based. Hypothetical questions about impossible situations are not, by any measure, biblically based. That is the basis on which I objected to your hypothetical question originally and it is the basis on which I object to it still. Before you go about insinuating that anyone who disagrees with you is being judgmental, please look to and carefully weigh the basis of his disagreement. --Hank | ||||||
3 | another hypothetical, applied ethics | James 4:7 | Parable | 47917 | ||
Your point has merit; if we are to apply Biblical teachings, we must consider only situations the Bible would grant as possible for us to experience. In that light, we recognize that parables and allegories in Scripture cannot be taken too far beyond the main point(s) they intend to teach. If we do, we create the problems you have described. For example, we could debate the meaning of the oil in the lamps of the 10 virgins in the night. The point of the parable is "watch!" and the oil is incidental. Given that, in my opinion, Chynna's scenario, hypothetical as it was, is similar to a situation we often face, i.e. when we must "shake the dust off our sandals" and move on to the next town, knowing the people have rejected the Lord and what the consequences will be for them. In that situation, we are powerless to intervene directly on behalf of the unbeliever. I felt Chynna's scenario was designed to give us that chance. This is not necessarily unbiblical in that the Lord sometimes offers the opportunity to die for the sake of the Kingdom. Chynna's question asks us what would we do if given that chance and perhaps more profoundly, what would we want the believer to do if we were the unbeliever on trial? Regarding MY hypothetical, of course literally it too is "impossible", yet don't we face similar situations when we are in a position to help a stranger or enemy who is down and there are tangible benefits for us if we don't help them? My point in choosing the injured party to be Satan and the removal of evil as a benefit, was that the lesson of the Good Samaritan, like all God's truths to us, are not defined by circumstances but rather true for all circumstances, even the impossible ones. |
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