by OnTheWayOut 150 Replies latest members adult
Divine Command Theory -- If God does it, then it's automatically just/right/moral/correct/appropriate/noble, etc. God never has to apologize. (Otherwise, folks are worshipping a Monster of the highest order.)
I will go with the parenthetical view here.
Jeff
I will go with the parenthetical view here.
If one accepts The Bible as the literal, inerrant word of God, the 'Divine Command Theory' is absolutely necessary, as best I can tell. Otherwise, each of us is a better father than YHWH -- by miles.
I read Divine Command Theory yesterday while coming up with this thread. It's something Perry agrees with (in my opinion). The WTS agrees with it. I shook my head as I read about it.
A community responsibility? We can take a personal responsibility for whether we agree with the community action whatever the cost. In Germany in the 2nd world war can you be excused for going along with the Nazi's?
Do you think that God would be unrighteous in his dealings? If he were then we have no hope. He could not be unholy. To save us Jesus had to appear. Do we trust God? That was really the question all along
Divine Command Theory -- If God does it, then it's automatically just/right/moral/correct/appropriate/noble, etc. God never has to apologize.
Yea, but...
Weren't we supposedly made in God's image? So if we find certain actions as reprehensible doesn't that mean it was a trait that God gave us?
Or...
Are the murderers, rapists and genocidal dictators of the world closer to God's image than those of us who see these actions as immoral?
Do you think that God would be unrighteous in his dealings? If he were then we have no hope. He could not be unholy. To save us Jesus had to appear. Do we trust God? That was really the question all along
Translation: Even though he's awful monster, he's the only game in town and our only hope. So we must love him. Or, he'll kill us or burn us or something worse.
Weren't we supposedly made in God's image? So if we find certain actions as reprehensible doesn't that mean it was a trait that God gave us?
This is because you're "imperfect", "depraved", "sinful". If you were more like God, you could kill men, women, children and babies with a sword with youthful vigor and joy. You could take delight in carrying out your master's will as the streets run with blood.
I have to agree UC.
Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Saddam, all are living 'God's image' aren't they? We execute them, make them villians in world history [as they should be], fight wars to free the oppressed that they injure without conscience.
But when God does the same in the Bible - 'It's ok. He's god. I love the bastard anyway.'
Jeff
I read Divine Command Theory yesterday while coming up with this thread. It's something Perry agrees with (in my opinion). The WTS agrees with it. I shook my head as I read about it.
It's the believer's dilemma: does God do things (1) because they are good...or (2) does any action action God takes, by virtue of being done by God, automatically become good?
If (1), then apparently there is some higher authority than even God himself is determining what is "good" and "bad", and so why worship God? Why not worship that higher being?
If (2), then apparently the OT accounts of God slaughtering whole populations, condoning rape & slavery, and ignoring the suffering of his servants must be constituted as "good", even though any human today advocating such actions would be condemned for doing so.
Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Saddam, all are living 'God's image' aren't they?
I don't think these people had the mind of Christ.
