What is good?
Genesis 1
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Titus 2:14
14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
But what is good? Are there moral rules we should know about? We are all taught different ethical reasoning. Some children are taught moral and ethical rules like don't be selfish, or don't hurt other people. These seem to all be worthwhile vaules but can we name in a rule everything we should do? Pay your parking tickets. Study for tests. And who gets to make them all up? The ten commandments seem to fall into this categorey of moral rules.
Exodus 20
3 "You shall have no other gods before [a] me.
4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
13 "You shall not murder.
14 "You shall not commit adultery.
15 "You shall not steal.
16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
do we live our lives according to rules such as these??
God Bless,
~your sister in Christ~Erin
1 comment:
question... what if you sin, and you know you sin, but you don't work to correct that sin (or don't work very hard)? it separates you from God, but to what extent? if, in this situation, you died tomorrow, at the pearly gates would they be like, "oh, you sinned, and you didn't repent. see you later!" that's an exaggeration.... but I guess I"m foggy on this point. Don't need an answer... just curious :o) hope you're having a good day, Erin!!! --holly
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