I recently heard a promotional spot on the radio by LifeLine Productions. It went something like this; a student speaks to a "wise" teacher, Dr. Shami, in regards to a fellow student, George, who stole his pencil. “What should I do about it?” asks the student. The teacher retorts by saying, “are you standing in judgment of your fellow man?” The student asks, “but teacher isn't stealing wrong?” The teacher says, “Morality is not an absolute, morality is relative, there are no absolutes. You can't force your morals on someone else!” The student then asks, “I thought stealing was wrong?” The teacher responds, “There are no rights and wrongs, but if you'd wish I'll talk to George.” The student says, “I don't think so, he just took off with your car.” The teacher responded with concern, “what? He stole my car, he can't do that!” The student then figured out what the teacher was saying to him all along and asks, “so there are no rights and wrongs, unless you're the one that's wronged?”. The teacher reponds, “Stop philosophizing and call 911”. There are rights and wrongs.
In a survey conducted by authors James Patterson & Peter Kim they compiled on the belief systems of 2,000 Americans who they considered to accurately represent a cross-section of the United States' population.
These are some of the results they found out:
91% of Americans lie about trivial matters
86% lie on a regular basis to their parents
75% lie to their friends
33% lie about important matters
70% married people lie to their spouses
The Day America Told the Truth, by James Patterson & Peter Kim
Charles Swindoll wrote on Day 14 of a little devotion booklet, “Today, at the slightest offense we are ready to retaliate, defend ourselves, and fight back. Yet at His greatest moment of agony, Jesus sincerely prayed, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do.” (Luke 23:34)
“Forgive them.” What an amazing request! If someone pressed a crown of sharp thorns on your head, stripped you naked for all the world to see, brutally punched you in the face, drove nails into your hands and feet, and lifted you up on a cross to die – would you pray that kind of prayer?"
I have a question if you would like to answer:
Is Anything Beyond Forgiveness?
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6 comments:
Thank you.
I guess if the book says that it must be true?!? Good thing everything on the internet is true too.
Again thanks for visiting. I'm not quite sure what you mean, can you explain what you mean by that? Thanks.
To me, forgiveness and judgement are two different things. You can forgive something without judging if it, or the person who commited 'it' is 'right' or 'wrong'.
All i am saying that if the bible says that Jesus did all that stuff it must be True?!??!!?
Why would you believe a thing like that?
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