The Doctor wrote:
> In article <
2ced2721-4468-47a1...@s7g2000vby.googlegroups.com>,
> >> In article <
9c2350ac-da8a-4efa...@t30g2000vbx.googlegroups.com>,
> >> solar penguin <
solar....@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >(*sigh*)
> >> >
> >> >Let's get back to first principles.
> >> >
> >>
> >> All right fould bird.
> >>
> >> >I don't know all the details of Christian theology, but I think the
> >> >issue here is that you belong to one of those weird evangelical
> >> >Christian sects that stress salvation by good faith rather than by
> >> >good deeds or good works.
> >>
> >> Drop the word weird and you got the correct context.
> >
> >So your sect does stress good faith rather than actual good deeds? I
> >thought so. But that sounds pretty weird to mainstream Christianity,
> >and mainstream morality in general.
>
>
> Ever read JEremiah thoroughly?
>
To be honest, I tend to get those Old Testament prophet types mixed
up. I'm sure I have read him, but I can't remember what makes him
different from all the others.
Of course, that's another difference between evangelical sects and the
mainstream. Evangelists tend to go for weird dispensational exegesis
of the prophets, and end up attaching too much importance to the
prophecies as a result. So even if I did remember the passage you
were talking about, I probably wouldn't agree with your interpretation
of it anyway.
> >
> >> We even have a pastor with and Anglican brackground.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >This is exemplified by that character in the in Left Behind books who
> >> >refuses to ride on a bus past a disaster site without helping the
> >> >victims. Instead he makes a big show of walking past the disaster
> >> >site, demonstrating his faith by empathising with the victims, but not
> >> >lifting a finger to actually help them!
> >>
> >> Care to name the character?
> >>
> >
> >No, I don't particularly care to. But I will if you ask me to.
> >
>
> Consider yourself asked.
>
Rayford Steele. Not that his name makes any difference to the point
I'm making.
> >> >
> >> >So for mainstream Christians, and mainstream morality in general, the
> >> >important thing about Christ's sacrifice is that it was literally a
> >> >sacrifice as he literally _gave up_ his liberty, his dignity and even
> >> >his life for the greater good.
> >>
> >> And his position in life.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >That's what a sacrifice is. Giving up or getting rid of something for
> >> >the greater good, specifically something that you care about and would
> >> >otherwise want to keep.
> >>
> >> Point well taken
> >>
> >
> >I'm surprised you needed someone to make such an obvious point for
> >you.
>
> But you miss my obvious point.
>
I see your point. I just don't agree with it.
> >
> >> >
> >> >But from your evangelical perspective, the unusual thing is that
> >> >Christ would actually want to do a good deed to help anyone else in
> >> >the first place! You think of helping other people as something
> >> >remarkable, rather than the minimum starting point for any good kind
> >> >of of morality.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Look at the sacrifice on the cross as an example of your statement.
> >
> >Yes, that's why I used the sacrifice on the cross as an example in my
> >statement.
>
> Similar when mum went into the chair.
>
She was not giving up her liberty, dignity or her life. So it wasn't
similar at all.
> >
> >>
> >> >Getting back to the episode, the widow did not give up anything for
> >> >the greater good. She did a good deed, yes. A very good deed. But
> >> >that is not the same as a sacrifice.
> >> >
> >>
> >> She merged with the forest. If that merger did not happen
> >> the Forest would have died.
> >
> >Yes, and that was a good deed. Not a sacrifice, but still a very good
> >deed. It won't magically turn into a sacrifice just because you keep
> >mentioning it over and over again.
>
> It was. Do you want the many entities in your head?
>
She didn't seem to mind having the entities in there, once she was
past the initial shock. She definitely wasn't suffering in a way
similar to crucifixion. And like I said, I wouldn't've expected that
kind of blasphemy from you of all people.
> >
> >>
> >> >Do you understand now?
> >> >
> >> >Do you agree that the word "sacrifice" means giving up or getting rid
> >> >of something for the greater good, specifically something that you
> >> >would otherwise want to keep? Yes or No?
> >> >
> >> >If you disagree with this, please tell us exactly what you you think
> >> >"sacrifice" means? What do you think is the main difference between a
> >> >good deed and a sacrifice? Because unless you tell us exactly what
> >> >you're talking about, we've no idea what you're talking about!
> >>
> >> Look at my argement above. Also credit Stephen Moffat with the disccusion.
> >>
> >> --
> >
> >No. You look at my question above. I asked a very specific question
> >about your definition of "sacrifice". You haven't answered it in your
> >arrangement above. Or anywhere else for that matter.
> >
> >As the only reason we're having this discussion is because you don't
> >give direct answers to direct questions, I'm not going to blame the
> >Moff. It's entirely your fault, not his.
>
> Because Moffat did successful adapt TLTWaTW to DW.
> --
Irrelevant, because you didn't successfully explain what you think is
the main difference between a sacrifice and a good deed. That's your
fault. Not Moffat's.