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Friday, May 21, 2010
Who Defines Right and Wrong? -- Wednesday, May 19th
Tonight was more discussion oriented as we challenged you to speak out your thoughts on 5 important questions about right and wrong. Below is my answer to each question.
#1 Is there right and wrong? Yes
#2 Is it important to know what is right and wrong? Yes, if there is right and wrong it is important to know what is so that you can protect your present and help determine your future. Otherwise you will have guilt and problems and never know how to correct it because you don't know the right things to do or the wrong things you need to stop doing.
#3 Is right and wrong the same for all people in all situations? This question isn't talking about oinions but facts, are there absolutes (for all during all times) when it comes to morality. Moral relativism would teach that some things are right for some people but wrong for others, but not all things are right and wrong for all people. This idea has two problems, one is that by stating that as an absolute that there are no absolutes is self-defeating. The second is that if right and wrong is determined by the individual there is no wrong, ever, since you would always be right, but there is no right because you can't have a right with no wrong. So if you bleive there is right and wrong you have to believe that there are moral absolutes for all people at all times in all cultures.
#4 Who can determine right and wrong? There are many that can, I listed yourself, the cultural majority, God, your parents, the government...etc...
#5 Who shoulc determine right and wrong? If you are definging it right and wrong is based on your opinion or feeling, thus it differs from person to person and time to time. We can do whatever we want because it is all right. There is no punishment because there is no wrong, but that also means there is no right. If others or the culture are the ones defining it, it is determined by opinion, feeling, or vote and thus differs from person to person, culture to culture, and time to time. This too defeats itself. If God defines right and wrong, it is defined how it is because he knows everything. It never varies because he is the same yesterday today and tomorrow. It is based off his character of perfection rather than opinion.
The rules of right and wrong were made by God in order to safeguard us and those around us. When we do wrong it causes harm to us and others. When we do right it brings about good to us and others (not without pain always, but always good). So learn what is right and do it.
I give tonight: A-
Favorite Moment: The discussion
#1 Is there right and wrong? Yes
#2 Is it important to know what is right and wrong? Yes, if there is right and wrong it is important to know what is so that you can protect your present and help determine your future. Otherwise you will have guilt and problems and never know how to correct it because you don't know the right things to do or the wrong things you need to stop doing.
#3 Is right and wrong the same for all people in all situations? This question isn't talking about oinions but facts, are there absolutes (for all during all times) when it comes to morality. Moral relativism would teach that some things are right for some people but wrong for others, but not all things are right and wrong for all people. This idea has two problems, one is that by stating that as an absolute that there are no absolutes is self-defeating. The second is that if right and wrong is determined by the individual there is no wrong, ever, since you would always be right, but there is no right because you can't have a right with no wrong. So if you bleive there is right and wrong you have to believe that there are moral absolutes for all people at all times in all cultures.
#4 Who can determine right and wrong? There are many that can, I listed yourself, the cultural majority, God, your parents, the government...etc...
#5 Who shoulc determine right and wrong? If you are definging it right and wrong is based on your opinion or feeling, thus it differs from person to person and time to time. We can do whatever we want because it is all right. There is no punishment because there is no wrong, but that also means there is no right. If others or the culture are the ones defining it, it is determined by opinion, feeling, or vote and thus differs from person to person, culture to culture, and time to time. This too defeats itself. If God defines right and wrong, it is defined how it is because he knows everything. It never varies because he is the same yesterday today and tomorrow. It is based off his character of perfection rather than opinion.
The rules of right and wrong were made by God in order to safeguard us and those around us. When we do wrong it causes harm to us and others. When we do right it brings about good to us and others (not without pain always, but always good). So learn what is right and do it.
I give tonight: A-
Favorite Moment: The discussion
Saturday, May 15, 2010
What Defines You? -- Wednesday, May 12th
Tonight we continued our series called: Defined. We talked about what defines you to others, or how do others know who you are? Your words can show who you are but you can lie. Your actions can show who you are but you can act differently for short bursts. So it is only when your words and actiosn match that it defines who you are to others, that should be our goal, matching the two. So how do others know you are a christian? Is it just because you say you are? Or do your actions prove it? James 2:14-17 tells us that faith without actions is a dead faith. If you are a christian don't be afraid to say it. If you are saying you are a christian start acting like it.
I give tonight: B+
Favorite moment: Guess Me If You Can
I give tonight: B+
Favorite moment: Guess Me If You Can
Monday, May 10, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Defined #1 -- Wednesday, May 5th
The word Define means:
#1 -- To determine or identify the essential qulities of
#2 -- To discover and set forth the meaning of
#3 -- To fix or mark the limits of
Who should define you? Show you your essential qualities, show you the meaning of your life, and show your limits? People try to define for themselves these things, some let other people's opinions of them define them, some let their circumstances, some their success and failures, and some let their possessions. But we need someone to define us that made us, that knows us completely, that knows our past/present/future. God is the only one that fulfills this, he defines you and he defines you in a good way. Don't let anyone or anything else define you.
I give tonight: F
Favorite Moment: Splitting into new groups
#1 -- To determine or identify the essential qulities of
#2 -- To discover and set forth the meaning of
#3 -- To fix or mark the limits of
Who should define you? Show you your essential qualities, show you the meaning of your life, and show your limits? People try to define for themselves these things, some let other people's opinions of them define them, some let their circumstances, some their success and failures, and some let their possessions. But we need someone to define us that made us, that knows us completely, that knows our past/present/future. God is the only one that fulfills this, he defines you and he defines you in a good way. Don't let anyone or anything else define you.
I give tonight: F
Favorite Moment: Splitting into new groups
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Losing Your Temper -- Wednesday, April 28th
Tonight we finished our series on How to Be a FOOL. We talked about Numbers 22:23-33 in which Balaam becomes angry when his donkey keeps doing things that he doesn't want it to. He beats the donkey until it has its mouth opened and tells him he was just trying to protect Balaam from death. Anger makes us lose control. It happens when we are frustrated, feel alone, feel hut, don't understand what is happening, feel like something ins't fair, or when we see it demonstrated to us. Anger can hurt hose around us,e ven though they don't deserve it. Ephesians 4:26-27 tells us to not sin when we are angry. Anger is an emotion, it just happens, what is important is how we deal with that emotion. So we spelled out a wise way of dealing with anger:
W ave goodbye to angry people
I nvite God to help
S earch and destroy the root (why you get mad)
E liminate bad responses
I Give Tonight: A+
Favorite Moment: The Play (Cody and Dillion)
W ave goodbye to angry people
I nvite God to help
S earch and destroy the root (why you get mad)
E liminate bad responses
I Give Tonight: A+
Favorite Moment: The Play (Cody and Dillion)
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