tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post11985875093267684..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Love Neighbor 1Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-31269026581020228342010-12-11T17:32:12.244-05:002010-12-11T17:32:12.244-05:00Another thought that I think is pertinant.
A man w...Another thought that I think is pertinant.<br />A man whose family (a wife and two daughters) was raped, tortured and murdered. He talked of not being able to sleep except for two hours a night for months and waking up with terror in his heart, hearing his daughter and wife being raped, their cries and screams. Ophrah Winfrey interviewd him and it was reported on the news, that he would not forgive this "evil". Why? Because he said that if he forgave something that was intentionally evil in this way, then, he would be agreeing to its "outcome". He thought his stance was against "evil", in principle.<br /><br />Is he wrong? I don't think so, because of the emotional turmoil and damage that this evil caused him....It will take him a long time to "heal"....Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-79795890302886323262010-12-11T16:43:30.516-05:002010-12-11T16:43:30.516-05:00Love has to uphold justice, otherwise, it is not l...Love has to uphold justice, otherwise, it is not love. The minimun is the "written law" (The Constitution, The Ten Commandments)...Justice in our country is defined by "obeying the law", which limits another's intrusion upon the boundary of another. It is in real world terms, "property". One cannot act in greed, or passion without consequences. The "rule of law" protects order, individuality, and society itself because the "rule of law" protects equality before the law. Otherwise, we affirm slavery (one party having "no rights".)<br /><br />How can one say that they love another when they presume upon another's boundary, by intruding, stealing, defrauding, pilliaging, presuming, etc.? Don't you think "rape" is wrong? Would a man be able to argue "intent", when he doesn't gain the woman's consent, because he didn't intend to harm her? He had thought she was giving off signals, that he 'mis-read". (After all, men and woman are "made to produce"). Many who have been burglarized talk about the "feeling" of being invaded, and their dignity attacked. Is their emotion not to be "defended" or "emotional damage" not rectified?<br /><br />If someone is killed by another, "intent" is taken into account, whether it is first degree, second degree or manslaughter. The 'outcome" is the same, a dead person, but the guilty person is charged based on "intent". The is justice in regards to sentencing.<br /><br />Justice is the minimum, while mercy/redemption is the "extended hand". Justice maintains order, while mercy maintains sanity.Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-86305264079067839792010-12-11T16:05:46.737-05:002010-12-11T16:05:46.737-05:00I'm focusing on intentions as what counts befo...I'm focusing on intentions as what counts before God morally.Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-51513995819386294482010-12-11T16:02:22.635-05:002010-12-11T16:02:22.635-05:00Who gets to determine whether an act is loving or ...Who gets to determine whether an act is loving or not, the actor or the one on the receiving end? <br /><br />Which counts more, intentions or results?JohnMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-4620146562095996672010-12-11T08:07:37.230-05:002010-12-11T08:07:37.230-05:00I am trying to argue that violence can be loving.....I am trying to argue that violence can be loving... or at least neutral as justice is.Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-39657303090068254542010-12-11T08:05:50.692-05:002010-12-11T08:05:50.692-05:00Can we really say, "There are no circumstance...Can we really say, "There are no circumstances where God would have us act unloving toward our neighbor" (and similar absolute statements) and not be completely non-violent? Or would this mean that by participating in violence, one would have to confess one's sins afterwards - basically admitting that you can't restrain from violence, but it's sinful nonetheless.<br /><br />If there are any absolutes in the Scripture, loving God and neighbor would be at the top of the list.::athada::https://www.blogger.com/profile/09046982982270546995noreply@blogger.com