Follow-up to: if you could only save one of us, who would you save...?

Question

To get a more realistic Christian perspective, put the comparison about a story of a father and his 15 year old son and his 15 year old unsaved friend. Put the son and his friend in the same situation where the father has to make a choice.

He knows that his son is a Christian and he knows that his son's friend is not. He only has time to make a choice to save one of them.

As a Christian, put yourself in the father's shoes. Who would you save? (Not looking for a non-Christian's sarcastic answer, thanks!)

Answer 1

Knowing for sure that my son is a christian (which he is). He would want to sacrifice his life for the un-saved friend. It would be harder for me, as his mother. But my faith teaches me that God sacrificed his own son for the sins of the whole world. Since that is the case; who am I to put myself above God. The thing we all need to realize is that no matter what I may do for the other boy, he still may not receive salvation. It will still be his choice. My responsibility is to offer and behave in a christ-like way.

Answer 2

What is saved? A state of Sanctifying grace is required for salvation. There is no "once saved always saved" hocus pocus.

That being said, this situation is fundamentally different from the last one you proposed, because the answer doesn't matter. No one can judge whether someone is saved or not, only God can judge that. As such, no one can choose to value one person's life over another. It only matters that you make the choice to save one instead of letting both die. As such, whether you choose your own son or the friend, it's irrelevant. Personally, I'd probably save the one that I have the most personal value for, my son, while trusting in the mercy and understanding of God to accept and save the friend.

Answer 3

As a Christian, I would let my son die because God will embrace him in Heaven and I will see him again. I would save the unsaved boy and convert him to Christianity.

God bless.

Answer 4

How about a Christian's sarcastic answer? What do you mean by "unsaved"? Are you implying nobody other than a Christian can actually be saved? Wow, you're sad.

Answer 5

Well, if we are talking real people now, having to choose to save two people based on their religious background... Why would I save someone just because of their religion? Shouldn't it be done just based off principle? Like if you saw a kid run out into the road, would you go "OH, they aren't christian, I'll let them get run over" Or would you attempt to save them anyways? I would save a fellow human being simply because of that, they are human, just like me. I'm not going to stand there and ask them what they believe in to make my decision. That's like a white cop shooting a hispanic for being hispanic. So, in the shoes of the father, faced with the choice to save one of two boys, I'd save which ever one I was physically closest to at the moment. No sense letting both die, but I would attempt to save both if I could.

So I hope you understand where I'm coming from. If you make all your decisions in life based around religion, you're blinding yourself. Religion shouldn't be a factor in who you allow yourself to talk to, or who you allow your kids to be friends with, or even if your saving someone's life. There is a time to be religious, and there is a time to be human.

Respect people for their faith, don't hate them for it.

Answer 6

My own son. This is not a difficult question if you actually have kids. Heartless or not, faithless or not, nobody is going to let their own child die.

Answer 7

MY SON NOT SOME KID - AND NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTIAN OR NOT CHRISTIAN - MY SON COMES FIRST

well i dont have one, but i got emotional ;-(

cheers