Christians, where do you stand on these moral issues?

Question

sex before marriage
sex with multiple partners
abortion
drinking alcohol, getting drunk
doing drugs or other substances
cheating on an exam
lying to make yourself look better
slapping Atheists who say annoying things

(I asked this question before of Atheists. I want to compare the answers with those given by Christians)

Answer 1

1. Not right.
2. Not right.
3. Only to save the life of the mother.
4. Drinking responsibly is fine. Drinking to get drunk is not fine.
5. Drugs taken to treat an illness are fine. Drugs taken for recreational purposes are not fine
6. Not right.
7. Not right.
8. Not right.

Now for few short explanations. For those living a Christian life, sexual intimacy is reserved for married couples in a lifelong committed relationship. Having sex outside of marriage or with people other than one's spouse is therefore unacceptable. There are practical considerations here, as well. By confining sexual activity to the context of marriage, you greatly reduce the risk of transmitting STDs, you (theoretically) give children the best chance of being born into stable, 2-adult households, and you (theoretically) reduce the chances that people will stray from their partners. After all, if you don't know what you're missing, you don't miss it.

Regarding abortion, this can be a difficult issue. I believe very strongly in everyone's right to determine what happens to their bodies and when or if they have children. However, I also believe very strongly in personal responsibility. If you aren't prepared to accept, raise, and love a child (or give that child to a loving home), then you have no business having sex in the first place. As a Christian, I believe that an unborn child is a human being. It's not the baby's fault that Mom and Dad conceived - the child does not deserve to die so that two adults can avoid taking responsibility for their actions. If the mother's life (and therefore the baby's life) is in danger by continuing the pregnancy, then I think abortion is allowable to save her. Better to save one than lose both.

Regarding drinking and drugs, the issue falls back to personal responsibility again. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is not a moral evil until it begins to control the drinker, and it becomes a means of escaping reality. Same deal with recreational drugs. A good Christian should always seek to be a law-abiding citizen, which is one reason to stay away from them, but should also avoid them because they are dangerous to the body (which is a gift from God) and because they become a (highly addictive) means of escaping reality.

Cheating and lying are the same thing, and Christians have a Commandment that says "Thou shalt not lie."

And finally, slapping anyone for malicious reasons is not supportable in a Christian life. We are commanded to love one another, not slap people around when they say stupid things.

Answer 2

sex before marriage: is wrong. Sex should be an expression of the union of the two people, not just a cheap attempt to get a natural high.

sex with multiple partners: is wrong since having sex should indicate that you are giving yourself wholly to that person, and you can only give your whole self to one person.

abortion: is wrong except in a few rare cases.

drinking alcohol: is fine. Jesus did it. The bible recommends it in certain situations.

getting drunk: is wrong because hinders your exercise of your own free will.

doing drugs or other substances: getting high falls under the same category as getting drunk. Also, it alters your state of conciousness in an unnatural way. You should become who you are through your thoughts, deeds, heredity and God given soul. You shouldn't alter this with substances.

cheating on an exam: is wrong. Jesus asked us to be honest. Everyone needs to stand by their word. If you are dishonest in anything, you can't be trusted, and people need to be able to trust you to have a functioning society.

lying to make yourself look better: See Cheating on an Exam

slapping Atheists who say annoying things: isn't worth it. It's wrong to slap people, and it only gives them more ammo that you "don't practice what you preach" or whatever.

Answer 3

Sex before marriage - God calls this sexual immorality, and He tells us not to do it. It is for our own good. Look how sex has become just an act. People have forgotten about love, intimacy, relationship. That's because pornography and sexual immorality have removed the original plan for sex and made it something filthy. Same goes for sex with multiple partners. (1 Corinthians 6)

Abortion - God says he knew us while we were formed in the womb. That tells me we are indeed a life even at one week of pregnancy. I am against it. (Psalm 139)

Alcohol - The use of alcohol separates us from God. Same with drugs. When we are under the influence, we are no longer able to communicate with the Spirit. As such, we build up a wall between us and God, and we can no longer hear Him. (Ephesians 5)

Cheating/Lying - It's just plain lying. That you can find easily in Exodus and the ten commandments ;-)

Slapping atheists - Don't do it. Love them, for all of us were ignorant of God at one time, right? Try to talk to them, explain to them what you know and what you believe, and then let it go. For only God knows who He will call, and what's more, the world will call believers foolish because their hearts are cold. (1 Corinthians chapters 1 and 2)

God bless!

Answer 4

sex before marriage--> tht's a sin
sex with multiple partners--->thts a sin, no sex before marriage and sex with one person
abortion--->why kill another human being for your mistake
drinking alcohol, getting drunk--->nope, and what for? the hang overs are terrible
doing drugs or other substances--->if you want a feeling of euphoria, come to Jesus with open arms and an open heart...
cheating on an exam-->wrong, why take someone elses hard work and claim it for your own?
lying to make yourself look better-->no becuz yourself may be better then the lie that you jus told
slapping Atheists who say annoying things-->no tht's wrong you should try to tell them and if you get very frustrated then leave, violence is not the answer no matter wht's your belief

Answer 5

All are wrong. Noone should do them. I especially hate abortion. It sickens me that one answer said abortion is ok except 3rd trimester. I've had ultrasound in the second trimester-it is a living baby!!!! It kicks moves, opens it's mouth, can feel, has a heartbeat you can hear during the ultrasound, It is alive!!! I can't believe people can actually go have this done, and I can't believe there are people willing to do the procedure. What a sick world we live in. Even if the child is concieved by rape, it's still a child and part of the mother. Give it up for adoption, hold it in your arms and tell me it's not precious no matter how it got here.

Answer 6

-better to wait, but no one does, especially Catholics
-better not to do this, for health purposes
-better to think of the baby as a person, someday this may be punishable as murder
-Jesus said, "When your heart's a little heavy, drink a little wine..."
-Only do drugs that are prescribed for valid reasons
-Don't cheat on exams or on anything. Your accomplishments should be your own.
-If you have to lie to make yourself look better, you will feel worse about yourself in the long run, which will cause MORE DAMAGE
-Unfortunately, we cannot slap ANYONE who annoys us without risking jail time......that being said, some religious fanatics need to be slapped too, they should be locked up with the Atheists....

Answer 7

sex before marriage - SIN
sex with multiple partners - SIN
abortion - SIN
drinking alcohol, getting drunk - Not necessarily a sin, idolatry to alcohol is a sin (i.e. being addicted)
doing drugs or other substances - SIN
cheating on an exam - SIN
lying to make yourself look better - SIN
slapping Atheists who say annoying things - SIN

Answer 8

All of your examples are wrong. Well I might make an exception for the last one- I may slap anyone who is super annoying. OK not really, but I like that one.

Answer 9

I would say no to all of these questions. They are all wrong.

Wasn't sure about your alcohol question. I don't have a particular problem with drinking a glass of wine/beer. I don't believe in getting drunk though.

Answer 10

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. Depends on if it will lead to 1 or 2; otherwise, No
8. No