"Therefore it is clear that the sin of unbelief is greater than any sin that occurs in the perversion of morals."
He means that atheism is worse than, for example, committing a suicide bombing.
Agree or disagree? Why or why not?
2007-06-17 12:51:56 · 15 answers · asked by ? 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is an absurd quote. Atheists don't hurt others by not believing in gods and goddesses. Murder and rape hurt other people. Why would a god that refuses to show himself to me hate me for not believing people that tells me he exists? That is unreasonable.
2007-06-17 13:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by Graciela, RIRS 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I believe I just read something in The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis that speaks to that. It basicaly says that one should not base his morals on his spiritual beliefs but should infact base them on social beliefs instead because what is spiritual should flow with the social beliefs example... The fact that one does not kill another human because of bad feelings and the punishment one gets. This carrys over into the spiritual domain. I cant honestly understand why someone would say the sin of unbelief in God is greater then any other sin. Do we say that things that dont exist are Evil? Because thouse are the things that are truely in unbelief of even themselfs. At least an atheist has faith in the fact that self exists and others also. This is alot of faith to give compaired to the nothingness that is the void.
2007-06-17 20:27:49 · answer #2 · answered by magpiesmn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a terrorist ran in to my home, and blew himself up in front of me, I think I would beg to differ....... :) God's a big boy, I think he can handle it if someone doesn't know Him.... but "sin" (apart from the sin of unbelief) generally affects us personally.....
maybe even more than it affects Him..... the sin of "unbelief" affects only Him, not us.... Well, for that matter, the sin of "unbelief" is about men getting offended if someone else doesn't believe, God is so much bigger than that.....
2007-06-17 20:13:10 · answer #3 · answered by beatlefan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was talking about not believing in the Lord God Yaweh. A Christian who sins came ask for forgiveness but one who doesn't belive in God (whether that person be athiest, Mohammedean or pagan) cannot be forgiven.
2007-06-17 20:11:51 · answer #4 · answered by toolman_16301 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disagree. Humans are created to be skeptical. If we weren't skeptical, then faith would be meaningless, as it would be compelled. There is no "sin" of unbelief, IMHO. There is only sin against others and sin against yourself.
2007-06-17 20:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by Junie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well one who denies God all together, has less chances to repent (since it is not it his way of thinking) - that person will probably not turn to God for salvation - than one that does immoral things but doesn't disbelieve in God and might repent some day therefore may get saved... if they turn to that God they know exists!
2007-06-17 21:47:50 · answer #6 · answered by monfille 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aquinas was a member of the secret satanic order! Anything he has to say is a lie and trick to get you to worship the devil while thinking you're worshipping God!
2007-06-17 19:58:05 · answer #7 · answered by thirdeyeeagle 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Totally disagree.. he's not the greatest example of a follower of the biblical Jesus anyway, but that's a doozy.
2007-06-17 19:57:19 · answer #8 · answered by Kallan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes because sin is the result of unbelief. If one belives then they most certainly are going to live by it.
2007-06-17 20:00:21 · answer #9 · answered by ۞ JønaŦhan ۞ 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Disagree of course, but what came before 'Therefore'?
2007-06-17 19:56:18 · answer #10 · answered by Citizen Justin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋