I argue with my mom on this issue. We are both Christians.
The difference is that I have a simple moral code that God has given me.
I think a lot of religious people complicate the subject of faith.
My faith resolves around this. It's all I need.
Add in the Golden Rule as well
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You shall have no other God before me.
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Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.
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Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
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Remember the Sabbath day and keep it Holy.
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Honor your father and mother.
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Thou shalt not kill.
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Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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Thou shalt not steal.
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Thou shall not bear false witness.
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You shall not covet.
All the other stuff isn't worth the time to argue about in my view.
In my view.
Christ came because God wanted to correct a mistake in human nature.
It is human nature to want to get revenge on people who mistreat you.
180-degree circular wars of fighting each other were common.
Jesus came to let us know. Hating your enemies might feel good because it's in your nature too.
But it will only make things worse.
To stop circular wars.
Someone has to be the bigger person to forgive those that wrong them.
We will always be at war, because Satan rules this world. Until we are rapture, or the return of Christ, there will always be war.
Correct.
Christ just told us to get out of war. We must not want to get revenge.
Vengeance is mine, saith the lord. It’s not healthy to hold, anger, bitterness, and resentment in our hearts.