I missed Uncle Ken's discourse on morality at the recent seminar as I found it an opportune time to go grab a smoke; when I returned the attendees had moved on to another topic. While I was enjoying the fresh air, it occurred to me that immorality, in common usage, implies matters of a sexual nature. If a person is accused of an immoral act we usually don't think of acts like theft, assault, or murder. I wonder why that is.
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"Doing good" is its own can of worms. Does doing a good act for the wrong reason make it bad, and should intent be a factor when the final result is good? This gets into the whole mess of whether the ends justify the means.
From Wikipedia: Luther taught that salvation and, subsequently, eternal life are not earned by good deeds but are received only as the free gift of God's grace through the believer's faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin.
To me, this looks like a huge loophole for bad behavior; as long as you have faith in Jesus you can do whatever the hell you want, commit any crime you want, knowing that your faith will ensure a warm welcome to the Pearly Gates. Critics may say that true faith means you don't so such things, but since we cannot peer into the souls of others, who's to say?
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