Comments on: Whence the "evil" label? http://www.fracturedsaints.com/2008/09/whence-the-evil-label/ A Christian Blog for the Broken Ones Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:12:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cyndi Warren http://www.fracturedsaints.com/2008/09/whence-the-evil-label/#comment-177 Cyndi Warren Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:08:22 +0000 http://www.fracturedsaints.com/?p=99#comment-177 Good to hear someone else who is tired of very loud voices from the right and left. Don't most of us live somewhere in between? Cyndi www.warrenfamilylife.com Good to hear someone else who is tired of very loud voices from the right and left. Don’t most of us live somewhere in between?
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]]> By: corecarpenter http://www.fracturedsaints.com/2008/09/whence-the-evil-label/#comment-176 corecarpenter Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:42:03 +0000 http://www.fracturedsaints.com/?p=99#comment-176 Did Christ come to be a leader of men? No. So why are we trying to make him a sponsor for earth-business? Economy is simply a structure for operation. As is culture, government, and social mores. We know that Christ transcends them all. Is there such thing as a Christian economy that is apart from Christ? Would Christ endorse any construct other than Himself? Each of these constructs are "things", much like tools or cars. Can a car really be evil??? (aside from my evil, demon-possessed, 2003 Saturn VUE P.O.S.) Solomon said that he found all of these things to be meaningless and useless. He cited the great work of Death as the cause of this outlook. Good and evil are not paints used to color things. They are qualities of either being with God or not. That is why Christ came to save evil people. I would hate to think that Christ came to save evil economic models. If that's the case then I am so screwed. Did Christ come to be a leader of men? No.
So why are we trying to make him a sponsor for earth-business?
Economy is simply a structure for operation. As is culture, government, and social mores. We know that Christ transcends them all.
Is there such thing as a Christian economy that is apart from Christ? Would Christ endorse any construct other than Himself?
Each of these constructs are “things”, much like tools or cars. Can a car really be evil??? (aside from my evil, demon-possessed, 2003 Saturn VUE P.O.S.)
Solomon said that he found all of these things to be meaningless and useless. He cited the great work of Death as the cause of this outlook.

Good and evil are not paints used to color things. They are qualities of either being with God or not. That is why Christ came to save evil people. I would hate to think that Christ came to save evil economic models. If that’s the case then I am so screwed.

]]> By: cxlink http://www.fracturedsaints.com/2008/09/whence-the-evil-label/#comment-175 cxlink Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:54:11 +0000 http://www.fracturedsaints.com/?p=99#comment-175 Ah man your last paragraph killed my comment, I was going to say that Jesus was a communist (you know caring more about others then yourself). <em>Christians rise above the nonsense of touting one economic system over another as being more “Christian.”</em> I think we should compare and seek after the views that most closely align themselves with our beliefs (in economics and in all things, even politics). I dont think that we should just let things be the way that they are because they are. We as Christians are the proponents of good in an evil world. I agree that we shouldn't align ourselves with Capitalism, and I agree with not labeling things as evil. There are elements of good in each system the trick is to side on the one with the most good. Ah man your last paragraph killed my comment, I was going to say that Jesus was a communist (you know caring more about others then yourself).

Christians rise above the nonsense of touting one economic system over another as being more “Christian.”

I think we should compare and seek after the views that most closely align themselves with our beliefs (in economics and in all things, even politics). I dont think that we should just let things be the way that they are because they are. We as Christians are the proponents of good in an evil world. I agree that we shouldn’t align ourselves with Capitalism, and I agree with not labeling things as evil. There are elements of good in each system the trick is to side on the one with the most good.

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