Sunday, October 13, 2019

Revelation over speculation

Today: An old family table, from likely before I was born, now sits next to my 'television' chair in the loft. This is a response to some in the dark, unintentional breaking of things on the floor, by guess who...
 

My response to a Twitter friend.

A response I provided to a Twitter friend that (paraphrased) stated that Abrahamic faiths can condemn those with different beliefs. I leave final judgement of others, post-mortem to God...

Those in Jesus Christ from 2 Corinthians 5: 10... 2 Corinthians 5:10 King James Version (KJV) 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. King James Version (KJV) Public Domain

Those outside of Jesus Christ whose names are not in the Book of Life (Philippians 4:3, Revelation) are ultimately judged by God (Revelation 20-22).

As I am a philosopher of religion, I enjoy and use speculation, but within my worldview, this is based on the final authority of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and reasonable, contextual, Christian theology and related philosophical theology.

As finite and sinful, I am not qualified to speculate on the infinite, eternal God's plan and method of salvation at the expense of divine revelation within religious history.

At the same time, within Christianity, I reason there is at times overemphasis by some within the Church, in regard to secondary doctrines which separates believers in negativity. Christianity (those within) does not always demonstrate sufficient love to those with different worldviews.

I also, within Western democracy, accept the existence of various worldviews.