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Motoman,

Thanks for picking the commandments I don't struggle with  Now, if you had picked the ones I DO struggle with, we would be in a world of hurt!  I think you just managed to land on the 3 that I have down!

I really appreciate your post.  I think being reminded of Christ and the atonement is something we cannot be reminded of enough. 

Thank you.

Why hell?

Check out Pascal's Wager.

There should be a commandment against using large font in posts.............hehehehe

The law was not created for us to be able to follow. It was created to show how high of standard God has for people and that we in our sinful status can not follow it completely.

Galatians 2:15-22

15"We who are Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners' 16know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.

 17"If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker. 19For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"

But to cover what the New Testament says about the Sabbath.

Mark 2:27 Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."

Chimneyduck,   Both are from the Old Testament and therefore don't apply to Christians today. 

Oh and on Pascal's wager, I just though you might find that interresting. I know you cannot fool God obviously. I just think it is one of those things that could possibly get someone to start looking at the possibility of a belief in God. I was an atheist/agnostic until I was 26.  It just took the possibility of a God to get me interrested in looking into all religions. 6 months later I gave my life to Christ. Craziest thing that has ever happened to me, but also the best.

Isn't it interesting that the question, "are you a good person?", became a discussion about religion? I suppose that should not be surprising as this is a religious forum. Perhaps a more interesting task  would be to define a good person, or perhaps more basically, define goodness. What is goodness? Do you have to be a Christian to be good? Do you have to be religious to be good? Can an atheist be good? Is goodness an absolute constant, with a definition that is the same in all times, places and societies? Would an Aztec priest who was kind and generous to all of his people, but who also cut the heart out of human sacrifices with the intent of saving his people by appeasing the gods , be considered good?

I don't believe in your imaginary freind, but I am going to repent on my death bed, just in case.

 Good call...............lol................sounds like Constantine..........

This is a good point.  Who measures "good"?  Society?  I am digging the Aztec priest, as long as I ain't the sacrifice....lol  

Well ChimneyDuck, I use to think exactly like you, so I can relate to your comments, but what if God doesn't go by your standards?

I often act with complete disregard to my intelligence and best interest. Am I a good person; I would say I’m a struggling person. While sometimes my stupidity can’t be diminished; thankfully, it can be forgiven…

And the name on my lips is, Jesus.