Consequences to acts

Re the idea that it doesn’t require belief in God to live moral lives, I am conscious of feeling mental states for which I feel praise- or blame-worthy. I am accountable for my actions not merely to myself and to society, but to some law-giver. Law, in the generic, is a rule of action apprehended by the mind, which the Bible calls heart. The Bible also tells us those who do instinctively what the law requires are a law unto themselves. God’s moral law does not change, will not change, and cannot change.

We have involuntary acts and voluntary acts. Involuntary controls the functions of the body but does not control thoughts that enter the mind. Voluntary is choice. I drink, eat, sleep, get up, tie my shoes, open the door, go to work, and choose to reject or act on the thoughts that enter my mind.

The book of Genesis gives an account of God’s creation of the world and all within it. The books called the gospels give an account of God sending his only son as a sacrifice. This is the rest of God. We may choose forgiveness and salvation, i.e., eternal life and the church. The books written by the apostle Paul explain salvation, and with the Holy Spirit, we choose to learn and train ourselves as the church.

Choice is more than belief; it is also what we do, a way of life. When we choose immoral acts, there are consequences, and I quote: “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.” B.W. FERGUSON

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