Originally posted by Starlight
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Ephesians 2:
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
Matthew 7
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers.’
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers.’
Both NRSVCE. I would concede that, technically, a plain interpretation is a kind of interpretation. People are free to interpret those verse in a more soothing way, but I see nothing that would suggest my interpretation is incorrect. If you prefer, New Advent has a trilingual Bible, I could quote that.
have been telling you my view. If you don't want to agree with it you don't have to.
Sure. But it's worth bearing in mind that most philosophers are atheists and most who are atheists are moral realists. So when you go around confidently declaring that there is no 'atheist' position on morality, that you would seem to be wrong, at least in the sense that we can point to a majority one. If you want to hold a different personal view on the topic of morality, that is, of course, your prerogative.
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