You misquoted me. I did not say out of "...love for and a desire to please...". I said, "...out of love and a desire to please..." This is distinctly different. I did not say that we do the what is moral only out of love for God. We do things out of LOVE period. This includes "out of love for other people" and "a desire to promote fair, civilized society."
Furthermore, it doesn't seem like you are promoting a fair, civilized society by attacking other people's beliefs and cursing their posts. I was simply clarifying the situation from a Christian perspective... one that you obviously have not experienced. Yet, you seem to be able to explain the actions and motives of Christians as if you know.
If you would do some studying into the Christian faith, you'd soon realize that your assumptions are wrong. Christians do not do the right thing out of fear of punishment because Jesus' death on the cross was the payment for the sins of all who would receive the gift. Therefore, what fear do Christians have of punishment? We do the right thing out of love and a desire to please the one who has done so much for us.
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You misquoted me. I did not say out of "...love for and a desire to please...". I said, "...out of love and a desire to please..." This is distinctly different. I did not say that we do the what is moral only out of love for God. We do things out of LOVE period. This includes "out of love for other people" and "a desire to promote fair, civilized society." Furthermore, it doesn't seem like you are promoting a fair, civilized society by attacking other people's beliefs and cursing their posts. I was simply clarifying the situation from a Christian perspective... one that you obviously have not experienced. Yet, you seem to be able to explain the actions and motives of Christians as if you know.
If you would do some studying into the Christian faith, you'd soon realize that your assumptions are wrong. Christians do not do the right thing out of fear of punishment because Jesus' death on the cross was the payment for the sins of all who would receive the gift. Therefore, what fear do Christians have of punishment? We do the right thing out of love and a desire to please the one who has done so much for us.