This cartoon from David Hayward highlights an interesting question. Some think that, if they can find a verse in the Bible that says it is OK to be a jerk, then it is OK to be a jerk.
But I’d suggest that, at this point, the very act of looking for justification for being jerk, shows that you are a jerk. And that status doesn’t change, or become less problematic, no matter what the Bible happens to say on the topic.
What the Bible says doesn’t make something moral or immoral. But how you use the Bible, and what you go to it seeking to justify, does say a lot about your morality or lack thereof.
See also the discussion of different views of the Bible on the Jesus Creed blog.
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