Devil's advocate: Are Christians morally obligated to care about the suffering of others?

RickeyD

@YeshuaBought ; You can care but don't suggest that a Christian is "morally" obligated to care because morality has NOTHING to do with compassion and obedience to God's edict to love one's neighbor as them self. Morality is relevant to sexuality, honesty, ethical behavior while compassion is practiced by the lost and the saved. A Christian may not feel compassionate or loving toward their neighbor or their enemy but the faithful Christian will seek obedience to God's edicts because they love God and desire to be pleasing to Him. A Christian's treatment or compassion toward others has nothing to with "morality" per se but much to do with obedience to God's will. Christians are morally obligated toward God concerning sexuality-ethical behavior but we're not "morally" obligated to feel compassion; we're obligated, out of obedience, to love our neighbor as our self...this is not moral behavior but obedience to the will of God separate from how we might feel. 

YeshuaBought

RickeyD said:

@YeshuaBought ; You can care but don't suggest that a Christian is "morally" obligated to care because morality has NOTHING to do with compassion and obedience to God's edict to love one's neighbor as them self. Morality is relevant to sexuality, honesty, ethical behavior while compassion is practiced by the lost and the saved. A Christian may not feel compassionate or loving toward their neighbor or their enemy but the faithful Christian will seek obedience to God's edicts because they love God and desire to be pleasing to Him. A Christian's treatment or compassion toward others has nothing to with "morality" per se but much to do with obedience to God's will. Christians are morally obligated toward God concerning sexuality-ethical behavior but we're not "morally" obligated to feel compassion; we're obligated, out of obedience, to love our neighbor as our self...this is not moral behavior but obedience to the will of God separate from how we might feel. 

Yes it does. if you lack compassion, you lack morality, end of story. I will never change my mind.

RickeyD

@YeshuaBought ; Compassion and morality are not synonymous. You advocate for abortion, the mutilation of babies in the womb - these babies suffer and are denied life as they are suctioned or cut from the mother's womb...is this compassionate or moral?  You say you care for the suffering and it's a Christian's responsibility - morally - to care for the less fortunate and suffering but you advocate for the suffering of babies; is this not hypocritical?

You are a lesbian-bisexual and claim you're a Christian...you disobey God through your sexual immorality yet you insist that Christian's are "morally" obligated to care for the less fortunate. Caring for the less fortunate has NOTHING to do with a "moral" obligation and everything to do with compassion and obedience to God's edicts. You neither care for the suffering of the most innocent or morality; therefore, devils advocate it is but you have no "moral" foundation from which to mandate Christians do anything.

YeshuaBought

RickeyD said:

@YeshuaBought ; Compassion and morality are not synonymous. You advocate for abortion, the mutilation of babies in the womb - these babies suffer and are denied life at they are suctioned or cut from the mother's womb...is this compassionate or moral?  You say you care for the suffering and it's a Christian's responsibility - morally - to care for the less fortunate and suffering but you advocate for the suffering of babies; is this not hypocritical?

You are a lesbian-bisexual...you disobey God through your sexual immorality yet you insist that Christian's are "morally" obligated to care for the less fortunate. Caring for the less fortunate has NOTHING to do with a "moral" obligation and everything to do with compassion and obedience to God's edicts. You neither care for the suffering of the most innocent or morality; therefore, devils advocate it is but you have no "moral" foundation from which to mandate Christians do anything.

I will not discuss political issues, on this debate, but I will discuss the fact that if you lack compassion, you are not a Christian, because Jesus said to do unto others. Please stop trying, because I don't care what you think, and I will never change my mind.