tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post4243476647761792992..comments2023-04-13T08:06:14.562-04:00Comments on A Lutheran Layman: Pope Francis Performed An Exorcism In Public!?!A Lutheran Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597604598312446960noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-48255225564405029002013-05-23T10:05:49.560-04:002013-05-23T10:05:49.560-04:00Remember how we stated that whether or not the tru...Remember how we stated that whether or not the truth was being proclaimed would ultimately determine whether or not we should accept any "miracle" as being legitimately from God?<br /><br />This is a prime example of what I was talking about:<br /><br />Pope Francis Says Atheist Can Be Good:<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/22/pope-francis-atheists-can-be-good<br /><br />For starters, he exhibits woeful ignorance of the holy Scriptures in this case. I mean, what about God's Word to the contrary?<br /><br />Psalm 53:3 (ESV) They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.<br /><br />Romans 3:11-12 (ESV) no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.<br /><br />That's just two examples.<br /><br />Furthermore, the very concept of morality (i.e. what is "good" and what is "bad") has the Lord as its source. He has defined morality for the world. So then how can an Atheist who rejects God be "good" when they reject the very notion of there being objective morality, or objective "right" and "wrong" in this life?<br /><br />This is why it's critical to be discerning, my friends (Acts 17:11; 1 John 4:1).<br /><br />In Christ Alone,<br />JeffA Lutheran Laymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597604598312446960noreply@blogger.com