RamistThomist
Puritanboard Clerk
I dont know about this Jacob. Every time telos is used, could you imagine translating it goal? Try it I did, and it left me shaking my head
Luk 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.(goal)
Jhn 13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.(goal)
Phl 3:19 Whose end(goal) [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Note that I didn't say translate it as goal everytime. I just said, like with many Greek words, that there are other meanings as well. The meaning I suggested preserves Christians ethics, though as one noted, the harem sounds cool.
Jacob, I need to find a good answer for this Christian ethics thought. I honestly do not know how to respond when I hear that. Or if not God's law then Man's law. I know it is a false dichotomy, and means very little if anything, but I cannot put my thoughts into coherent words at this time.
It is not either Sinai Law or anarchy, that I know.
If the law is no longer binding, then why can't I set up a harem? Given his premise (law is not binding), you can't deny the conclusion, logically speaking.