Is there such thing as Christian morality? This question was raised during my Intro to Christianity class the other day. As I thought about this more, I realized something that was surprising to me. There is NO such thing as Christian morality. An example used in class was when a student said that killing another person is something that is purely wrong. My professor, Dr. Eckley, said in response, "What if someone hits another person with their car on accident, the person is killed, but they had no intention of hurting anyone? Has the person driving the car done wrong? Have they sinned?" The response most people would give to this is no. The person did not wrong because they did not meat to kill anyone, it was clearly an accident. This would show that killing someone is not purely wrong, but it's a matter of the motive behind the action. There are numerous other arguments that support this that I won't get into on this post. I just found this an amazing revelation that Christian moralities are non-existent. Whether something is sinful or not is all a matter of the motive behind what someone does.
If you have any arguments that you think combat this, please let me know! I am continually redefining my own theology and I want to hear every side of this issue. Even if you think I'm crazy let me know!
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