I would like to add a new feature to my blog. The weekly debate. I plan on posting a question each week and want to hear from everyone. Please give your honest opinion and then I encourage each of you to debate it back and forth.
This week's question is....Can a Christian, in good conscience, purchase and use a radar detector? I feel that it is not something that a professing Christian should do. While it says no where in Scripture that speeding is a sin, we are called to obey the law of the land. I, for one, could benefit by having one. I drive all day long and it would be helpful to go faster and get home sooner. But I have always felt that it was wrong to have a radar detector. Please let me know what you think. I would love to hear every one's thoughts on this issue.
8 comments:
Is there a differrnce between using a radar detector and simply scanning the hoizon for police cars? :)
Yeah...breaking the law is a sin...so having a radar detector to help you break the law sounds like sin to me.
I'd say no. The intent of a radar detector is to help you break the law with impunity. That's not something a Christian should try to do.
No. Intentionally attempting to evade the law doesn't sound very Christ-like to me.
Good question Joel.;-).
Well so far I argee with everyone. God intends for us to obey the law of the land so long as we do not have to sin by doing so. I have a few business associates that claim to be christians and use a radar dector. I travel a lot of highway miles every day and in all my years of driving I have never used a radar detector nor do I ever plan to use one. Thanks to Joel,Tim, and Brett for coming to my blog welcome and I hope to hear from you again.
Oops I was not signed in as myself I was on my wifes blog and jumped to mine without signing in. The comment from Tracy was actually from me.
Is it a sin to post on a blog under someone else's name?
-Tim Ellsworth
;)
Joel,
Only if it is someone other than your wife. ;-o . To blog under another name is a form of deception. LOL
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