tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31320843.post898240578414223850..comments2023-07-06T02:44:56.798-07:00Comments on Joel's Monastery: OT #9: God will provide himself a Lambrameumptomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109035792711248691noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31320843.post-75439290511062454702014-03-07T12:30:52.237-08:002014-03-07T12:30:52.237-08:00It is very ethical. Is suicide by cop an ethical ...It is very ethical. Is suicide by cop an ethical issue? If Isaac was willing to die at his Father's hand, then we are still looking at a father killing (murder) a willing son (suicide). Our society has had huge fights over Dr Kevorkian and others, some fighting for the right to take one's own life, and others fighting to preserve all life.<br /><br />God is a God of agency, yet still commands and punishes the wicked.rameumptomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109035792711248691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31320843.post-65953817521475637712014-03-06T10:17:19.519-08:002014-03-06T10:17:19.519-08:00Is it really an ethical question? I think not, as ...Is it really an ethical question? I think not, as the comparisons of the victims of child or forced sacrifice, as we see described in Abraham's early experience with the priest of Pharaoh, is completely different than that of a willing sacrifice. It is evident, especially when one considers Isaac's likely age (reference Josephus), that Isaac went willingly to be sacrificed (type of Christ in Gethsemane) and was not a victim against his will as in the vast majority of the cases tied to idol worship. God is a god of Agency. He asks us to willingly sacrifice our will to Him that we might find our lives. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100044743938949651noreply@blogger.com