@aaronssongs,
aaronssongs;39697 wrote:So Classic Greek literature predates biblical writings, so what? And do those writings speak of future events before they happen as the Bible dose? And which one of those writings warned the people of earth that living a sexually immoral life will bring evil on them? I can't wait to hear your well educated answer. No, lets not leave it at that, back up your statement with facts. Which one of those Classic Greek writings warned the people of earth to live pure lives in order to keep themselves from evil? Where are your facts?
So what? Some of the greatest literature in the world and all you can say is 'So what'? Aristotle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Classical
In the classical period many of the genres of western literature became more prominent. Lyrical poetry, odes, pastorals, elegies, epigrams; dramatic presentations of comedy and tragedy; histories, rhetorical treatises, philosophical dialectics, and philosophical treatise all arose in this period. As the genres evolved, various expectations arose, such that a particular poetic genre came to require the Doric or Lesbian dialect.
The two major lyrical poets were Sappho and Pindar. The Classical era also saw the dawn of drama. Of the hundreds of tragedy|tragedies written and performed during the classical age, only a limited number of plays by three authors have survived: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
Like tragedy, comedy arose from a ritual in honor of Dionysus, but in this case the plays were full of frank obscenity, abuse, and insult. The surviving plays by Aristophanes are a treasure trove of comic presentation. Menander is considered the best of the writers of the New Comedy.
Two of the most influential historians who had yet lived flourished during Greece's classical age: Herodotus and Thucydides. A third historian, Xenophon, began his 'Hellenica' where Thucydides ended his work about 411 BC and carried his history to 362 BC.
The greatest prose achievement of the 4th century was in philosophy. Amongst the tide of Greek philosophy, three names tower above the rest: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Were it not for Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, Western civilization would not exist as we know it.
Most of the writings were of a practical nature, dealing with the stuff of life, asking questions as to the how and why of things, and man's part in it. I don't know if there were predictions for future events in the writings...but look at the good that has been done by Biblical predictions....they might as well have gone missing for all the good it has done. People kill, go to war, abuse each other...there are disasters, floods, volcanic eruptions...it's not like the Bible provided a template that would avert such calamities...so what good is being warned, if you can't change anything?
We should live good and holy lives, despite whatever may come, because it's the "right thing to do"...it shouldn't be "fear-based", or under threat of retribution. How stupid is that?
If your premise is that the Bible, or bible reading has made the world a better place...then the verdict would be a deadlocked jury. For some, the world is a nightmare, and a hell on earth. For others, a thing of beauty and wonder.
However, for you to suggest that HIV/AIDS is the just reward for living an immoral life is simply ludicrous. One can be infected during one single solitary sexual encounter.....hardly indicative of a "sexual butterfly". Some teens have become infected after their first sexual experience. Would you call them "immoral", and therefore, got their "just desserts"???
My question to you is in the end, do you expect leniency for your transgressions, while you seemingly have no sympathy or compassion for others?
If the Bible was constructed, in an effort to keep evil from the world, it didn't work. There is more than enough evil to go around. And hate is, seemingly, everywhere.[/QUOTE]
I don't care about how great the classic Greek literature is. I care that the World has ignored the warnings given in the Bible. Yes most of the writings were of a pratical nature and asking questions. The Bible does not ask questions, it tells you what will happen in this world because of unchecked sin. The Bible has made people who receive it's message better people over all. And the one's who donot receive it's message often donot try to achieve
those higher moral standards. You say some teens have become infected after their first sexual experience. You asked, would I call them "imoral". My answer to that is YES, if they were not married, YES. Sex is not some game, it is something God gave us to be pure in the marriage. I have had sex with one woman in my life, and that is my wife. Neither one of us have to worry about contracting some social sickness because we followed the Biblical standard. God did not send AIDS, but God told us how to avoid it. And the Bible tells us that most of the world would not be intrested in it's truth, because most of this world loves darkness more than light. This world loves pleasure more than God. And that is why Christ said, wide is the gate that leads to destruction and many their be that go in there at, but narrow is the gate that leads to eternal life, and few there be that find it. When people ignore God's warnings and support lifestyles that will harm others. Then they are the real one's who lack compassion. Real compassion requires that you speak the truth, and give warnings to protect those around you.
