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To: HarleyD; Forest Keeper
Thanks for your reply. I do hear that you've qualifed your "yes" after review, but IMHO, you're moving further away from an answer.

To God, without Christ, they are not good decisions.

Then either: -You have arrived at a tautology: A good decision is a good decision made by a saved Christian. You have defined away the question rather than answer it.

Or:

-You are including selfless love as being "with Christ". (I don't think you're meaning this, although I'd certainly go this direction.)

these are "good" decisions as the world defines them-not as God defines them

Would a man that lay down his life for his friends out of love be a "good" decision as God defines it?

10,014 posted on 02/10/2007 3:45:45 PM PST by D-fendr
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To: D-fendr; Forest Keeper
Then either: -You have arrived at a tautology: A good decision is a good decision made by a saved Christian. You have defined away the question rather than answer it.

Are we talking about good "decisions" or good "works"? You seem to change what precisely you're looking for. To be perfectly clear about good "works", here is how the Westminster Confession defines it which I would agree with. Scriptural references are provided at the link.

Now, what part do you find confusing?
10,032 posted on 02/10/2007 5:36:01 PM PST by HarleyD
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