Tag Archives: ethics

Is it prudent for the passions, propensities, and perspectives of the present to push aside the pervasive moral principles and probity of the past?

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Steve Simms

Has our culture walked away from the collective wisdom of mankind? Is it prudent for the passions, propensities, and perspectives of the present to push aside the pervasive moral principles and probity of the past? What makes us think that our … Continue reading →

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When 5 Judges’ Opinion Can Villanize Those Who Disagree

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Steve Simms

When political correctness pushes freedom of speech into the closet and people are harshly judged for speaking up about ethical standards and bullied into silence; when commitment to conscience is coerced into conformity to culture’s compulsive cravings and harshly called … Continue reading →

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Good & Evil Personalities Battle For The Human Heart & Brain

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Steve Simms

Everyday we see good and evil all around us. And if we are honest we see both good and evil inside our own hearts. Some people say that good and evil are nothing but human judgments — names that we … Continue reading →

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Just about everybody on the planet has a sense that some activities are morally wrong. Love doesn’t try to force people to support the activities that violate their conscience.

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Steve Simms
Posted in choice, coercion, courage of convictions, freedom, guilt, love wins, manipulation, marriage, moral choices, morality, quote, right and wrong, shame, violating conscience, voice of conscience | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

When Does Love Win?

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Steve Simms

Perhaps love doesn’t win with flags, pride, or court decision. So when does love really win? Love wins when I surrender to God’s love by laying down my desires and giving up my will. I saw this kind of broken, … Continue reading →

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It’s Your Choice–Principle Or Preference

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Steve Simms

Everyone’s choice . . . –Do I choose to use my freedom to follow and obey my own feelings? –Or do I choose to use my freedom to faithfully follow and obey the living, resurrected Jesus Christ and His teaching … Continue reading →

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Cool With The Culture? — Do It If You’re Like Felix / Don’t If You’re Like Paul!

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Steve Simms

Would Paul of Tarsus be quiet and encourage people to believe that they are good? Here’s what he did in the Bible. Paul wrote 1/3 of the New Testament — so what’d he talk about? Just the opposite of our … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong? (Winking At Sin)

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Steve Simms

Does anyone have the right to tell you you’re wrong? Or must the whole world wink when you do what you do? When everybody winks at wrong doing, soon nobody will know what is wrong. It’s not wrong to point out … Continue reading →

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got conscience? — A Poem & Some Quotes About Conscience

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Steve Simms

I wrote a poem about conscience: Are You Unconscience? Conscience is The inner call To think, say, and do What is right And what is true. To be unconscience Is to be Captured and controlled by Cravings and compulsions. If … Continue reading →

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Examining the S-word — sin.

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Steve Simms

It seems like the only sin left in American culture is calling something a sin. If you dare to use the s-word, you will promptly be accused of “judging.” You may even be called a “hater.” Nowadays society demands that we … Continue reading →

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