James 4:17
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So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
Romans 1:32
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Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
Matthew 6:24
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“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
2 Timothy 2:15
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Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
1 Timothy 4:12
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Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Romans 13:8-10
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Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Romans 3:23
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For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
John 3:16
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Luke 12:42-46
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And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.
Mark 7:20-23
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And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
Matthew 26:41
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Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 7:12
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“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
1 John 2:15-17
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Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 1:9
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:8
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If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 Timothy 6:17-19
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As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
1 Timothy 6:10
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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
1 Timothy 6:9
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But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. …
Colossians 3:17
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And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Ephesians 4:18
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They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
Ephesians 2:1
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And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
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Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
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Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Romans 14:23
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But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
Romans 13:1-7
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Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. …
Acts 17:11
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Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Acts 4:32-35
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Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.
John 17:17
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Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
John 3:16-17
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Luke 2:51
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And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
Matthew 25:14-30
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“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. …
Matthew 18:6-9
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But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. “Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
Matthew 7:1-5
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“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
Matthew 6:13
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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Matthew 5:13-16
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“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Psalm 50:10-12
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For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine. “If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine.
Revelation 21:8
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But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
1 John 3:2
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Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
2 Peter 3:9
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The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
1 Peter 4:17
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For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
1 Peter 4:10
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As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:
1 Peter 3:17
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For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.
1 Peter 2:22
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He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
1 Peter 2:21
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For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
James 4:7
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Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 2:19
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You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!
James 1:5
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If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Hebrews 13:5
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Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Hebrews 10:24-25
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And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Hebrews 9:27
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And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,
Hebrews 5:14
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But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
Titus 2:5
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To be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
2 Timothy 3:2
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For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
1 Timothy 6:9-10
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But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Colossians 3:1-2
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If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Philippians 3:21
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Who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
Ephesians 6:1-4
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:1
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Ephesians 5:11
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Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
Ephesians 2:8-9
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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:3
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Among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Galatians 5:19-21
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Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 3:22
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But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
Galatians 2:20
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I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
2 Corinthians 5:17
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
2 Corinthians 5:10
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For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
1 Corinthians 10:31
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So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 6:12
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“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.
1 Corinthians 5:5
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You are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 2:15
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The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.
Romans 14:21
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It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
Romans 14:12
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So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Romans 14:1-23
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As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. …
Romans 13:1
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Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Romans 8:5-8
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For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Romans 8:5
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For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
Romans 7:15
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For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
Romans 7:1-25
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Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress. Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. …
Romans 6:23
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For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:14
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For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Romans 6:1-23
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What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. …
Romans 5:8
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But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 3:18
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“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 2:8
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But for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
Romans 2:1
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Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
Romans 1:28
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And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
Romans 1:26-27
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For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
Acts 20:28
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Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
Acts 1:11
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And said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
John 15:22
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If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
John 10:10
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The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
John 9:41
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Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.
John 8:34
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Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.
John 7:24
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Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”
John 3:19-21
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And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать грубую лексику.
На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать разговорную лексику.
отличать правильное от неправильного
отличить правильное от неправильного
отличать хорошее от плохого
отличить плохое от хорошего
отличить хорошее от плохого
знают, что хорошо, а что плохо
moral: able to know right from wrong in conduct; deciding and acting from that understanding.
We should know right from wrong and feel strong and powerful enough to fight for the right when we see wrong.
Мы должны отличать правильное от неправильного и чувствовать себя достаточно сильным, чтобы бороться за правильное, когда мы видим противоположное.
However, in some situations it may be difficult to know right from wrong.
You may somewhere else to study if ou wish, but this poor brother does not even know right from wrong.
But the point is, he’ll know right from wrong because you did your job.
Colorado law defines insanity as the inability to know right from wrong because of a mental illness or defect.
Законодательство Колорадо определяет невменяемость как неспособность отличать хорошее от плохого по причине больного рассудка или умственной отсталости.
I don’t know right from wrong all the time.
We all, inherently know right from wrong.
We know what heals us, we know right from wrong.
For years, these scientists categorically ruled out the possibility that animals might have a sense of morality — that they know right from wrong.
В течение многих лет эти ученые полностью исключали возможность того, что у животных присутствует чувство морали, то есть они отличают правильное от неправильного.
I have put MY Own Spirit within you so you know right from wrong.
Legally a person is considered insane if he doesn’t know right from wrong; but this is hardly a guide we can use in our delicate daily judgments and choices.
Легально, человек считается душевнобольным, если он не может отличить правильное от неправильного, но это мы вряд ли можем использовать для наших искусных суждений и для выбора в повседневной жизни.
The Group takes the Code of Conduct and its detailed regulation seriously and consider its enforcement to be among our highest priorities, but it is also acknowledged that it is sometimes difficult to know right from wrong.
Компания Capitols серьезно относится к данному Кодексу, и будет считать его обязательное выполнение одним из своих первостепенных приоритетов, но она также признает, что иногда бывает трудно отличить правильное от неправильного.
I may not be able to match him bribe for bribe, but I know right from wrong!
«These children, who do not know right from wrong and have no concept of universal values, will become the defenders of the Communist Party, that is, free Internet propagandists for the regime,» Tang told Epoch Times.
«Эти дети, которые не отличают правильное от неправильного и не имеют никакого понятия об общечеловеческих ценностях, станут защитниками коммунистической партии, то есть бесплатными интернет-пропагандистами режима», — сказал г-н Тан репортёру Epoch Times (Великая Эпоха).
How am I supposed to know right from wrong if I don’t even know who the hell I am anymore?
We were raised to know right from wrong.
That you still know right from wrong.
Without guidance I don’t know right from wrong.
They should know right from wrong, Steward said.
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Общая лексика: понимать, что такое хорошо, а что такое плохо, Отличать хорошее от плохого
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know right from wrong — understand the difference between what is right and what is wrong … English contemporary dictionary
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right and wrong test — A test, applied in determining responsibility for an act otherwise constituting criminal homicide, according to the ability or capacity of the accused to distinguish between right and wrong. 26 Am J1st Homi § 79. The test of criminal… … Ballentine’s law dictionary
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know — [nō] vt. knew, known, knowing [ME knowen < OE cnawan, akin to OHG cnāhan < IE base * ĝen , *ĝnō , to know, apprehend > CAN1, KEN, L gnoscere, to know, Gr gignōskein] 1. to have a clear perception or understanding of; be sure of or well… … English World dictionary
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from — [ weak frəm, strong fram ] preposition *** 1. ) given, sent, or provided by someone used for stating who gives or sends you something or provides you with something: You ll have to borrow the money from someone else. She wanted an apology from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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know — know1 W1S1 [nəu US nou] v past tense knew [nju: US nu:] past participle known [nəun US noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(have information)¦ 2¦(be sure)¦ 3¦(be familiar with somebody/something)¦ 4¦(realize)¦ 5¦(skill/experience)¦ 6¦(know somebody s qualities)¦ 7… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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right — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is morally good PREPOSITION ▪ in the right (= having justice and truth on your side) ▪ There s no doubt that he s in the right on this. PHRASES ▪ have right on your side (esp. BrE) … Collocations dictionary
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wrong — 1 adjective 1 NOT CORRECT saying, believing, or depending on something that is not correct: Your calculations must be wrong. | be wrong to think/say: I m sorry; I was wrong to assume that you wanted to go. | prove sb wrong: I wish you d stop… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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wrong — wrong1 W1S1 [rɔŋ US ro:ŋ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not correct)¦ 2 be wrong (about somebody/something) 3¦(problems)¦ 4¦(not the right one)¦ 5¦(not morally right)¦ 6¦(not suitable)¦ 7¦(not working)¦ 8 be the wrong way round/around 9 the wrong way up … Dictionary of contemporary English
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wrong — I adj. 1) completely, dead (colloq.), totally wrong 2) wrong in (I was wrong in going there) 3) wrong to + inf. (it was wrong of them to gossip = they were wrong to gossip; I was wrong to disregard your advice; it is wrong to lie) 4) wrong with… … Combinatory dictionary
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right — rightable, adj. /ruyt/, adj., righter, rightest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 2. in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the… … Universalium
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right — [[t]raɪt[/t]] adj. right•er, right•est, n. adv. v. 1) in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct[/ex] 2) in conformity with fact or reason: the right answer[/ex] 3) correct in judgment, opinion, or action 4) appropriate;… … From formal English to slang
Some priests who are communists will
Некоторые священники, которые будут коммунистами, создадут
We share a single planet populated by human beings, who have been granted superior intelligence,
Мы живем на одной планете, населенной человеческими существами, которых наделили высшим разумом,
You get up off your arse, you make sure your kids grow up knowing right from wrong, and spend their days in school, not hanging around drug dens.
Надо не зад просиживать, а постараться, чтобы твои дети научились отличать хорошее от плохого, чтобы они в школу ходили, а не слонялись по наркопритонам.
Some priests who are communists will
Они то и создадут эту неразбериху,
The schools are the place where they must learn respect and coexistence, recognizing the individual worth of men and women,
gaining sound knowledge and values, and knowing right from
wrong.
The decisions they make there will last a lifetime, as
they will
know
their goals and recognize their opportunities.
Именно в школах необходимо учить взаимному уважению и сосуществованию при понимании личностных ценностей женщин и мужчин,
позволяющих им приобретать прочные знания и ценности, отличать хорошее от плохого и принимать решения жизненной важности,
ставя себе цели и осознавая свои возможности.
My whole career, my whole life, even when I knew nothing, I at least
knew right
from wrong.
На протяжении всей моей карьеры, всей жизни, даже когда я не знал ничего, по крайней мере я мог отличить хорошее от плохого.
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To understand how acquire have moral knowledge, we first need to understand what sort of thing we are talking about when we speak of right and wrong. I want to propose a non-naturalist account of morality as first put forth by G.E. Moore in his Principia Ethica (1903). Following Moore, we can conceive of morality as a sort of universal dimension. All actions fall somewhere in this moral dimension, from extremely good to extremely bad and a neutral middle.
Let me now liken morality to time. There is no physical aspect of reality to which we can point that shows time itself. But we don’t need something physical to point at to know that the passage of time occurs. Rather, time seems to impress itself upon us because our mental faculties are designed to experience its passing. This seems true of morality too. When we witness a murder and say that it’s wrong, we aren’t pointing to a physical entity of ‘wrongness’; instead we are highlighting a value that is inherent in the witnessed action. The moral dimension impresses itself on us in such a way that we can perceive moral properties.
One may wonder how, if we can apprehend moral facts in this way, that there is still widespread disagreement on moral matters. But moral facts aren’t all as simple as ‘killing is bad’ and ‘being helpful is good’. Killing can’t be absolutely wrong, since someone may rightly kill a person to stop the detonation of a bomb in a school. Actions have a range of different motivations and unseen background facts. To know if something complex is moral, we need to know not only the action but the cause, the mind-set of the person taking the action, and the intended effect. Moral knowledge can be derived from measuring the impressions a person has about an action, and investigating the thinking of the person who made the action. Some people are better at receiving these impressions and thus turning them into knowledge. This isn’t to turn ethicists into priests of morality. It is, as my metaethics professor said, like space: someone may constantly bump their head due to a lack of spatial awareness. We can all gain better knowledge of morality by learning how to better read our moral impressions.
Julian Shields, Manly, Auckland, NZ
There is no magic formula, but there is a pathway which may help in situations of doubt. First, ascertain the facts of a situation. Ignorance never promotes good decisions. Let others thrust on you facts you would rather overlook. Second, and more difficult, try to predict the consequences of the actions you might take. Unfortunately even correctly predicted consequences themselves cause unforeseeable consequences. But even the most dedicated non-consequentialist must consider consequences because actually conferring benefit on others is an important moral principle, if not an overriding one. Third, look at the moral principles which tell you to do one thing or the other. Those principles must be both valid and relevant, which is often arguable. Catholics think that divorce is wrong, but Islam makes divorce easy for men. You think that we must respect the sanctity of even a murderer’s life; I think the principle of sanctity of life has been forsaken by murderers. Finally take the decision.
Unfortunately valid and relevant moral principles clash, and we may have to decide which one we should follow of two equally pertinent claims. My utilitarian approach is that the most important objective is usually the one that brings the most good into the world; but that is not always the case. I have a greater duty to some than to others, which clashes with the duty to save more lives than fewer: but I will save my own child rather than ten strangers. Morality started as care of kin and we should not stray too far from its roots. Also some principles may be intrinsically more important than others. Perhaps it is more important not to take life than to save it, so I should refuse to kill one to save two. But what if I can save fifty by killing one? Morality can be relative to circumstances, not absolute, and at some point the utilitarian principle wins. Analysing analogous situations where the answer is clear is useful; seeing how they differ from the current situation clarifies thinking. And always discuss problems both with those you respect and with those who disagree with you. When you get it wrong, forgive yourself, and try to do better next time.
Allen Shaw, Harewood, Leeds
Perhaps the best way to answer this question is to take commonly accepted ethical notions and appraise them for the case at hand, as accordance to a central ethical principle often appears a sound basis of ethical action. One such principles is the Golden Rule (‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’), variously occurring in many religious and belief systems. The idea that notions such as this one are reliable indicators of ‘rights’ and ‘wrongs’ is persuasive. Some moralists believe ethical action arises from a sense of duty, and not from a natural predisposition to good behaviour. Recognising responsibilities to others, not self-interest, does seem morally positive. Furthermore, following Kant, some theorists believe we must not treat others ‘merely as a means to an end’ but rather as ‘ends in themselves’, acknowledging their capacity for ethical thought. Treating people as merely an end not a means seems ethically sound: it is altruistic and respectful of others; arguably very important qualities in right ethical behaviour.
However, rigid application of ethical rules may have seemingly unethical conclusions. The majority of people would believe it wrong to lie in most circumstances yet right to lie in specific situations, such as to save a life. Secondly, an emphasis upon the importance of duty can give the impression that ethics is demanding and counter-intuitive, which is not entirely convincing: it seems difficult to criticise a naturally generous person for not being truly ethical because they do not act out of a sense of duty. Finally, although most would agree we should respect and value others persons, we may accept treating others as a means if the end is liable to have significantly more favourable consequences. For example, many people would agree it is right to sacrifice the life of one person if it saves many lives, and in fact wrong not to do so. So it seems that although people often have clear sentiments which tell them when behaviour is right or wrong, they also accept that there are times when rigid adherence to the same principles is problematic and/or unethical, making ethics as uncertain as any other branch of philosophy. This means absolute ethical judgements on right and wrong are difficult, so important ethical debates remain unresolved.
Jonathan Tipton, Preston, Lancashire
Philosophers can quibble over many different theories, but in the end I would advocate a simple boo-hurrah approach to discerning right from wrong. Okay, I’m not accounting for psychopaths. Nevertheless, I would argue that the majority of human beings have an innate sense of disgust at immoral acts, stemming from empathy. If you want to know if your actions towards another individual are right or wrong, just ask yourself if that’s how you would want to be treated. That’s the objectivity: we’re living, aware creatures. Why complicate it more than that?
Morgan Millard, Urmston, Manchester
It might be inferred from the question that discerning right from wrong is essentially cognitive. Thus, employing the terminology of Benjamin Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives in the cognitive domain, I am able to recall things deemed right or wrong and I can understand why they are so. I can apply my recall and understanding of right and wrong to act appropriately in specific circumstances; I can analyse behaviours and determine which are right and wrong; I can evaluate why some are right or wrong; and I can create more finely nuanced conceptions of rightness or wrongness. This learning is acquired by trial and error, and inferred from the reactions of other people to what I do or say.
But, it is an affective issue too: the reactions of others to what I say or do evoke feelings in me. To use Bloom in this domain: initially, I attend to or note particular actions that evoke responses from others or feelings in me. I learn to respond to some actions in some circumstances by others. I feel, too, that some responses are more valued by others or by myself. I organise some of these valued responses according to some principles. Eventually, these principles interlink so that my conduct is characterised by them.
For example, when my mother first put me to her breast I followed an innate need for sustenance. However, I felt pleasures of satiation, of warmth, of security. I cried when I felt hunger, or cold and, later, fear. I learned that this woman provided for these needs, on demand. Then, without intent, my toothless gums squeezed the nipple too hard. My mother flinched, drew away, withdrawing food. I cried, and supply was restored. I attended to those things and remembered: I responded to maternal actions, noted that for some of my actions she would provide things which gave pleasure and for others her response provided less pleasure. I learned which things my mother valued and led to her supply of pleasure to me. She was thus defining right and wrong. As I acquired language, I conceptualised these ideas and, in dialogue with her, and, increasingly, with others, refined these concepts. Right and wrong are defined socially by interactions amongst other people and me. They are learned. My desire for acceptance into society made me learn and conform to its ideas of rightness or wrongness.
Alasdair Macdonald, Glasgow
As an individual I am born into a society requiring adherence to a set of rules and values by which I did not choose to be bound. I am expected to behave in a certain way and live by certain rules in order to live in harmony with my fellow citizens. Assuming I have no psychological disorder, I begin to learn these societal expectations from an early age, from associations with groups, which form my cultural identity. As a member of a family, a religion, a country, a school, a workplace, I am taught the practices, values and rules of those associations. For example, as a young family member, I learn through guidance by parents that it is bad to be spiteful to siblings, and that the right behaviour sets a good example to younger siblings who may learn right from wrong from me. As an adult, I am bound by an employment contract, losing my job if I breach it. As an autonomous being, I take responsibility for my actions regarding my choice of associations. With exposure to other cultures, moralities and belief systems, I may start to question my learned behaviours and morals, reasoning as to whether or not I wish to maintain those associations, weighing up the consequences of discontinuing with what I know, and attaching myself to new associations and groups – for example, changing religion and the effect this may have on my family and friends. But in general, I can know right from wrong through my identity associations, sanctioning any resultant punishment concerning the choices I make as an adult. There may be conflicts: for example, some cultures advocate honour killings, whereas others maintain it is never right to kill another person. So what to do if you associate with a culture that advocates honour killings, but the laws of the society in which you live do not allow this? Choosing to stray from your original associations may result in penal punishment.
Sharon Painter, Rugeley, Staffs
Basically, I can’t. Not in any definitive way. Unlike laws of physics, which govern regardless of human understanding, concepts of right and wrong are constructions, products of a developing self-awareness. Reason, as Nietzsche suggests, was a late addition to our animal instincts. To highlight the implications of this, look at attitudes towards killing. For early humans, the crime of ‘murder’ would be a nonsensical idea. One had to kill to survive, making ‘murder’ an accepted hazard of daily life. Only the move from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to settled communities lessened the need to slaughter in self-defence, thus beginning the slow march to recognising murder as immoral. However, there is a problem. Many believe killing can be justified in some circumstances. Such ambiguities mean that knowing right from wrong in any absolute sense is impossible, even in seemingly clear-cut instances. But the same applies in other areas. No matter how abhorrent and objectionably wrong I believe various crimes to be, an example of historical permissibility can be found. Humans, at some point, have accepted rape, theft and persecution without question.
As right and wrong do not exist outside the collective consciousness of the planet’s population at a particular moment, it is only possible to pass judgement in hindsight. We could argue that changing attitudes are evidence of an inherent ‘wrongness’ in certain acts, perhaps pointing to a natural order of right and wrong similar to discovering laws of physics. But such convictions have proved false before. For millennia it was thought that religious texts gave definitive answers; yet if a Creator were to reveal themselves and say, ‘Same sex marriage is wrong’, or ‘Capital punishment is right’, a lot of people, including me, would have tremendous difficulty accepting it. Suddenly, we’d irrefutably know right and wrong, but feel that many ‘right’ things were ‘wrong’, and vice versa.
Some aspects of right and wrong may seem given, but for the most part we have to follow our conscience. For this reason, nothing is certain. I simply have to do my best.
Glenn Bradford, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
The short answer is, I can’t. Dr Oliver Scott Curry of Oxford University has essentially cracked the problem of morality, based on empirical evidence from sixty cultures, present and historical. What follows is my take on his original thoughts, so the random book should go to him.
Like Rome and its hills, morality is built on seven naturally evolved values, held to varying degrees, whose functions are promoting cooperation or resolving conflict. The greatest of these is Possession, held sacrosanct by nine tenths of cultures and the law. Next come Kinship, Loyalty and Reciprocity, espoused by three quarters. Over half of cultures rate Respect (for the powerful) and Humility (of the powerless). Last and least comes Fairness, valued by only 15%. So dosvidanya socialism, and never give a sucker an even break. The punch line is, there are no other moral values. Each individual can claim their peculiar principle, plus aesthetic judgment; but only these seven values can be truly shared.
Cultures and societies differ in the scope and priority they ascribe to these seven pillars of morality. Right is what helps achieve some conscious or unconscious goal, be it reproduction, social cohesion, long life, prosperity, or conquest. Wrong is what obstructs the goal, and evil is interpreted as doing so intentionally. Values may be incompatible, one negating another with traumatic results. What if the goal is to wield absolute domination over absolute submission, forever?
Dr Nicholas B. Taylor, Little Sandhurst
What can we say about the question? First, we must already to an extent know the answer: we must already have some idea what ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ mean. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t understand the question. But at the same time, we disagree with others about ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. But surely, if we know ourselves what is right and wrong, all we need to do is explain what those words refer to when we use them, others can explain what they are referring to, and our apparent disagreement will be resolved?
Yet we cannot do this. We can all look at an action, be in total agreement about the facts, about what the action consists of, about what effects it has, yet still disagree about whether or not it is right. If that is the case, then we cannot be arguing about the nature of that action. Our disagreement – and thus what we each mean by ‘right’ – must lie elsewhere. This helps explain why we sometimes cannot agree about the rightness of an action: its degree of rightness can only be judged comparatively, against other actions. Then which actions? If we could name the property that distinguished ‘right’ actions from the rest, we would have also named what we meant by rightness and wrongness. But if we could do that, then we would be back to rightness and wrongness referring to some fact, and any apparent disputes would be revealed as simply misunderstandings. But again, our failure to agree suggests this is cannot be the case. If right and wrong are graduations of a single system, and if we cannot place boundaries on that system, then that system must contain everything. What sorts of systems contain everything, or try to? Philosophical ones. So I would argue that our individual understanding of right and wrong is determined by our own philosophy. In so far as we have such a general philosophy, then we already know right and wrong. If we are unsure of them, it is because our philosophy remains unformed in our own minds.
John White, London
Why should we expect to be able to know right from wrong? Morality isn’t written into the universe the way facts of nature seem to be: it’s a matter of human choice, and people choose to respond to moral issues in different ways. Systems such as Bentham’s utilitarianism or Kant’s deontology have important insights but they all have drawbacks – the first for its wilful disregard of innocent people’s (assumed) rights, the second for its disregard of consequences. But what is the yardstick against which we judge the apparent failings of these two systems? For positivists, it’s a matter of psychology based on evolution and upbringing. Does this lead to relativism, with its apparent contradiction that we should never intervene in another culture or criticise a psychopath? I don’t think so. Within most polities the idea of inflicting unnecessary pain on the innocent is abhorrent. Through some inner instinct or psychological preference, we know (or is it believe?) that such cruelty is wrong. And we know if we follow certain rules that our society will give us outcomes that more or less accord with our moral preferences. In many countries enough people share enough of these values to give a sense of common purpose in pursuit of morality. Why shouldn’t we seek to convince others, that ours is a way of life that suits human psychological preferences, both theirs and ours?
However, that cohesive set of common instincts breaks down in more problematic cases such as abortion or various versions of Phillipa Foot’s ‘trolley problem’. For these there may be no agreement on what is right and we don’t have a method of deciding in some formulaic way what the correct action is. Any solution will cut across someone’s inner instinct, and there is no other way of testing the decision-making process. We agonise over these difficult problems. Perhaps the important question is not Did we get the morally right solution? – where there may be none – but Did we agonise enough? Did we grapple and make sure we looked at the problem from all possible sides?
Peter Keeble, Harrow, London
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