6/13/13 To Scholardarity:
Cromwell Wu, who is writing in the first person in this article, is a graduate of the interdenominational Fuller Theological Seminary, in Los Angeles County, California, USA and used to be a pastor and teacher.
I hold two ideas of mine to be unique, whereas some other thinkers or scholars in world history, (as far as I know) may not have publicized these ideas. Let me share these ideas with other scholars on the [Scholardarity] website in order to let other scholars respond to me. Please let me know if my ideas are unique insights.
Here are my two great insights:
1. “That sinning just by thoughts must surely be less sinful or evil than sinning by deeds.” Thus when we just have evil thoughts (such as anger) as long as we can get rid of them soon or control them and never express them in evil deeds, then we have not committed a grave sin or a Deadly Sin (and don’t have to feel real guilty about them).
2. “Of all sins or evils, to seriously harm or even kill or murder some person for no good reason must be a most heinous sin or evil in God’s sight.” (Because people in Noah’s time were destroyed by the Deluge due to their violence.)(Genesis 6:11-13)
Appendix: July 10th 2013
When I stated that to harm seriously or even kill or murder some person (for no good reason) it must be a most heinous sin or evil in God’s sight, I mean that as a rule, you can seriously harm or kill some person or people only in the case of your having to defend yourself, because you are attacked, (that is, in self-defense). The first strike preemptive strategy certainly cannot be considered as “self-defense,” as a good reason.
I would also state that to try to overthrow an evil government by violent riots and battles, such as in a revolution, cannot be considered a good reason for harming and killing others either. Neither the Lord Jesus Christ nor the Apostles ever taught that it is all right to fight using armed force for freedom, as far as I know. In my opinion, only in the case when eliminating one or just a few evil rulers, one could overthrow an evil regime (such as what the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer tried to accomplish with some accomplices by trying to assassinate Adolf Hitler, then murder (assassination) can be considered as a good reason.
I really think if my “great” insights (ideas) could be spread widely and believed throughout the world, world peace would be enhanced and the world could be helped to become a better place.
Thanks a great lot!
Cromwell Wu
Mr. Cromwell Wu
c/o Pastor Champ Traylor
St. John’s United Church
480 St Anselmo Ave. North
North San Bruno, CA 94066, USA
