This is an intriguing question; one that I'm sure there is a wide variety of different answers on.

It’s particularly interesting that this topic should come up now because men have been actively debating this subject since, at least, the mid 1960’s when rationale about, ‘situational ethics’ was all the rage. It has subsequently been established that situational ethics do NOT work; but, unfortunately, the inherent moral lessons have failed to stick and, ‘strike home’.
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Simple minds often confuse the distinct and highly separate differences between spirit, and soul. In knowing esoteric faith spirit, and soul are NOT the same thing. Whenever a living soul consciously - even deliberately - destroys itself it is the spirit, itself, which ultimately suffers! The Messiah clearly stated,

‘Fear them not therefore: For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; nor hid, that shall not be known.’

(THIS IS NOT A CONDITIONAL...

Proverbs 14:30, ‘A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is rottenness to the bones.’

Are you in good health? Are you thriving with robust energy and strength? You, also, have a physical and a spiritual side to your life as well. You could have a strong physical heart, but rot to death from envious emotions within your spirit. King Solomon’s admonition was written to protect you from the horrible consequences of envy in your life. Will you let the, ‘King of Wisdom’...

Let’s consider sin, and the various kinds of death sin causes: Sin brought instant death to Adam and Eve’s affection for God; and the awareness of sin perverted their perfect marriage as well. (Genesis 2:17; 3:7-8) Years later, the consequences of, ‘original sin’ brought physical death to Adam and his wife; and, in accord with God’s wrath, in accord with His perfect will, their mortal souls were cast into Hell. (Genesis 5:5) Are you able to see that the motivation behind Eve’s desire to, ‘eat...

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