You ' re misinterpreting what I wrote . Natural is being used to mean it ' s the way things are supposed to work . Having said that , people are supposed to put forward an effort in befriending people . You cannot expect other people to come to you if you appear to be a reclusive shut in . <| sep |> I own both and I must say that as far as reliability goes , the G 2 wins hands down . Hardware may be outdated but if you want a phone that just works 100 % of the time , then get a G 2 . <| sep |> Disclaimer i am not trained in theology , these are my personal opinions as a selfidentifying liberal Christian . First I don ' t think justice and mercy are contradictory . It isn ' t as simple as I am just , so you are punished vs i am merciful , so I let you do whatever damaging act you want . Your sentence that a father that loves his son won ' t simply let him do whatever it is the boy wants is quite fitting . The main point is that punishment is not a reason in itself , but fits the offense to rectify and rehabiliate the offender . About the sin part I am viewing all of the bible through the lenses of ' Love your neighbor as yourself . The standard against which I judge actions is thus Does it promote love , peace and happiness or does it harm people ? This is highly dependant on the current social context . For example adultery Cheating on your partner greatly hurts them , and has the capacity of destroying entire families . if there are children involved , they usually suffer most . Adultery clearly hurts others , interrupts loving and peaceful communities , and is thus sin . Having more than one sexual partner not prohibited in the bible if you ' re widowed was a sin in earlier times . Several sexual partners without it being adultery means that it was premarital . In times without birthcontrol , this risked the creation of bastards who are inherently disadvantaged , who would not grow up in a stable home , and risked the disruption of the other families . Today at least in Western societies , there is no stigma against such children , people don ' t lose their value for marriage . It does not do harm and is thus okay . However , sleeping around for the sake of fulfilling a high number of partners without looking for a stable relationship usually leads you to lying and hurting others , and ultimately hurting yourself emotionally , so I consider this type a sin . Pornography is critical because there are many pornography models who do it involuntarily , so there is the risk of supporting their exploitation . Assuming completely consensual pornography , there is the risk of idolising the flesh , and establishing norms and ideas that make future relationships more difficult . Second I believe that all religions are imperfect paths towards God . Some are more suited than others . Feeding the poor takes you closer to God than sacrificing prisoners to Huitzilopochtli . Yet if the teachings of whichever religion it is lead the person closer to a life of love and righteousness , it is good . I just can ' t see God as being petty enough to tell a person Alright , you lived a life of service to your fellow humans , brought the outcasts to community , fed the poor , consoled the hopeless . But while doing it , you called me at the wrong name , so tough luck in hell , dude . Why Christianity ? Probably because I was raised a Christian , so the Christian thelogical language is most familiar to me . Had I been born a Muslim , I would probably have the same theological view but would pray in Arabic and base my beliefs on the Quran and Muslim teachings . Christianity would still be a special interest for me though , due to its central message of love , compassion , and justice . Third There is huge difference between lying , and speaking in metaphors to reach your audience . Parents who tell their children that Santa is bringing gifts aren ' t technically lying . They are using an easily understandable language to communicate the magic of a complex social event celebrating family and consideration towards each other . Similarly , Jesus was using a language that his audience was supposed to understand . I am not sure if Jesus actually said the thing about the Way , the Truth , and the Life , since the Gospel of John is the most metaphorical one and was written the latest . And yes , I believe Scripture to be flawed , since it was written by humans . Wise humans who were close to the Lord , but still humans and especially humans of their times and societal contexts .