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God given unalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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  1. Van

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    the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

    How would a person know what you have in mind?
     
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    Probably from how it is used. Life being an entitlement is not the same as a sense of entitlement.

    But for those who struggle with English, they could just ask.
     
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    I still do not know...
     
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    Think for a minute. I spoke of the right to life as an entitlement to life.

    Does that mean "the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment" or "the fact of having a right to something"?

    Hint - in the context of my posts, it can mean only one.

    Bonus hint - I mean the fact of having a right to something.
     
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    Have a nice day...
     
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    Yes, I suppose I am entitled to a nice day.
     
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    Yes, I appointed myself hall monitor and can bestow nice days to those who deserve them...
     
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    According to scripture, God has bestowed the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to humanity, and sinful man tries to take away those rights. Key to this insight is God uses persuasion, not compulsion to engender faith among the lost.
     
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    Quote the exact scripture to us so we can come to agreement.
     
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    Then is damnation a human entitlement?
     
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    Well....thank you. :Thumbsup
     
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    No. It is a result or consequence. What men earn is death (the wages of sin are death but the gift of God is life).

    We are not entitled to life, but we have earned death.
     
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    Damnation is the result of the curse due to Adam breaking the covenant he had with God. Yes, humans are entitled to damnation. Only by God's grace are we saved.
     
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    There is life and there is eternal life (Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:22, Romans 5:12, Romans 6:23).
     
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    Then all life and it's procreation should simply cease. The fact that life exists you are wrong. Life is its own entitlement. Furthermore, God's command to mankind, Genesis 1:28, ". . . Be fruitful, and multiply, . . ."
     
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    Rights can become alienable. Unalienalbe rights therefore cannot be immutable rights.
    Property can be sold.
    One's rights to Life, liberty and persuit of happiness can be lost by causes.
     
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    Why? Men do not have an unalienable right to own a pistol. Are you advocating a gun ban??

    Life exists not because of human rights but because of God.
     
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    What constitutes a right? Rights only come from man?
     
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    Done and done, read the thread.
     
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