There is a lot to be said about someone who executes teleological suspension of the ethical. In Abraham's situation, it is astonishing to see this man break the system of morals for a purpose many see as extreme and unnecessary. Abraham carries out what many of us fail to do, which is to obey EVERYTHING God asks of us. He was willing to question what he thought was moral to fulfill what God had asked of him. What amazes me is that during this time, Abraham has such a trust in God that it appears that he knows God will spare his son Isaac. He has a confidence in Genesis 22 that affirms this trust in God. Verse 5 says "then Abraham said to his young men, 'Stay here with the donkey, I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you". Then after Isaac asks about the sacrifice, Abraham says in verse 8, " God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together. Abraham is sensitive to God's will and by obeying in Him fully and trusting Him, Abraham was able to give an adequate sacrifice to God as well as walk away with his son... and I believe this principle could be something Kierkegaard would agree with......
I commented on "You Shall Love." (Brittany Hilbun)
I have one question to ask... Is something moral because man says it's moral or is it moral because God says that it is? We say things are moral or immoral based on our upbringing but what if our morals are all screwed up? Think about African countries where it's ok to sacrifice people and be cannibals. We may seem immoral to them because we don't sacrifice each other. We need to spend more time worrying about what God deems moral or immoral and less time on what we think is.
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