Related to another question I asked:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnT3..wMubFiB00dMBRLNi0ezKIX?qid=20061106174308AAuhl4L&show=7#answer-title-area
Someone pointed out that:
"So Abraham knew that either God would raise Isaac from the dead, or not require the sacrifice, because God will be true to His promise."
That's an interesting take, and I wish to expand on that. If Abraham *knew* that God would either raise Isaac or not require the sacrifice, then is Abraham's sacrifice worthy? Is it really a sacrifice if you strongly suspect that God would take care of the situation?
Some have questioned if Jesus Christ truly sacrificed himself since he knew that his father would take care of matters. Did he sacrifice himself if he knew that he would be safe, after all? Is it a greater sacrifice if he had no idea what God had in mind?
As a variant of that question, would you sacrifice your child if your god told you to, thinking he'd be lost forever?
2006-11-06
14:15:32
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