This question assumes that God exists.
If everybody is a sinner and God made the Law, with morals and values, that means two options:
either God made morals that are too high to follow for all humans
or God made all humans with too low morals
It's nice that i can be saved when i squeeze Jesus into my heart, but the simple fact is that Jesus will then be a patch for the error that God made in his creation, or Jesus will be a patch for His Fathers sadistic Laws.
2006-08-01 01:28:45 · 17 answers · asked by Thinx 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Since God loves the sinner the business would be bust if not for lack of morals. Economy for example does well and much money to be made on the idea.
Like the wicked stepmother whom keeps raising the goal. The whole thing seems unrealistic and unattainable.
2006-08-01 23:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
We weren't created as sinners. We were created with free will. If Gods standards were too high to follow, then when God came as man (Jesus), then He couldn't have followed the law and not sinned. But Jesus made atonement and took the punishment we deserved. God loved us so much that He made a way for us to be in fellowship with Him and be saved!
2006-08-01 08:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We will not be able to get around your question because christian hierarchy take away one essential truth that resulted to all the mess you are now questioning. We are all gods in the making. We fumble and stumble many times just to be there where we should be. We are all sons and daugthers of God just like Jesus. But unlike us, Jesus got a head start and ultimately reaches heaven through resurrection. This is why he is our truth, our way and our life. And as for us, we go back and relearn the lesson over and over again(reincarnation) until to the point where we are on equal footing with Jesus prior his Resurrection. Christianity takes away reincarnation in there belief system but accepted Resurrection on the other hand. Don't know why.
2006-08-01 08:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by Frontal Lobe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The doctor told my sister that the baby she carried would be born retarded and that she should abort it soon. She refused to abort this little baby. Soon the child was born, she loved her more than anything. God made us, even though he knew that we would make all kinds of mistakes.
If you are just assuming that God exists, why would you want Jesus "squeezed" into your heart. It doesn't sound like He would fit in your tight, shallow, unbelieving or unloving heart. Be careful what you say! Some day you may meet your maker.
2006-08-01 08:46:58 · answer #4 · answered by sunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are starting from the assumption of "original sin," or the idea that we are born sinful. If we define sin as actions and attitudes that alienate us from God and one another, and that are then destructive to ourselves and to others, as well as to creation, then we move toward an understanding of a need for salvation. Christians of course see this salvation embodied in the person of Jesus Christ. Other religions see salvation in other ways and means. Much of our thinking about sin and salvation are based on serious misunderstandings of the nature of God, especially if we look to the person and teachings of Jesus to understand better the nature of God. God is not a sadist, I believe God is reaching out in love to all peoples, everywhere, and how they experience reconciliation with God can happen in many ways.
2006-08-01 17:02:37 · answer #5 · answered by keri gee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God made man with free will. it's not that the standars are too high, it's the choices we make. we all too often think only of ourselves, fail to love one another and are too self-directed toward momentary pleasures without regard to any consequences.
and no, Jesus is not a patch in you. Jesus is the way to salvation if we do what is right.
2006-08-01 08:39:00 · answer #6 · answered by bjo53w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All humans are inherently sinners because Adam and Eve ate from the tree in the Garden of Eden. Humans were not sinners until Eve messed it up for everyone. He made high standards so that it is obvious who really loves and believes in him and who doesn't, the people that say they do but really don't; they don't try to live for him they just say they love him then do what they want and don't try to live a life for him. The ones that do really love him try to live for him, and yes it is hard at times and these people do fail often, but they try to live for him.
2006-08-01 08:37:57 · answer #7 · answered by CVASS20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God made man and man made laws to secure his intrests in the best possible manner. Morality and immorality change their meaning from person to person, creature to creature. Man is eliminating other creatures becouse he assume them to be immoral for having jaws, paws, claws which help in getting the animals their food. "All others are immoral beings except me", is the most common feeling that prevail on individual minds.
2006-08-01 08:56:33 · answer #8 · answered by bainsal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God created us in his image, therefore he had to give us freewill. Becuase of the freewill (or human nature as we call it) we can not or choose not to obey all of God's laws, therefore he sent Jesus in to save us. If he didn't give us free will, then we would not have been created in his image....or is it God just has a really warped sense of humour?
2006-08-01 08:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by Deejay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, god is a sadist. It sees all the horrors and evil in the world and is able to stop it but doesn't. Only a sadist would do that.
2006-08-01 08:39:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋