2006-08-21 08:42:59 · 40 answers · asked by I Found Jesus in the Dumpster! 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope.....the story wouldn't have been so good....whatever Pope actually wrote it down in the last 2,000 or so years.
2006-08-21 08:50:19 · answer #1 · answered by Judy the Wench 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No. Justice would not be fulfilled. Does the act of molesting a child deserve punishment. Of course it does. To not do so, would be unjust. Likewise, every wrong act deserves punishment.
If God is a perfectly just being, He could not simply let all the evil slide. That evil required punishment. That is where God's Son came in.
God allowed our punishment to be born by his son. By doing so, he also displayed how he values us. Even though it caused his own son great mistreatment and agony, he cares for us enough to allow this to happen. In his son's death, he was not attempting to be a cosmic big brother. He was showing humanity by his actions that we are the object of His affection.
Christianity is the only religion in the world where God reaches out to man, in a hope that man will choose God. All other religions hold basically that if a man can be good enough, he will earn God's reward/attention.
2006-08-21 10:39:05 · answer #2 · answered by gg_oz_wm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good point. You see people will now reply to you and say Hey, he gave loads of warnings - Noah's Ark etc. - But there in lies the problem, everything about religion is an interpretation and assumption. But nothing would have been more useful than actually saying: "HEY! You, Hello there I'm God. I"m here and I'm watching, so be good." Now that would have worked!
2006-08-21 08:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by the_big_v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would have been nice, but no. He tried that several times (see all the times in Genesis and Exodus were he smacks the Jewish people upside the head and and tells them to knock it off, only to watch them fall into sin again and again).
Under the Law, sin is punishable by death. Since Mankind is no longer capable of avoiding sin, there needs to be a substitutions sacrifice to pay that penalty. Under the Law, it was the tradition of sacrifice laid out in Leviticus et al. These pointed to the final sacrifice to end all sacrifices, Jesus.
Since Jesus was perfectly and infinitely righteous (being God), he was able to satisfy the penalty for an infinite amount of sin. In other words, all sin by all people for all time.
2006-08-21 08:56:56 · answer #4 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All those kinds of ideas were developed by fundamentalist simpltons.
The Goddess/God is everywhere and within us all. That means we all have that power and love within. It is all about wholistic thinking...when you can really think that way, you don't need any sacrificing or watching. You love and take care of others as you would yourself...simple idea but why is it so many can't get it?
2006-08-21 08:52:05 · answer #5 · answered by Greanwitch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question is so in-depth it can't be answered that simply. The simplest answer I could give would be that it's about reconciling God's nature unto himself. If God is God, and has to be perfection in every way, then that means perfect in love and forgiveness, but also perfect in judgement and punishment. How would He reconcile those two natures to himself without giving either one more than the other.
2006-08-21 08:52:51 · answer #6 · answered by wldathrt77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You obviously have no clue as to why God sacrificed his only son.
2006-08-21 08:51:29 · answer #7 · answered by zeuster2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why things happened the way that they did. I have just come to the conclusion that God doesn't spend too much time wanting to be Jodie and I am happy letting him be God.
2006-08-21 08:51:26 · answer #8 · answered by jodie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man did not listen, so he sent his son to walk among men and show them the way.
Look up Paul Harvey's story about the birds in the storm.
2006-08-21 08:51:11 · answer #9 · answered by Annie R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Or instead of killing billions of living lifeforms why not just smite the few misbehaving humans
what's wrong with a good smiting?!
He just likes to go for the drama! the big queen!
2006-08-21 08:51:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are times when a man asks a question, but is not seeking answer, just wants to salute himself, but truly, inside heart, is a search going on, but man is afraid to release grip on life for in order to know and understand this questions answer you must be ready and willing to die, in order that the answer may bring new life to you. You do not seek this answer, but one day you will, and God will send one to bring you the answer.........
2006-08-21 08:54:02 · answer #11 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋