God is the most powerful he has the power of forgiviness, he already forgave in the old testimony (don't tell me he didn't). all you need to do is asking God for forgiviness and he will. no one need to die for anyone sins. Good people are not equal to bad people, everyone responsible of his deeds.
2007-01-24 23:01:08 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe in being good for the sake of being good to my fellow humans, not for some eternal reward.
2007-01-24 23:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've been doing some reading lately and have come to the conclusion that the OT and NT are very different. I remember something I read also pointed out that the Book of Matthew lists events after the crucifiction no one else, including the other gospel writers, talk about And, on top of that, no one in the first century or before even discusses Jesus, and, until the Nicean creed (3rd or 4th century), there weren't any mentions of the 'miracles' dear old JC performed sorry, I don't have a 'because the Bible says so' answer for you but I agree with the previous guy-a true jewish individual could probably list plenty of reasons why the Xtian religion is false
2016-05-23 21:55:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is not all powerful--he's bound by his own laws. If he doesn't obey them, why should anyone else?
So if you commit a crime, you will face a God who is bound by his own laws and that's a fearful position to be in.
The reason why he sent his son was like a political stunt. He devised a plan to break the back of the law by making it a folly. When the law is used to legitimately destroy an innocent person, someone who has never committed a crime, the law is demonstrated to be unfair, and God is free to develop a new plan based on forgiveness. In the new plan, God has the same restraint as before: the forgiveness must be universally applied or it won't work.
The way it works is you get to enter his home and live forever if you step forward and make a legal claim based on his own promise, which of course he's powerless to refuse. So really, the only people who will ever live forever with him are the ones who want to. The people who don't want to don't have to.
2007-01-24 23:09:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you are really familiar with the Old Testament, how can you say God didn't require sacrifice? He always did. The priests did it for the people once they brought them.
Yes, God does require sacrifice. I don't know why. He's God and I'm not. And the sacrifices have to be perfect.
That's why God came in the flesh to earth as Jesus, lived a perfect life without breaking a single commandment, then sacrificed that life for the sins of humanity.
At the same time God was in heaven watching all of it, and in complete control.
2007-01-24 23:13:35 · answer #4 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There was no forgiveness of sins in the old testament, because true repentance is impossible for those who are enslaved to Satan, sin, and death.
Jesis died to destroy Satan's evil dominion over mankind, which was the result of Adam's sin, and which effectively kept man separated from the grace of God.
You may not agree, but these are the accepted facts of the matter.
Like it or lump it!
2007-01-25 21:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible refers to God as a "just God". Remember He says he is perfect and flawless. Therefore, He cannot allow sin. He provided a way for sinful people to be reconciled to Himself through Jesus - the perfect Son of God. Jesus lived a sinless life and was the only One capable of being the perfect sacrifice for the sins of the world. He willingly agreed with His Father to go to the cross and be killed for all the sins of every person ever born. Jesus took on the weight of all that - can you even imagine? So that is why God can forgive us - because Christ took our sin on Himself - he paid the price. So now we don't have to go out and find a lamb to sacrifice for atonement as they did in the Old Testament. God did have a law in the Old Testament - a way to receive atonement for sin - it was a very rigid, detailed regiment that included sacrificing animals - but not many could follow the law. So God provided a better way...Jesus. God loves His children and wants them to be with Him but when they sin, they are separated from Him. Only those who are drawn by the Father and choose to accept Christ, believe that He is who He says He is and He did what He says He did, will be admitted into the Kingdom of Heaven. I pray that because of your question, you are being drawn to Him. He is alive and well today and the One who can forgive you and set you free.
2007-01-24 23:18:03 · answer #6 · answered by Thia R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The key is faith. We are saved by grace through faith, and that is the gift of God. You will not arrive at this by logic or reasoning, but by a spiritual enlightenment imparted by the Holy Spirit. Before this happens, we can't imagine why anybody would believe such stories, but once it happens we see with increasing clarity (with occasional relapses and detours) how true it is. Jesus did not have to die for us. God did not make Him go to the cross. It was an act of unfathomable love to His enemies. You believe when you see the need for salvation. You don't believe if you are seeking validation.
2007-01-24 23:28:09 · answer #7 · answered by celebduath 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You sure don't understand Christian teaching do you? You should stick with Islam and let Christians believe the Bible. The Bible says without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. Because of God's justice sin can not go undealt with. The cost of sin is great, and yet like you said forgiveness is easy for us, but only because Jesus Christ paid an immense price for it. You are not searching for truth you are trying to dissuade Christians from the truth of the Bible.
2007-01-24 23:10:06 · answer #8 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The forgiveness was only on the basis of what would happen in the future. How could you call a judge just if he allowed people to get away with murder because he "forgave" them? That would undermine the law.
2007-01-24 23:07:27 · answer #9 · answered by Garius 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Typical Muslim question
>>> "Since, therefore, Christ was about to be manifested and to suffer in the flesh, his suffering was foreshown. For the prophet speaks against evil, `Woe to their soul, because they have counseled an evil counsel against themselves' (Isaiah 3:9), saying, `Let us bind the righteous man because he is displeasing to us' (Wisdom 2:12)." St. Barnabas ("Epistle of St. Barnabas" c. 70-100 A.D.)
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"The whole canon of the Scriptures, however, in which we say that consideration is to be applied, is contained in these books: the five of Moses . . . and one book of Joshua [Son of] Nave, one of Judges; one little book which is called Ruth . . . then the four of Kingdoms, and the two of Paralipomenon . . . . There are also others too, of a different order . . . such as Job and Tobit and Esther and Judith and the two books of Maccabees, and the two of Esdras . . . . Then there are the Prophets, in which there is one book of the Psalms of David, and three of Solomon. . . . But as to those two books, one of which is entitled Wisdom and the other of which is entitled Ecclesiasticus and which are called `of Solomon' because of a certain similarity to his books, it is held most certainly that they were written by Jesus Sirach. They must, however, be accounted among the prophetic books, because of the authority which is deservedly accredited to them." St. Augustine of Hippo ("Christian Instruction" c. 397 A.D.)
2007-01-25 00:16:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Christian Bible says in Hebrews that the Morning Star
had to die as He did, because this is how things were done on the Earth.
Imagine all the beings, great and small, that have died violent and bloody deaths on our world. This creates real negative
spiritual energies. And these energies had to be purged from our world, to reopen the doors to spirit.
2007-01-24 23:13:23 · answer #11 · answered by Sadeek Muhammad 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋