this flesh is of a sin nature, hence we are going to leave this body in the future through death. Therefore doesn't it stand to reason that sickness and death are caused by sin and the advisary rather than blaming God for it?
2007-01-30 04:46:53 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree with you. God has allowed this world to live in the fallen state that our first parents brought upon us. We can not blame God for the bad. God is good and He will correct the world in His timing. No more free choice then.
2007-01-30 04:55:21 · answer #1 · answered by angel 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sin is not real. Death is a natural event that is just as important as life. It is the next stage for the soul to continue its journey. Ancient people's didn't understand death, so they attributed it to sin. This teaching however, was false. God is not to blame, nor is anyone else. Death is what it is...necessary. Those who have seen the other side know that death is nothing to be scared of. It is only our minds that fear what we do not know or understand. Death is not a punishment, nor a curse, though it has been interpreted as such for thousands of years. Only when we have gone through death will we totally understand what it is all about. The closest thing I can compare it to is a butterfly. The caterpiller emerges from it's cocoon into a beautiful butterfly, and so will the soul as it emerges from our cocoon (our flesh bodies), upon death, which is really just a transformation into another form. Sickness is an event that proceeds death. We cannot die unless our mortal body gets sick or old. It is a natural event as death is, or being born for that matter.
2007-01-30 04:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by Bewitched 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course the scripture you paraphrase (Romans 6:23) is correct. However your understanding of it is a little flawed in that other scriptures that back this one up show that we do not leave our physical bodies or souls since our soul is us. We know it is correct because it is in harmony with other Bible texts. One Is Genesis 2:17 where God warned Adam that eating from a certain tree would lead to death. Others are Ezekial 18:4, Psalm 146:4 and Ecclesiastes 9:5.
2007-01-30 05:28:33 · answer #3 · answered by babydoll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an interesting thought, but remember that there are a couple of men in the Bible that never tasted death. Elijah rode off in the chariot of fire, for one.
King David was the apple of God's eye and he also tasted death. He may have sinned, but he was very repentant when he did sin.
There comes a point where a person has either fulfilled God's purpose for his/her life or God knows that that person will not do the things that God desires of him/her. I believe that is the ultimate measuring stick for length of life.
With a relationship with Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Those that do not accept Jesus Christ are still in their sin, and upon dying, will face the ultimate death of being apart from God forever by being in Hell, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. And when Revelation has been totally fulfilled, those that never accepted Christ will be cast into the Lake of Fire. THAT is the second death, and I believe that is what is truly meant by death as you speak.
2007-01-30 05:07:41 · answer #4 · answered by floydbeme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Death is the penalty for sin - it is the price we must all pay because of the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Some deaths are caused by man (murder, i.e.), but murderers are also punished for their sin, either by capital punishment or later on in life when they die. It is not God's fault or problem that we sin. It is man's fault. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, it was at that moment that death was brought upon man and the earth was cursed. We are punished with diseases, pestilences, famines, etc., which are the result of our sin, thus, God cursing the earth. It is out of pride and arrogance that we blame others - even God - for the wrongs we do because man finds it hard to humble themselves enough to admit when they do wrong or take responsibility for their actions.
2007-01-30 04:54:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing that someone should be considering is whether the idea of sin is actually real.
If God is supposed to be perfect how could She have made anything or anyone that wasn't perfect.
Think about it. The idea of sin assumes certain things about God that seem highly unlikely.
First it assumes a God who is too incompetent to organize a simple educational field excursion and figure out a way to get all of the students home safely.
How likely is this that God would not be smart enough to come up with a plan for our salvation that is going to work?
It also assumes that God must have created us imperfect if we are sinners.
One might assume that God would be able to create someone perfect each and every time if he chose to. Assuming God is capable of this, then it follows logically that we must be perfect creations if we are actually creations of this perfect God.
Unless of course you are saying that God chose to create us imperfect.
If God created us imperfect then anything that may go wrong is Gods fault, not ours. This seems a bit illogical at best so I think that we need to assume that What God creates would have to be perfect.
If this is the case and Gods creations are perfect, then nothing that we can do could change what God created perfect and make it imperfect unless we think that we are more powerful than God is.
How likely is it that we the creation could be more powerful than the creator. I personally find this idea somewhat amusing, and a bit absurd.
Religion tells us that God is perfect. If this is true then it could hardly be logically for Gods creations to be considered to be anything less than perfect.
If this is the case and we are perfect creations of a perfect God then Nothing that we can ever do could possibly change this perfection that God willed, unless we were so powerful that our choices could override and change the will of God.
How likely is that????
Think about it.
Love and blessings
don
2007-01-30 04:50:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sickness, death, and other such things came into existance when God punished Adam and Eve for their disobediance. So yes, after the first sin occured, such entities came into existance.
PS. Some diseases are given by God as punishment as a curse. But it's illogical to blame all such things on God.
2007-01-30 04:52:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree with this statement in theology! There are a number of human beings that lead a happy life after committing unforgivable sins!
For human being death takes place in only condition, that the supernatural invisble soul (life) is unable to survive in a body due to aging, loss of blood, disease etc., There is no seperate cycle for children, ealderly and young ones..It is the two in one component...
2007-01-30 04:54:12 · answer #8 · answered by SESHADRI K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you about not blaming God for sickness. However, I would caution Christians from taking a phrase from the Bible and drawing far reaching conclusions. In this case, you are right. But that kind of analysis can lead to trouble.
2007-01-30 04:51:33 · answer #9 · answered by Boilerfan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No sickness and death are not always caused by sin or by God. Who ever said it was, is very mistaken.
The flesh is not "sin nature." The "sin nature" you speak of, is a realm of sin. The realm of sin does not take over in your life until you have consiously sinned.
2007-01-30 04:53:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋