It doesn't make sense to me. That would be like cursing like a sailor around a child and then being surprised and angered when the child curses too. I would blame the parents, not the child.
2007-02-20 04:46:40 · 22 answers · asked by Subconsciousless 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Blah blah blah free will blah blah blah"
i'm with you
2007-02-20 04:52:14 · answer #1 · answered by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Let's take this analogy a bit further. The problem with your type of philosophy is that we also have intelligence to understand the consequences of right and wrong.
It would be like saying that a person who is imperfect and goes out and harms another person should not be punished. Ultimately we all make the choices to do right and wrong. So, unless someone does not have the mental capacity to comprehend this, we have to be accountable for our behaviors.
2007-02-20 12:51:53 · answer #2 · answered by Searcher 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When Adam and Eve were created, they were without sin, but it was Adam's rebellion that cast us all into the darkness of sin. Because of this original sin, that is, the sin of being out of communion with God's will, we are by nature sinful. All are held accountable to this original sin until we come to faith through the work of the Holy Spirit in the Word. We become "a new creation" in Christ, even though our sinful flesh continues to fight against our new spiritual natures.
Therefore, God has not created us as fallen creatures. Because we are begotten after the flesh, that is, the descendents of Adam, we are sinful and therefore we are punished for this. It is not that God has created us with sin as part of the original creation and then condemns us for our nature. This would indeed be not God as He is, but a tyrant.
2007-02-20 12:58:44 · answer #3 · answered by nisayat 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God created us, yes, with all of our imperfections, and gave us free will - the choice to believe in God or not, the choice to do right (good things) or wrong (bad things). Like a child, if you chose to do what you KNOW to be bad things that is not your parent's fault, nor is it God's fault if you chose a path of wrongdoing. You are responsible for your actions.
2007-02-20 12:58:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree.... on this level... We must look up to God and live by His example.... so with that we must strive to be perfect like he is... I know it seems futile but if a child is prone to and actually likes cursing, so much that it is a part of it's everday life and the parent wants the child to live like them, the child must strive to deny it's desires correct? So therefore we must do the same with God.
2007-02-20 12:55:45 · answer #5 · answered by Haz the Preacher 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've always thought it egotistical of Christians to declare what God is and is not willing to do. And frankly it's insulting to me to think that why view the creator of the universe as so petty, that he is less forgiving than the lowliest of mortals. In my opinion, I think God knows what he's doing far better than any of us, and what a waste that would be. So instead of cursing us to hell, he would put us back, and give us the opportunity to fix our mistakes in the next life.
2007-02-20 12:58:16 · answer #6 · answered by Goddess Nikki 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whether you have imperfections of not you still the know the difference between right and wrong, and you need to take responsibility for your own actions,
and children that are around any behaviour of any kind will mimic it as this is how they learn so again responsibility needs to be taken for you actions.
2007-02-20 13:08:38 · answer #7 · answered by Tom 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually mankind was created perfect at one time. At the Fall of mankind, evil and associated imperfections entered creation. God's perfect immutability and righteousness requires that justice still be administered for sin. Just being "good" will not suffice.
Why is it that just being "good" is not sufficient for God?
In order to understand why just being "good" is insufficient; you would need to understand the concept of a perfectly holy and righteous being. Such a being would hate ALL sin and would be bound by the being's perfectly just nature to render judgment for the unjust. Just as we expect justice in this world, albeit imperfect at times, so does this being, God. Fortunately, a perfect being like God will render perfect justice, too.
While it is hard to hear, there are none righteous in the perfect God's eyes, even the "innocent children" or "good" people.
So how is a perfect God's demand for justice for sin reconciled with our own imperfections? Here we find that God came up with a perfect solution. He became flesh, lived a perfect life, and acted as our representatives in God the Father's court of justice. There He was judged and crucified, carrying all the past and future world's sins with his crucifixion. God the Son, Christ, became our sin bearer and we need only acknowledge that sacrifice to be made "justified" in God's eyes and in God's demand for justice for sin.
Think of it this way. Your son does something like breaking a neighbor's window. Yet your son is too young to be made to pay for his crime. Society demands that the parent then act in the son's role and pay for these crimes. Likewise, God the Father allows God the Son to be humankind's representative. Christ paid the price for us all; it is there in the justice bank of God. We need only claim our "share" of that account's balance and present ourselves to God.
I have simplified much of the doctrines behind these concepts. I suggest you do some careful study of the attributes of God to digest these hard sayings. Start with some basic introductions to theology, especially the attributes of a perfect being (God) and go from there.
2007-02-20 12:55:33 · answer #8 · answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very good point...however I do not think we are sentenced for our errors, I think we are sentenced for repeats and what we do about our errors. Kinda like learning from our mistakes.
And yes it would be the parents fault to an extent, but if you teach the child right....they will know it's wrong we learn through trial and error....
2007-02-20 12:52:51 · answer #9 · answered by ~Another Day~ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God loves us REGARDLESS of our sins. We are born into sin. God wants us to OVERCOME our desires to commit sin and to do good. He gave us all the rationale and the ability to make a decision on things. It is up to YOU, not God. It is much the same way as when you are a child and your parents tell you what they want you to do and what they want you to refrain from doing and there are punishments when you disobey. I might add, of all the animal kingdom, only man has the ability to reason. All other animals do things on instinct.
2007-02-20 13:30:24 · answer #10 · answered by just the facts 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because we can choose to make right decisions and right choices... instead of passing the blame onto God for 'creating us' like this.... remember that free will is what leads us down the road to destruction, when we choose things that are not right with God
2007-02-20 12:53:43 · answer #11 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋