Why a tainted creation that is, largely, going to fail in a sick test of whether or not they can guess the right belief system?
2007-02-22 04:20:24 · 7 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because God works in mysterious and blatantly inefficient ways.
2007-02-22 04:22:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ah, but God DOES make us perfect and without sin, each and every one of us. All babies are innocent, with no sins, pure as fresh snow. We decide to sin of our own volition, then we're no longer pure and without sin.
Chris R: Jesus did not sin, he never committed suicide. He was not God, so he did not know whether or not he would be crucified. He even prayed to God that if it be His will (God's), may God take the cup from Jesus. Now if Jesus was God, he never would have said that because he would already know God's Will.
Jesus was a man slain by man.
2007-02-22 12:26:43 · answer #2 · answered by Dolores G. Llamas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry is this doesn't particularly answer your question, but I think that Jesus did sin.
If you step in front of a train, this is suicide. If you stand on the train tracks knowing full well that a train is going to come over that spot on the tracks in the next five minutes, then this is suicide. If you wander into a town full of your enemies with no weapons and shouting out insults to them, then this is suicide.
That is, it is fair to say that suicide is doing anything that you know will be directly responsible for your death. Even if you aren't pulling the trigger, putting yourself in a place where you're obviously going to get shot or hit by a train is suicide.
Likewise, we know from Jesus' words in Gesthemene and at the Last Supper, as well as from Old Testament prophets, that Jesus KNEW that going to or staying in Jerusalem would lead to his death: he knowingly entered into a position that would get him killed. In fact, you could argue that no matter how Jesus died, it would be suicide because, as God, he would always know in advance the circumstances of his death.
Therefore, Jesus obviously committed suicide. Therefore, Jesus sinned, therefore, Jesus was not perfect, therefore, Jesus was not God... and therefore, ttyl Christianity.
2007-02-22 12:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by Chris R 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because then we would all be God- and God is the only GOD. Jesus IS God ( John 1:1) that is why Jesus has always been without sin, and that is also why Jesus defeated death. All glory belongs to GOD alone, not us.
2007-02-22 12:27:08 · answer #4 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God gave us choice. He wanted us to be able to choose Him. He wanted us to be able to choose to do the right thing. If he had made everyone perfect, what would have been the point. It would have been another "heaven," as I would have to assume that angels are nearly perfect (with the exception of Lucifer aka Morning Star and his followers), but even then he gave his angels the power of choice to follow his commands or not, knowing what the repercussions would be.
2007-02-22 12:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by Ladi_Ankh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God DID create man perfect. Adam and Eve sinned and lost perfection for all of their decendents. Jesus came to earth as ransom to buy back what Adam lost.
2007-02-22 12:30:12 · answer #6 · answered by eliz_esc 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because we chose badly :)
2007-02-22 12:28:40 · answer #7 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋