What do you think?
2007-03-18 03:25:19 · 17 answers · asked by screbel 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Heathen! You're gonna burn in Hell for not thinking the same way I do and for not giving 10% of your income to the church!" - Typical Christian Response
2007-03-18 03:28:14 · answer #1 · answered by gruz 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
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 100 percent of the time?
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
Source --- Course in miracles
2007-03-18 10:37:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find a church that doesn't spend all it's time talking about sin. There is a great deal more about God and there are churches that know that. The pastor at my church doesn't waste our time that way. He gives us instruction on what the Bible says about living life and getting closer to God. There is no condemnation there. I've also been in other churches that don't harp on sin. You'll find it more fulfilling and instructive.
2007-03-18 10:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by kaehya2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you're going to the wrong church. Look around and explore some. Your relationship to the God of your personal understanding should bring you closer to God, not divide you from Him/Her.
(Create a sin, is that a Ronco product?)
(hmmmm.....maybe they will invent a companion product, Dial a Pennance. Move the wheel around and line up the windows, the sin commited, vs the number of times, plus or minus points for creativity and style, there's your pennace in the window there....)
Oh crap, I've been thinking aloud again...
2007-03-18 10:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by beatlefan 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What is "create a sin"?
Do you mean, they make you face your sins?
In that case its a good thing. It's better to face your sin and repent then hide it under the rug and wonder why your life is all messed up!
2007-03-18 10:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are talking about confession...
People need to remember the "do unto others" thing. Do that and you will not have to "Create a sin" to repent.
2007-03-18 10:33:11 · answer #6 · answered by pukcipriavroc8v 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand what you are talking about....."what is create a sin thing?".....
is that what you do in your church?.............
We sure don't do that in "my" Church..........
Why would you have to create a sin, to go to Church. I think your at the wrong Church
Does that really make sence to you.....
2007-03-18 10:32:06 · answer #7 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What create a sin thing?
2007-03-18 10:27:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi I'm a Christian and study in the manuscripts, but I do not attend any of the churches; please will you edit and write more; I don't know what you mean by the
"create a sin" thing.
2007-03-18 10:28:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
What's a "create a sin thing..."?
2007-03-18 10:28:59 · answer #10 · answered by Blessed 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
...I don't get it. What do you mean by "create a sin thing"?
2007-03-18 10:33:37 · answer #11 · answered by Monkey of the Dark 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋