God made everything, including the laws of physics. God made man, gave him free will, and knew man was going to sin. Then he puts the best fruit tree in the garden of eden right in the middle, and creates a talking snake to talk eve into eating it, which he knew the snake would do. Now, man needs to be punished. God could just forgive man, but no, he'd rather send his only begotten son to die, and then, because god makes all the rules, god decides that since jesus died, man can be forgiven.
Those rules suck. If I write a computer program, and it doesn't work, I blame myself, not the program. Free will? We only have the free will god gave us. We can't just decide to stop breathing. We can't fly. We are what god made us, so why should we be grateful to Jesus for dying for us?
It's like throwing your little brother in the lake, jumping in and saving him, then wanting him to be grateful.
2007-05-25 11:55:16 · 19 answers · asked by kimmyisahotbabe 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
YES!!
2007-05-25 11:58:49 · answer #1 · answered by Wikisidr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Before Jesus got here within the flesh, we're informed that sinners who repented WERE stored by means of religion within the alternative slayed animal sacrifices mentioned by means of God. And like the ones of at present, they needed to give up sinning (that is what repenting method). The genuine atonement, nonetheless, took position with best timing whilst Jesus grew to be the best sacrifice those animals prefigured. So earlier than Jesus got here, the folks appeared FORWARD to the move at the same time the ones after, seem BACK to the atonement at the move. Therefore, in some way, you are correct: it's the equal for individuals who repent in their sins. For people who do not, there is not any sacrifice or heaven. It particularly shouldn't have mattered whilst God might have selected to ship Jesus to earth however being gracious as He is, He gave mankind all of the prophecies had to support guy appreciate the real Messiah and end up, as soon as once more, that God maintains His guarantees related to salvation and judgments. He could not have made those any clearer.
2016-09-05 12:18:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Jesus died for are sins the world would be a better place.
Jesus died because the Jewish community didn't believe he was the 'messiah' and wanted him dead. The roman government had already had enough problems with the Jewish community so they obliged and crucified Jesus. Thus setting in motion the beginning of a small Jewish community called Christianity. That eventually broke off and started the crusades, the most hypocritical moment in Christian history.
2007-05-25 12:10:49 · answer #3 · answered by JFK fan--(Hug Brigade) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God took responsibility for creation, God Came down Himself As Jesus The Christ to pay the punishment for sin. All we have to do is except the free gift and allow Him through The Holy Spirit to reprogram the computer.
2007-05-25 12:12:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all..who said the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil was "the best fruit tree"?...It was only one tree in a garden of hundreds of trees that were free and available for the taking.
He created the animals yes..but Satan is the one who used the animal to trick Eve. Now Adam was not fooled by this trick, only Eve was..he could have, and should have used his authority to stop what happened...but he didn't.
Is it wrong for God to allow each person to make their own choices? I don't think so.
2007-05-25 12:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus did not Die. Death does not Exist. The Mere Fact that we are Speaking the Name Brings Life to him. NOW, was there ver a Jesus...no. Was there a person to who the word "Jesus" Alludes, Yes. Is that person dead? No. Death Does not Exist. Further, The Wages of Sin = Death. Since the person to which the Word Alludes never sinned, Then it follows He/She Did not Die.
2007-05-25 12:06:15 · answer #6 · answered by jehu_messenjah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God can't let sin into heaven....That's why He gave us his son. If you don't accept Jesus as your personal savior and become saved during your life time . When you are suffering forever, you will regret not taking Jesus up on his free offer to heaven ,
2007-05-25 12:44:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, while there is some 'logic' to your argument, if you 'know God' as I do, you'll better 'understand' why Jesus was God's Son who 'died for ALL of our sins on the cross' ...
God doesn't 'live in time or space' as we humans do ... and when he 'sees us' he sees us 'through our whole lives' in what is 'just a quick flash' to him ... and he 'saw' many of us 'sinning badly' ... but God is 'so LOVING and FORGIVING that he really wants us to ALL 'join him in Heaven' so he 'sent Jesus' (his SON) to us to be 'fully human and fully God' at the same time, and had him 'crucified' as 'atonement' for ALL of our SINS ... and for ALL OF US. That means that Jesus' death 'saved all of us' ... those born and dead 'before Him' as well as those born and dead after Him' ... so while your 'throwing your little brother in the lake' does work for those who were 'born and dead BEFORE Christ, it doesn't work for all of us who were 'born' AFTER Christ ...
God did 'give us' free will ... to make choices about our lives ... but that doesn't mean that he didn't realize that most of us would be 'sinners' and need to be saved ... and he could have just as easily 'taken away our free will' as he could send his SON to earth to 'do penance for all of our sins' ... and because God is so LOVING and so FORGIVING he took the 'harder choice' and sent Jesus Christ to us to 'die on the cross' ... and so it is that even today, we all have 'free will' and some of us are even 'evil' ... but I think that 'in the end' we will ALL be in Heaven and 'really know God' ... but the 'evil' humans may have to do some time in a Purgatory that to them will be Hell, until they can learn to be 'good' and can 'live in Heaven' with the 'rest of us' ... and by that I mean EVERY GOOD PERSON and 'not just those who recognize Jesus as God's son and accept him into their lives' ... and even (eventually) the 'evil ones' ... so ... I'll see you in Heaven in the end.
2007-05-25 12:55:58 · answer #8 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible story about god and jesus is all myth. Lets say jesus did exist,he did not die for the people. Before he was executed, his intention was to rule. According to the bible, Luke 19:27 after he was killed he came back and told his disciples to bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me. Please read the bible and have common sense, the answer no.
2007-05-25 12:53:37 · answer #9 · answered by Donavan B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some things we just arn't meant to understand, but wouldn't you rather live life the best you know how and do your best. than be a bad person and take the chance on liveing in a place much worse than here on this earth
2007-05-25 12:07:53 · answer #10 · answered by skeeter195848 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you've already made up your mind on this one. God didn't" throw" Adam into sin, (like your little brother" Adam fell and God saved him.
2007-05-25 12:04:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋