yup... so god basically paid himself to let people into heaven...
So lets say i owned an amusement park. People wanted to get in, but i said they couldn't get in until they paid... but then i said that i would pay for them, so i created a man out of playdough, and then sacrificed him to myself to replace the payment required for them to get in - but then i said they couldn't get in until they acknowledged that my playdough man paid for them to get in...
^^ is that the premise of christianity in a nutshell? (me = god; playdough man = jesus; amusement park = heaven)
2007-07-12 08:45:56 · 26 answers · asked by funaholic 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
lol.
or the ones that believe jesus was god.
that means god took 1/100000000.... (infinite) of his existance to spend on earth with man to die only to return to his godly self.
i dont understand where anyone sees a sacrifice there...
2007-07-12 08:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by Chippy v1.0.0.3b 6 · 8⤊ 1⤋
In the Old Testament context, the Jewish people were polytheistic until abuot the time AFTER they came back from Babylon. They thought Yahweh (God's real name) was the God of War. So they only prayed to him for war, and for revenge. So God, who wanted to reaspond to the people, he followed their askings. The Jewish people asked god for revenge on Amalek. So God granted the people this so they could believe in him, if only for a war God. Remember, God has yet proven that he is a loving God other then to Abraham and a select few. When Jesus comes in the New Testament, they do not he is the Messiah because tehy think that the REAL Messiah will drive out the Romans and be a King. THEY DID NOT THINK HE WOULD BE FULL OF KINDNESS, because they did not know better. The Old Testament is full of stories not fully documented. So please stop trying to prove the Bible and the Christian beliefs wrong.
2016-05-20 23:10:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you've missed some fundamental elements of Christianity--or rather trinitarian Christianity.
1) "God" didn't create His Son---God the Father, God the Spirit and God the Son are co-eternal.
2) Because the Son is God, God didn't send some unfortunate underling to be butchered on the cross. Rather He offered up Himself.
3) In the amusement park analogy, a few steps were left out. God didn't build a park, then look for customers. God built the park, put the people in...and the people left the park and God in order to go play in the garbage. When they left, He implemented a "free admission program" written in His own blood, even offering free showers and clean clothes, after leaving the park Himself to show the customers how to get back to the park.
Soooo.....in your analogy you would actually be the playdough man opening wide the gates to the amusement park, handing out soap and free clothes and running through the streets carrying a big sign saying "Follow Me to the Best Amusement Park on Earth. Admission Free."
2007-07-12 09:00:51 · answer #3 · answered by Jackie L 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Yeah, and he sets people on fire forever unless they dunk themselves underwater, eat the flesh and drink the blood from the playdough man, and join a church who speaks on behalf of the playdough man. They'll sell you tickets to heaven for only 10% of your income and say your admission is prepaid. Otherwise, your analogy is correct.
2007-07-12 10:41:04 · answer #4 · answered by Graciela, RIRS 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
And, in the Bible story, was it *really* a sacrifice since, knowing the future, God-the-Father KNEW that Jesus would just come back to life after dying, especially if God-the-Son was known to be immortal, to begin with?
'Ye must be as little children to get into the Kingdom.' Yeah, no kidding!
2007-07-12 09:02:48 · answer #5 · answered by wise czar's soul 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much, but they have to stop by the playdough man and tell him everything they did wrong first, then eat a peice of the playdough man and cover themselves with his gooey insides.
2007-07-12 09:03:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, it's just a weird religion.
If God wanted to forgive man, he could just forgive man, right?
What's with the funny self sacrifice? Kinda reminds me of something the boss would do in "the Office" to get attention for how wonderful he was.
2007-07-12 11:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
LMAO, that is amazing. You need to be on a speaking tour, that is a great analogy.
2007-07-12 12:56:23 · answer #8 · answered by corona001500 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no scripture to support the idea of anyone going to heaven. Jesus will establish God's kingdom here on Earth. Again, you are incorrect and confused.
2007-07-12 08:52:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
The Son of God became Son of Man so that sons of men could become Sons of God
2007-07-12 08:52:24 · answer #10 · answered by bacha2_33461 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋