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re: What do people get out of going to church on Easter once a year?
Posted on 4/21/14 at 1:06 pm to wmr
Posted on 4/21/14 at 1:06 pm to wmr
If god were saturated with sin then he wouldn't holy and righteous. It's not a difficult concept.
And yes the penalty for sin is death and that debt has to be paid. Jesus paid it but people choose not to accept that gift. God gives us an out. It's not fair to say I will ignore god then complain when I don't reap his benefits.
And yes the penalty for sin is death and that debt has to be paid. Jesus paid it but people choose not to accept that gift. God gives us an out. It's not fair to say I will ignore god then complain when I don't reap his benefits.
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Posted on 4/21/14 at 1:09 pm to Mattwells90
I guess it depends on your definition of power. Can god move mountains or create things or do anything he wants? Yes. But no he cannot associate with sin because that would be a contradiction of his purity and holiness making him no higher than us. If he were no higher than us then he would have no ability to judge us so he must be sin free. He also must be consistent otherwise he again would not be a qualified judge. So yes god is limited in that he cannot do wrong.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 1:12 pm to Mattwells90
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If god were saturated with sin then he wouldn't holy and righteous. It's not a difficult concept.
Who says he has to be saturated with sin? He merely forgive us and make us holy by sheer force of will, he is God. He isnt bound by anything. Its why Jesus' death is meaningless if God truly is all powerful, because nothing that dying did for us couldnt just as easily be done by a swipe of Gods hand.
Christianity claims to be the one divine religion not centered around man, but in fact its entire premise is based on human ideas of pain, suffering, free will, judgement and punishment. It places human qualities upon a supposedly omniscient God and then complains when the problems with this are pointed out.
A truly omniscient God would have no need for sacrifices. A god conceived by men however absolutely would, because we require sacrifice and punishment.
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And yes the penalty for sin is death and that debt has to be paid. Jesus paid it but people choose not to accept that gift. God gives us an out. It's not fair to say I will ignore god then complain when I don't reap his benefits.
If God doesnt want to be ignored, he should show himself more often. He did it all the time in the OT.
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