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Originally Posted by aggie  i think that is the main thing that God gave man: choice... |
I agree. That's what the fruit was all about. Having a choice.
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God planned all this so Jesus would have to suffer crucifiction for the ignorant people he created |
It is a weird thing to do, isn't it? That's one reason I gave up Christianity years ago. It just doesn't make sense, especially when you start thinking about the idea that Jesus
was God.
So here we have a God that demands perfection, knowing that it's impossible to be perfect as a human, and to satisfy His own demands for perfection, He sends a version of Himself to Earth (Jesus Christ), and then has Himself suffer and die for human sins, just to satisfy His own desire for perfection.
It's like punching yourself in the face! After looking for an answer to this paradox and talking to preachers and other people for years, I came to the realization that "ya know, I just don't believe in this stuff!" Some people are happy to accept that "God works in mysterious ways," but being mysterious and being illogical are two different things.
I just focus on the two main things Jesus said to focus on. "Love God and love your neighbors." Of course, I probably don't believe in the same type of God that some Christians do. And I also added a third idea -- "Love yourself."
