(July 9, 2013 at 10:36 am)Texas Sailor Wrote:(July 9, 2013 at 10:16 am)Dionysius Wrote: I read the first view pages and found just as I have elsewhere an inability to answer a question that is foundational to the tradition. I often asked why was it necessary for Jesus to be crucified? How were men saved? The answer invariably was, you are saved from God's wrath. To which just opens a string of question begging.
Let us give thanks and the proferring of gifts to one another that Jesus did use a metaphor that is entirely absurd, that is devoid of noticeable meaning for if he had made it more rational then it wouldn't be as easy to ridicule re-educate the underdeveloped.
Welcome to our personal attempt to disrupt the rings of circular logic being solicited within this little community. I too have been annoyed by the very same perpetuated non-sense myself lately. I even started a thread about it.
Thanks for the welcome.
"This time the bullet cold rocked ya a yellow ribbon instead of a swastika?" -RATM