(October 30, 2010 at 3:26 am)Saerules Wrote:(October 29, 2010 at 7:44 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: I agree with your sentiment, although everyone is selfish.
True, but each of us to a different extent. I once shared a table with a girl in an art class who took all of the supplies from the middle of the table and piled them on her lap and the floor next to her and a bit of the table in front of her. Most people are capable of at least sharing that which they are not using. Some of us can easily share things we are using/wanted to use. People like that are called gracious, though we are (of course) all motivated by what we wish to occur.
Had Jesus been more gracious, his story would be less repulsive for me.
Why do you believe that Christ was not gracious, He gave of Himself in life and death, Christ in His ministery depended on others for food and a place to rest which He always received. Christ's love was given in healing, teaching peace, restoring peoples lives from death and ect. Grace could not have been more apparent in His life. Christ was selfless He never took and always gave.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
