(September 25, 2015 at 11:25 am)Whateverist the White Wrote:(September 25, 2015 at 10:00 am)Rekeisha Wrote: The simplest answer is because you want to. Ask yourself do you want to follow God or do your own thing?
The other part of the answer is you were born into sin because adam and eve cursed humanity with their act of rebellion. They enslaved people to a rebellious human nature. That is why God sent His son to die for our sins because without him we are unable to live the righteous life God commans of us to live. He enlightens us to this fact and will show us how rebellion affects us and others.
Ricketykeisha, do you believe we evolved or that we were designed and created by God? Assuming you think it is the latter can you explain to me why God would implant a sinful nature in us? Why the conflict? If I were going on a trip with station wagon full of brats in the back there is no way I'd choose to give them a sinful nature and then coerce them to behave with sticks and carrots. Is God a masochist like that? Why would He put Himself through all that?
GO TO APOLOGIST ANSWER: Free will!
Yeah, yeah. I know. But why the sinful disposition? If we really were designed by a perfect being why install a disposition to 'sin'? Couldn't we be given a desire to be the way God wants us to be and still keep our free will? Or maybe God enjoys putting lots distractors out there so that He can choose only those that are just really intimidated by Him and will do whatever He asks. I guess God wants submission to Him t cost us something, you know, like our pride.
I think you are confused. Humans were not created with a sin nature. When everything was finished everything was very good. Then Adam and Eve chose sin by choosing to disobey God's commands and disregard His warnings. So now there isn't a man or woman alive who has had a sinful father or mother. We learn from the people around us an all we know is sin. Still, Jesus was the only one who lived a sinless life. When we accept His death on the cross we are accredited His life, His righteousness. His death is counted as our death. Also through the Holy Spirit we grow to become more like Christ. Then after God removes all sin from His creation, and those who cling to it, we will be fully perfected.
