(October 3, 2015 at 5:05 am)AtlasS33 Wrote: I cannot die for the sins of Hitler; he did them, not ME, punishing myself for his sins would mean I have a huge error in my judgement; I'm not worthy of being a judge. To me at least.
Concluding the deaths of millions in the death of one man, is the deceit. No, Jesus's death doesn't equal the deaths of thousands on the Roman sticks, neither by math, nor by pain.
If he was a God, he should've known already how the pain feels..he created that pain after all. He was the one who gave us nerves..
AtlasS, you accept the Old and New Testaments as inspired scripture. You have been taught they have been "altered beyond repair" - but this isn't true. The Old Testament hasn't changed in at least 2200 years, and the New Testament has barely changed in the past 2,000 years, and the textual changes have been discovered and documented (the long endings of Mark for instance).
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
