(October 13, 2015 at 10:31 am)ApeNotKillApe Wrote:(October 13, 2015 at 10:17 am)lkingpinl Wrote: I'm not sure where you got this idea from in the Judeo-Christian worldview. I will answer your questions based on my subjective opinion and understanding, but as my tagline says, "there is a God, and I'm not Him".
"Sin" in the judeo-christian worldview is best described as a violation of God's purpose. The Bible says all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). No one can live up to His standard. That's why the Christian talks about being saved by grace. Believe Jesus is who he claimed to be and be saved by grace is what the Bible claims in John 3:16. If you don't believe, I've already shown you what it says in verse 18.
Catholicism had given me the impression that God supposedly keeps a record. You go into the confessional and trade your sins for prayers, right? Like a divine debt collectors office?
This is one of the many issues I have with Catholicism. Treating God as a "forgiveness ATM" makes it completely meaningless. There is no score or tally. The work was finished, completed. All have been forgiven. All one has to do is believe and accept it. That's the nutshell of Grace in the judeo-Christian view.
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.
