(January 17, 2016 at 10:58 am)RobbyPants Wrote:(January 16, 2016 at 10:23 am)orangebox21 Wrote: Yes I did say that. Maybe we're not defining justify in the same way. How are you defining justify?We're not talking about justification; I said that there was no reason for there to even be sin, if God is all powerful.
How do you know this statement is true?
(January 17, 2016 at 10:58 am)RobbyPants Wrote: You then went and explained the purpose of sin as showing us God's mercy and justice... after saying that we need God's mercy and justice to deal with sin. It's still all circular.I did. What I wrote is different than saying: sin makes known God's mercy and justice, and God's mercy and justice makes known sin, which is the circle you're alluding to. I haven't claimed that God's mercy and justice makes known sin.
(January 17, 2016 at 10:58 am)RobbyPants Wrote: You haven't even explained why we "need" sin in the first place. Keep in context that you're talking about an infinitely powerful god with an infinite number of ways he could have chosen to deal with.How do you know God had an infinite number of ways He could have chosen to deal with?
(January 17, 2016 at 10:58 am)RobbyPants Wrote:What "bad parts" of theology are you talking about and how does mercy explain them?(January 16, 2016 at 10:23 am)orangebox21 Wrote: We're going to have to back up so I can clearly understand you. What is the logical conclusion of Christianity? Are you claiming that the logical conclusion of Christianity is that a woman is justified in aborting a child [because of her knowledge that this child will go to heaven]?I'm saying under your explanation that mercy explains the "bad parts" of theology, that Christians could utilize that exact same reasoning.
If it could be proven beyond doubt that God exists...
and that He is the one spoken of in the Bible...
would you repent of your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ?