Sounds pretty good to me annatar. To me the story is symbolic of our nature. I think it lays it out pretty spot on. We are, after all, all sinners/ flawed. Certainly good deeds get you no where... that's specifically stated elsewhere too.
The explanation.. is that this is the point of the messiah, and how that works. The bible 'documents' differring methods of atonement. Wiping everyone out doesn't work; punishing people doesn't work... all that works is God making himself the sacrifice for us; turning everything on it's head.
The explanation.. is that this is the point of the messiah, and how that works. The bible 'documents' differring methods of atonement. Wiping everyone out doesn't work; punishing people doesn't work... all that works is God making himself the sacrifice for us; turning everything on it's head.
