RE: Sin and the Blame Game
May 31, 2017 at 10:42 pm
(This post was last modified: May 31, 2017 at 10:44 pm by Lek.)
(May 31, 2017 at 9:18 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: You would punish a two year old for disobedience? You're making my point for me, Lek. A two year old does not have the developmental capability to control his impulses and simply "obey". Is it fair to punish the child for failing to do something that he literally CANNOT do? That makes no sense.
Who said that Adam and Eve were unable to keep from eating the fruit? They were totally able not to to taste it. They made a voluntary decision to eat the fruit after being clearly told not to and warned about the consequences.
Quote:So, again...his decisions, his responsibility. There is no such thing as "sin." If we are the end-product of his design, and the design was flawed (intentionally or not), then there is nothing needs redeeming.
The design was not flawed. He designed us with the ability to make decisions for ourselves. We were not made perfect, nor did he mean to make us perfect. If we were, he would just be making more of himself. Do you not want to be able to make decisions for yourself about your own actions? Even if we have a sinful nature, we have means to salvation from it provided by our creator himself.
