(February 21, 2019 at 10:43 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: Obviously an eternity of hell is evil, but what's a few seconds of torture between friends. You're reduced to negotiating with me and the cosmos about how many lashes we can get a mulligan on, lol?
You clearly understand that this is a problematic notion, just as the proto-christians understood that the christ myth was a problematic notion.
You're reducing complex arguments into simple punchlines that aren't remotely clever or funny.
Jesus Christ came to us in the flesh with the express purpose of dying in probably the worst possible way one can die. To pretend as though He is simply a sadist is a very foolish argument to make.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by lashes and mulligans. There are no "do-overs." You receive lashes you need or deserve, nothing less and nothing more. We're held accountable for all of our actions, and while He is merciful in the severity of the lashes, our sins are not forgotten until they are forgiven, and they're not forgiven until we've paid our last pennies. That's justice: no one ever gets away with anything.
Perhaps you're in the camp that believes you've not done anything very wrong? Perhaps you're one who doesn't believe he is a sinner, or at least not one who deserves to die? You would be wrong there. We all deserve to die.
