(December 5, 2023 at 9:28 am)FrustratedFool Wrote: @Confused-by-christianityAbraham should say no to anyone asking him to sacrifice his child.
I'm not sure what you mean by Jesus said No. Firstly, because the issue is whether or not Abraham should have said no (and you haven't given a straight response to that),
What i meant was ... i experienced something like my soul being murdered or possessed or something like that. jesus stepped in
(December 5, 2023 at 9:28 am)FrustratedFool Wrote: and secondly because Jesus was a willing human sacrifice to a deity.I have always struggled to understand the doctrine of sacrificial atonement.
I frankly go as far as saying i think paul was mistaken or misunderstood here.
(December 5, 2023 at 9:28 am)FrustratedFool Wrote: It's interesting you say that in the bible you meet and not meet the Jesus of your religious experience. It seems you judge the scriptural text by the light of your own understanding. You are the moral judge, in that sense.thats fair enough.
I have my experience as my primary guide.