Freewill

[genkaus]

Every time this dick shows up, I feel physically sick at the thought that I share the same species with him.

It's not the injustice the Romans gave that saves us, it's Jesus' love poured out on the cross. The point is that Jesus died when he did not deserve death--he never sinned, and he faces the penalty anyway. Being God, he was also able to take all our sins on himself. Jesus asked the Father, "Why have you forsaken me?" implying that even God the Father could not look upon his Son as he bore the sins of the world. Today, sinners do need to repent in order to receive the sacrifice Jesus already gave. The Bible is one great love story. If God just gave us salvation without our asking what would either get out of the situation? A father is not going to let his daughter eat her dinner until she at least promises to try not to stab her brother with the fork again. That's the first part of repentance--abiding by the law. The second is love. Which is better--to do the right thing out of fear of punishment or out of love for whom you're doing it? A parent would know the answer to this also. So these two are all Jesus wants in return for a salvation we ourselves could never earn. But Christianity isn't incentive-oriented. It's love-oriented, meaning all my attempts to convince you to repent for eternal life will go nowhere--because, ultimately, you must love Jesus first. Christianity is not about what you get, it's a state of mind. You don't find Jesus, he finds you.

He does not even see how disgusting this paragraph makes his god out to be. He can't even keep his story straight - he he says that both law and love are used - but its not incentive related. And love Jesus or go to hell? What kind of narcissistic, egomaniacal, self-obsessed, insecure and tyrannical being is this?