(April 24, 2013 at 2:44 pm)TosinAsLeader Wrote: So I have always wondered this and would like some insight. G-d created the world in seven days (symbolically) and he may have used evolution to create. The thing that I can't seem to understand is the scenario with Adam and Eve. We all have heard the story of them eating the forbidden apple, that Satan tempted them to do, and then sin was 'born.'
Ok, so whether you believe in the word 'sin,' or not, lets just discuss this at a general meaning. So was sin really born? From what? G-d perhaps or some other cosmic fixation that goes back to G-d? Would that then make G-d imperfect since He created something that made Him have to send His Son to die for the "sins," that He created? This just doesn't make sense. Regardless if he is imperfect or not, I still choose to believe in G-d, who is more perfect than I can ever be. Your thoughts anyone?
Here's one thought: why the f-k don't you sp-ll out the na-m of the deity you b-lieve in?
Here's another one: although you christians like to think you coined the term, "sin" originated long before the bible was written -
Quote:Then there is this ancient Mesopotamian prayer, which predates not only Christianity and Islam but also Judaism:http://communities.washingtontimes.com/n...invention/
“O my god, who art angry, accept my prayer; O my goddess, who art angry, receive my supplication… Let my sins be forgiven, let my transgressions be blotted out. Let the blah blah blah...”
If one did not know, he could easily think that it came from one of the books of the Bible.
A strong sense of the supplicant’s sinfulness is palpably evident here. This is a very Christian sentiment indeed, but – as the above excerpt shows – it did not originate with Christianity. The prayer was written more than two thousand years before Christ began preaching on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
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