RE: God's Nature and character
July 31, 2014 at 9:22 am
(This post was last modified: July 31, 2014 at 9:44 am by Losty.)
(July 31, 2014 at 9:10 am)alpha male Wrote:(July 31, 2014 at 9:03 am)Losty Wrote: Obviously everything would be up to god if he existed. I am asking for your personal opinion.My personal opinion is already explained - God left ambiguity in order to avoid the situation in the first place.
Well I am sure he didn't succeed. There has to be someone who has tried this. You didn't actually give an opinion on the thing I asked about by the way.
(July 31, 2014 at 9:14 am)alpha male Wrote: They're judged according to their own judgment, and found guilty. If that person had responded suitably to the revelation received, whether by creation, the conscience or other means, they would be forgiven. This would vary by individual and so, no, I'm not going to give you an exhaustive list of the possibilities.
Your god sounds a lot like my ex husband. Never quite revealing what he wants and then having no mercy when you fail to figure it out for yourself.
(July 31, 2014 at 9:20 am)jesus_wept Wrote: But it's not a loop hole or a trick if all children go to heaven. It's just the way it is, according to what you said earlier.
Kill your child, he goes to heaven, repent and seek forgiveness from Jesus and you'll go to heaven with them, so everyone is a winner.
Christianity is ambiguous for a reason. It does not wish to allow for loopholes that would leave any person believing that they're innocent. It's so much easier to scare people into submission when they believe that they a) need your love for survival, and b) are undeserving of that love.
