RE: Why is Christ's death considered a sacrifice?
August 2, 2014 at 12:57 pm
(This post was last modified: August 2, 2014 at 12:58 pm by Simon Moon.)
3 days of suffering in exchange for an eternity as 'God' is not a sacrifice.
I hate flying, not because I am afraid to fly, but because the seats are uncomfortable, airports are a pain in the ass, packing is annoying, etc.
I spent 15 hours in a plane last summer when I flew to Australia on a 4 week surfing trip. Not once did I think I was making a sacrifice while on the flight in exchange for the 4 weeks of pure joy I felt while in Australia.
Why would 3 days of torture be a sacrifice for an eternity as 'God'?
Just how long would it take to forget the torture? A 1000 years? A million? Who cares? No matter how long it takes, you would still have an eternity ahead of you.
I hate flying, not because I am afraid to fly, but because the seats are uncomfortable, airports are a pain in the ass, packing is annoying, etc.
I spent 15 hours in a plane last summer when I flew to Australia on a 4 week surfing trip. Not once did I think I was making a sacrifice while on the flight in exchange for the 4 weeks of pure joy I felt while in Australia.
Why would 3 days of torture be a sacrifice for an eternity as 'God'?
Just how long would it take to forget the torture? A 1000 years? A million? Who cares? No matter how long it takes, you would still have an eternity ahead of you.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
