RE: Why is Christ's death considered a sacrifice?
August 2, 2014 at 1:31 pm
(This post was last modified: August 2, 2014 at 1:43 pm by Simon Moon.)
(August 2, 2014 at 1:19 pm)alpha male Wrote: Sure it does. He had no sin and so deserved no punishment, yet took it for us.
He already knew he was god and had an eternity ahead of him. 3 days of torture, with that in mind, is nothing.
It is infinitely better than a 15 hour uncomfortable plane ride knowing that there is 4 weeks of enjoyment as the payoff.
Quote:Suppose you were already in Australia, then had to take a 15-hour flight to get something that your wife had forgotten to pack. I bet you'd bitch about that, and consider the time and money spent as a sacrifice for your wife.
Sure, because it would cut into my 4 weeks in Australia.
If I could get the extra time and money added back to my trip, it is not anywhere near as big a deal.
But God had an ETERNITY ahead of him. 3 days is nothing compared to that. He looses nothing for his 3 days of torture.
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.
