(September 21, 2014 at 10:00 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Esq: you seen to be repeating yourself, so I won't be following.
Bm: as the ideal father, God forgives everything in enabling the child to choose what's unquestionably best for itself. You, the child, are free to choose to self harm all you like. Your dad will be there waiting for you when you come to your senses. What your dad won't do, is reward you for hurting yourself.
Sin isn't about alleged self harm. It's about offending the dignity of God -- the allegedly all-powerful and wise being that can somehow be hurt by imperfect mortals. Yahweh: where majesty and pettiness intersect in the minds of believers.
