Yes I've seen that lots of times thanks Simon.
How is that absurd? A: It reverses the moral of the story. Once more for the crowd... God isn't punishing you because you're wrong. You're refusing to accept the gift of forgiveness, therefore punishing yourself.
Now this is in particular the Christian metaphor if you like. In the situation of someone nothing to do with Christianity, the same problems exist. As Christianity deals with real life, this would have to be the case. As I've said above, you have a choice if you know of the Christian option. You can choose to make the most of the hand that you're dealt. Accept your flaws and live with them. Or you can choose life. Overcome those flaws by accepting forgiveness. To me it's a no brainer. I know, I understand how it makes sense, so I choose to take the gift. Incredibly it was made for me, incredible the suffering endured as Rhythm correctly observes, and I'm not about to spit in the face of the giver.
How is that absurd? A: It reverses the moral of the story. Once more for the crowd... God isn't punishing you because you're wrong. You're refusing to accept the gift of forgiveness, therefore punishing yourself.
Now this is in particular the Christian metaphor if you like. In the situation of someone nothing to do with Christianity, the same problems exist. As Christianity deals with real life, this would have to be the case. As I've said above, you have a choice if you know of the Christian option. You can choose to make the most of the hand that you're dealt. Accept your flaws and live with them. Or you can choose life. Overcome those flaws by accepting forgiveness. To me it's a no brainer. I know, I understand how it makes sense, so I choose to take the gift. Incredibly it was made for me, incredible the suffering endured as Rhythm correctly observes, and I'm not about to spit in the face of the giver.