RE: My honest review of Christianity
October 18, 2014 at 1:00 pm
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2014 at 1:03 pm by genkaus.)
(October 18, 2014 at 11:31 am)Vivalarevolution Wrote: Simply putting it . . . Sin diverts us from our ultimate aim of being god like (note- not being god)
sin, according to what we believe, is a disease/ condition in which we lack the grace of God ( that means god still loves us but is disappointed. Therefore sin keeps us far from god. Believing in christ, confessing and other sacraments allow us to reunite with god
Except, I don't want to be "god-like" - whatever that may entail. I don't accept that as my ultimate aim. I don't care about having "grace of god" and I do want to be as far from him as possible. So, from my point of view, 'sin' is not the disease, the 'desire to be god-like' is.
(October 18, 2014 at 11:31 am)Vivalarevolution Wrote: I would choose to go into God's presence knowing I've done the best I could to achieve theosis (becoming god like) instead of having to hang my head in shame. What's the difference between being in hell where we are troubled by gods presence, and being in heaven where we feel we've betrayed someone who loves us no matter what.
What about those who are not troubled by your god's presence and those who raise their heads in pride of being as different from your god as possible?
(October 18, 2014 at 12:05 pm)Vivalarevolution Wrote: But think about meeting loved ones, hearing the stories of a billion other humans, chat with god, traverse the multiverses, work with others in projects ( i dont know what)eat, sleep and enjoy doing everything you wanted to do. And then after a trillion trillion trillion years we'll still have lots to do because god is infinite and he has created everything and can create in the future.
Apart from "chat with god" part, I don't see why the same options won't be available to those in hell.
