(November 25, 2014 at 11:44 am)Tonus Wrote:Quote:#4 For that matter, if man's nature is sinful and God is man's creator, who is really responsible for sin?Man, of course, since god cannot possibly be blamed for the mess. Adam and Eve misused their free will and tainted humanity with sin. Jesus showed that it was possible to remain loyal and free of sin until death, thus removing any possible excuse that Adam and Eve might have.
(As with question 2, this is one of those answers that is designed to patch a hole, not provide a compelling reason for belief. It doesn't hold up once the questions start.)
But does God himself not have free will? If so, how does He remain free of sin? Whatever it is that allows Him to do so would have been a good thing to include in His design for man. (God sounds like one of those cooks who can't give you a recipe without leaving out a key ingredient.)
Was God just not clever enough to put us together right or was he just being a mischievous sinner himself? If we are truly in his image it is probably the latter. Well played, God, well played.
