RE: Why does Jesus' "suffering" matter?
July 19, 2015 at 10:14 am
(This post was last modified: July 19, 2015 at 10:16 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(July 19, 2015 at 10:04 am)Randy Carson Wrote: If your child breaks a large bay window in a neighbor's house that he cannot possibly pay for by himself, you step in to pay the debt to the neighbor. The neighbor is satisfied and the child is no longer under obligation.
We could not possibly repay our debt to God for the sins we commit, so Jesus stepped in to pay it for us. We are absolved, and we are no longer under obligation.
The crucifixion means everything.
That was a shoddy attempt. What we -don't- do is torture the parent then nail them to a fucking post. Maybe we have that wrong though, you ready to string some unfortunate up as payment for my parking tickets?
The crucifixion means quite a bit, none of it good.......and you know better, despite your claims.
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