RE: Jesus as Lord - why is this appealing to so many?
January 31, 2018 at 1:13 pm
(This post was last modified: January 31, 2018 at 1:16 pm by KevinM1.)
(January 31, 2018 at 12:51 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: To the OP, I must admit, I don't get why some have such a hard time understanding this...
If you confidently believed that something was really good and pure and would bring the ultimate fulfillment, wouldn't you want to follow it?
The method of delivery is also important, IMO. A feudal system or dictatorship being necessary makes me question if the result will be as good as is being claimed.
(January 30, 2018 at 10:03 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(January 30, 2018 at 5:59 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: I find absolute rule abhorrent because it eliminates individual agency. People/souls should have a say in how they live their lives, or, in this case, spend eternity. For me, there's really no such thing as a beneficial dictatorship, as the state of dictatorship is itself undesirable. And, I believe, should be undesirable to anyone.
I also have a problem with a god who supposedly values free will, but demands we abandon it as the only path to salvation. It's incoherent at best.
I don't think that I understand what you mean by individual agency here. How is this different between you and I? How about someone under an earthly kingdom or dictatorship? I am understanding "individual agency" as independent, and capable of choice. However I can't make sense of this in regards to how a dictatorship eliminates this (at least no more than any other form of government). I'm unsure if this part is related, but I don't believe that I have given up my free will either; I do know people who I believe to be saved, and all of them have free will. And I don't have any reason to believe that we will not have free will after sanctification. I think you may be misunderstanding something here.
Someone living in an earthly dictatorship or kingdom typically has little to no individual agency. I mean, you're aware North Korea exists, correct? Saudi Arabia?
