God is god, and we are not god

[Esquilax]

Created perfectly, elected to be sick, then provided a cure for those who want to be well.

The really sad part is that you can't see how this statement conflicts with this one:

"free will" as most understand it is a greek philosphy and not a biblical concept. Matter of fact we are told several times in the bible we are slaves who's master is sin. (Meaning we can not help but to sin.) That is why Christ died to provide attonement. In this life we are only free to make one real choice and that is to accept attonement or not. In essence to be freed from sin.

Since this was an argument against free will, you can hardly say we elected to sin, can you? Especially not when you just got through saying we can't help it, but then, I guess internal consistency never has been high on your priorities list.

That said, we atheists at least understand why we can't help but sin: the entire system is configured in such a way as to make the absence of sin impossible. And then you add original sin on top of that, to just really seal the deal, and yet you have the gall to say we elect to sin?

[Cinjin]

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Created perfectly, elected to be sick, then provided a cure for those who want to be well.

The really sad part is that you can't see how this statement conflicts with this one:

"free will" as most understand it is a greek philosphy and not a biblical concept. Matter of fact we are told several times in the bible we are slaves who's master is sin. (Meaning we can not help but to sin.) That is why Christ died to provide attonement. In this life we are only free to make one real choice and that is to accept attonement or not. In essence to be freed from sin.

Since this was an argument against free will, you can hardly say we elected to sin, can you? Especially not when you just got through saying we can't help it, but then, I guess internal consistency never has been high on your priorities list.

That said, we atheists at least understand why we can't help but sin: the entire system is configured in such a way as to make the absence of sin impossible. And then you add original sin on top of that, to just really seal the deal, and yet you have the gall to say we elect to sin?

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[Snidely Whiplash]

FYI, I am God.

All you fools fall to your knees before My Lords and My Dogs!!!

[Angrboda]

"free will" as most understand it is a greek philosphy and not a biblical concept. Matter of fact we are told several times in the bible we are slaves who's master is sin. (Meaning we can not help but to sin.) That is why Christ died to provide attonement. In this life we are only free to make one real choice and that is to accept attonement or not. In essence to be freed from sin.

This says we are fated to fail, and always make the wrong choice. But it also says we can choose correctly, by choosing to believe in Christ. Those two statements are irreconcilable.

Either we're fated to fail, and will fail to choose Christ, in which case God is punishing us for losing a rigged game.

Or your claim that we are fated to fail is in error.

If the bible does say both of these, then the bible is shown to be inconsistent and wrong.

[Zen Badger]

Or as the immortal Hitch had it, "created sick and ordered to be well". Nice scam you have there.

Created perfectly, elected to be sick, then provided a cure for those who want to be well.

Oh? When did we elect to be "sick"

[Neo-Scholastic]

Wynona Rider gets my vote for demigoddess.

[houseofcantor]

Wynona Rider gets my vote for demigoddess.

Jihad!

[Crossless2.0]

Wynona Rider gets my vote for demigoddess.

Just mind your wallet when you close your eyes to worship.

[Godlesspanther]

Wynona Rider gets my vote for demigoddess.

I would probably find xtianity more appealing if Jesus was a hot chick. If I were to worship an established deity, make mine Durga.

-- hot chick with eight arms. If I saw her on the street, I'd be like, "YES, ma'am, I WILL worship you!!"

[Drich]

Created perfectly, elected to be sick, then provided a cure for those who want to be well.

The really sad part is that you can't see how this statement conflicts with this one:

Created perfectly, we elected to be sick, then we choose to accept the cure or not... What is there to not

"free will" as most understand it is a greek philosphy and not a biblical concept. Matter of fact we are told several times in the bible we are slaves who's master is sin. (Meaning we can not help but to sin.) That is why Christ died to provide attonement. In this life we are only free to make one real choice and that is to accept attonement or not. In essence to be freed from sin.

Since this was an argument against free will, you can hardly say we elected to sin, can you?

'we' meaning man/Adam in the Garden. As He was the only one actually created. The rest of us are copies of copies of copies.

Especially not when you just got through saying we can't help it, but then, I guess internal consistency never has been high on your priorities list.

That said, we atheists at least understand why we can't help but sin: the entire system is configured in such a way as to make the absence of sin impossible.

indeed, but only through our efforts. We have been offered Freedom from sin or rather the consenquences of sin, because they have been placed on Christ have been placed on Christ.

[/quote] And then you add original sin on top of that, to just really seal the deal, and yet you have the gall to say we elect to sin?
[/quote] 'we' do not elect sin. Man was created perfect/Adam. Adam elected sin. then decided to make a copy of his sinful state and everyone since him has done the same. The only real choice we have is to elect attonement from this sin.

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This says we are fated to fail, and always make the wrong choice. But it also says we can choose correctly, by choosing to believe in Christ. Those two statements are irreconcilable.

Not it doesn't. It says we only have one choice to make, as everything else we do is an accordance to being a slave to sin.

According to Paul in Romans 7 sin is not a choice even he struggled with it daily. If Paul a super Apstole could not break his chains then what hope do any of us have? None. The only one who can break this bondage to sin is Christ. Therefore the only real choice we have is to elect the attonement Christ offers.

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Created perfectly, elected to be sick, then provided a cure for those who want to be well.

Oh? When did we elect to be "sick"

In the garden.