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Subject: Yeah, that's the one

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Ben

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Date Posted: 09/ 4/03 9:08pm
In reply to: Wade A. Tisthammer 's message, "What do I believe?" on 09/ 4/03 8:16pm

>The story: God doesn�t want anyone to go to hell, so
>he sends his only Son to suffer and die for humanity.
>The catch: from the rules of free will, the sacrifice
>has to be accepted in mortal life. As God, he is
>burdened to be the executioner of the precepts of
>volitional justice, but is willing (and in fact, has
>done so) to Sacrifice big time for humanity while
>upholding justice. An analogy: like an honest judge
>deeply caring for a convicted criminal and doing what
>she can to help him without violating the law she�s
>supposed to uphold.

Yeah, that's the exact story I'm familiar with, and I maintain my original point:

"It is a counterfeit love that is contingent upon authority punishment or reward. In a nutshell, God had to kill Himself to appease Himself so that He would not have to roast us, His beloved creations, in HELL forever. He loves us more than we can ever comprehend, but if we don't return His affections, He will make us regret it for eternity. Now that is AMAZING GRACE!"

I would elaborate on why that fits what you just said, but I can't find any more eloquent way to put it than has already been done in the above quote.

Ben

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Subject	Author	Date
Confusing which one's which.	Wade A. Tisthammer	09/ 4/03 10:56pm