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Wade A. Tisthammer
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Date Posted: 09/ 4/03 10:56pm
In reply to:
Ben
's message, "Yeah, that's the one" on 09/ 4/03 9:08pm
>>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.
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>Yeah, that's the exact story I'm familiar with, and I
>maintain my original point:
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>"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!"
And again, the above quote is not quite accurate. The sacrifice is not about “appeasing” anybody, the love is not counterfeit, it is not contingent etc. None of those things were mentioned or implied in the description I used, so why attach them to it? Let’s try to keep a clear head here.
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