Questions for Christians
- Do you believe that children should be responsible for the transgressions of their parents? If your great-grandfather committed a crime, should you also be punished for it?
- Do you believe that ritualistic sacrifice and the killing of innocent creatures is a suitable way to repay a debt?
- Do you believe that morality comes from religion?
- Do you believe that God knows our future? (Psalm 139:16)
- Do you believe that God is just?
If you don't believe in such a practice, how do you reconcile this fundamental moral tenet that you practice in your daily life, which is in contrast with Christianity and scripture, which mandates that descendants are responsible for the sins of their forebears?
Can you see yourself ceremonially burning a goat at an altar to cover your electricity bill? Should you be able to sacrifice your child's life to repay a debt to someone else? If you don't think this behavior is appropriate or moral, why would you worship a deity who claims to have forgiven mankind via ritualistic murder?
Does man not have any other reason than the fear of God to keep him from behaving badly? If so, how do you reconcile the fact that there are plenty of decent people who don't believe in gods? If not, how do you reconcile your liberal interpretation of things with scripture and institutions that suggest otherwise?
If so, why does God allow children to be born into certain countries or cultures -- knowing in advance that they will never even hear about Christianity -- and then send them to hell for not believing in Jesus?
If so, why does He give us no direct evidence of His existence when He openly revealed Himself to innumerable people over the course of a couple of thousand years? If God could save billions of souls from eternal damnation simply by showing himself publicly, is it not unjust for Him deny us this advantage which He granted so many people in the Bible?
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Answers from a Jesusfreek
1 if your sins are forgiven then what would be left to transfer to your children
the basically means that everyone is born with sin you may not be accountable for them but the temptations of the flesh are always there no matter the age.
2 A sacrifice was offered not necessarily needing to be life being lost.
The need for sacrifice was given as a punishment and in so was just for we as a species committed a horrible crime unto ourselves and God. Is it not the role of a parent to punish the child so that he may learn. The final sacrifice was of one of infinite power. That action now frees us of the need for ritualistic sacrifice of animals, but now we must sacrifice ourselves not to appease debts but to further enrich our relationship with god and to earn a reward that we will never deserve.
3 Yes "morality" can be achieved through other mean, but think of it from another perspective if God does indeed exist then wouldn't everything be created by him and thus directly or indirectly caused by him.
4 God holds his children accountable for what they know, And the likelihood of a person never hearing of God there entire life are virtually nill.
5 if God openly revealed himself to the world then you would have no choice but to choose him. God seeks our love, without a choice you are not actualy giving him your love it is merely false love.
Without evil there is no good.
Good cannot be if there is no referencew point on the opposite end of the scale.
All in all none know the mind of God and his ways are mysterious, but just merciful and holy.
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Answers from a Jesusfreek
1 if your sins are forgiven then what would be left to transfer to your children
the basically means that everyone is born with sin you may not be accountable for them but the temptations of the flesh are always there no matter the age.
2 A sacrifice was offered not necessarily needing to be life being lost.
The need for sacrifice was given as a punishment and in so was just for we as a species committed a horrible crime unto ourselves and God. Is it not the role of a parent to punish the child so that he may learn. The final sacrifice was of one of infinite power. That action now frees us of the need for ritualistic sacrifice of animals, but now we must sacrifice ourselves not to appease debts but to further enrich our relationship with god and to earn a reward that we will never deserve.
3 Yes "morality" can be achieved through other mean, but think of it from another perspective if God does indeed exist then wouldn't everything be created by him and thus directly or indirectly caused by him.
4 God holds his children accountable for what they know, And the likelihood of a person never hearing of God there entire life are virtually nill.
5 if God openly revealed himself to the world then you would have no choice but to choose him. God seeks our love, without a choice you are not actualy giving him your love it is merely false love.
Without evil there is no good.
Good cannot be if there is no referencew point on the opposite end of the scale.
All in all none know the mind of God and his ways are mysterious, but just merciful and holy.