10th April 2003, 10:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 10th April 2003, 10:10 PM by Sacred Jellybean.)
So if Jesus died for our sins, then why aren't we exempt for our own sins? If he "died for our sins", but we still aren't allowed to sin, then he died for nothing, didn't he? You can say, "Oh, he died for the sins for the people in his lifetime up until his death", but then why even bring it up in the first place? Jesus died for someone's sins, but why is it brought up so much if he didn't die for OUR sins? Why should we be penalized for sins that were committed by different people countless generations back? Was his death a gateway for people to get into heaven in the first place? If so, then what about the people that lived before Jesus? Do they not go to heaven? That's a little unfair... then again, god isn't fair, I think that's been made clear.
And also, if we supposedly aren't perfect and CAN'T be perfect and have to accept Jesus and god's forgiveness, then what's the point of even having modern sins? I mean, if all we have to do is accept Christ's forgiveness, and the fact is that we CAN'T be perfect, then why strive to conform to Christianity's morals in the first place?
I've heard "All you have to do is accept Christ's forgiveness!", but obviously, that's not the case. You also have to abide to the 10 commandments, it seems. And what about converting other people? Isn't that "not our place to judge", since we're just a bunch of ignorant, imperfect humans? This god sure doesn't know tolerance, I'll say that... the whole telling people they have to be saved gimmick works wonders, though, doesn't it? Instilling fear into people to spread the word of Christ, so all they love can be saved.
And how can Heaven be utopia if god allows those we love to suffer for not accepting Christ/its forgiveness? Just so we don't suffer in hell? That sounds a little disturbing... the fear that religion instills into people is all around disturbing. "You're unworthy, you have to be saved, you have to accept Christ's forgiveness or be subjected to Lucifer's torment."
So many questions for such a strange belief system...
And also, if we supposedly aren't perfect and CAN'T be perfect and have to accept Jesus and god's forgiveness, then what's the point of even having modern sins? I mean, if all we have to do is accept Christ's forgiveness, and the fact is that we CAN'T be perfect, then why strive to conform to Christianity's morals in the first place?
I've heard "All you have to do is accept Christ's forgiveness!", but obviously, that's not the case. You also have to abide to the 10 commandments, it seems. And what about converting other people? Isn't that "not our place to judge", since we're just a bunch of ignorant, imperfect humans? This god sure doesn't know tolerance, I'll say that... the whole telling people they have to be saved gimmick works wonders, though, doesn't it? Instilling fear into people to spread the word of Christ, so all they love can be saved.
And how can Heaven be utopia if god allows those we love to suffer for not accepting Christ/its forgiveness? Just so we don't suffer in hell? That sounds a little disturbing... the fear that religion instills into people is all around disturbing. "You're unworthy, you have to be saved, you have to accept Christ's forgiveness or be subjected to Lucifer's torment."
So many questions for such a strange belief system...