13th April 2003, 10:54 AM
Okay, so I lied.
So. God destroys all evil and all sin. What's left? Nothing but God.
Sin, by definition, is an attitude contrary to God's. So everyone has sinned. God would have to destroy everything.
God wanted true worshippers. He had to allow people to choose not to in order to get people that want to. Each and every one of us can make that choice. What's the choice? Allow God to truly forgive you. Now, it's easy to say, "sure, if he wants to he can go right ahead, I won't complain." But is that making a decision? No, that's passive indifference. If you were going to war, you wouldn't want an indifferent army. They would be worthless.
So, you want proof of all of this? Too bad. I want proof that going to college will give me a better life. Does that mean that, since there isn't concrete proof it will benefit me, I shouldn't go after it? The same is true with faith, only on a much, much larger scale.
And no, I didn't read that article. But don't make the assumption all "Christians" oppose science.
Another disjointed idea: rules aren't God's thing. Rules are the result of men looking for ways to be better than each other. As much as I would want a Christian to remain pure before marriage, not murder people, be honest; plain and simple as long as someone truly believes Christ will forgive their sins and accepts it, they'll go to heaven.
So. God destroys all evil and all sin. What's left? Nothing but God.
Sin, by definition, is an attitude contrary to God's. So everyone has sinned. God would have to destroy everything.
God wanted true worshippers. He had to allow people to choose not to in order to get people that want to. Each and every one of us can make that choice. What's the choice? Allow God to truly forgive you. Now, it's easy to say, "sure, if he wants to he can go right ahead, I won't complain." But is that making a decision? No, that's passive indifference. If you were going to war, you wouldn't want an indifferent army. They would be worthless.
So, you want proof of all of this? Too bad. I want proof that going to college will give me a better life. Does that mean that, since there isn't concrete proof it will benefit me, I shouldn't go after it? The same is true with faith, only on a much, much larger scale.
And no, I didn't read that article. But don't make the assumption all "Christians" oppose science.
Another disjointed idea: rules aren't God's thing. Rules are the result of men looking for ways to be better than each other. As much as I would want a Christian to remain pure before marriage, not murder people, be honest; plain and simple as long as someone truly believes Christ will forgive their sins and accepts it, they'll go to heaven.