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| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 5:57am On Mar 23*. Modified: 10:45am On Mar 23 |
SIRTee15:+ I must say this is a thorough and interesting argument and very well put forward, also emotionally compelling. Tctrills, someone has done your homework for you. While I thank you for this, I must juxtapose what you have written against the justice of God. God, remember, is not just said to be an emotional loving father in the human sense, but also our creator and most importantly in this context, our judge. And God is said to be perfectly just, and divine justice would simply not be perfect if there are escape loops such as one person coming to bear the consequence of another persons sin. It is written in the bible itself that we will reap what we sow, and so it is clear that in terms of divine justice, there can be no escape hatch by bringing one person to bear the consequences for another person. Another thing you should reflect upon is that such a practice would make God a bad parent in that it would amount to a kind of cheating and therefore fail to instill the required discipline in humans. Your argument is emotionally compelling but it ends there - it only appeals to the human side of things and does not speak to the matter of justice. Furthermore, it also fails because as an analogy it does not depict your child having committed a crime which deserves punishment, it only depicts him or her in an unfortunate position of distress without any sin and in need of rescue. Such an analogy is incurably bad when we are talking about sin and conseqence. Finally have u asked yourself why Abraham was willing to kill and sacrifice Isaac when he was supposed to be the child of promise. God told Abraham he will fulfil his eternal covenant he made with Abraham via Isaac, yet God told him to sacrifice the same covenant child.+ Tctrills has argued that Abram was willing to do this because he knew Isaac would be resurrected. As an aside one may question the value and sacrifice of Jesus laying down his life since he knew he would be resurrected in a short three days. But I digress. The point remains that it will forever be barbaric to ask a parent to kill his child. And in this instance what for? To make God happy? Does God drink human blood? What exactly for? What kind of God will make such a barbaric, pagan and contemptible demand? There can NEVER be anything holy or righteous about such a satanic command please. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by Dtruthspeaker: 6:47am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:Are you aware that He Who set The Law of an eye for an eye/reap what you sow also made provision for Atonement? Or have you never heard of the word called atonement? See its meaning Oxford Learner's Dictionaries https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com atonement noun - Definition [uncountable] (formal) the act of showing you are sorry for doing something wrong in the past |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 6:50am On Mar 23 |
Dtruthspeaker:+ And I agree with atonement. I only say it doesn't have to involve killing someone. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by Dtruthspeaker: 7:06am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:If you agree with atonement then how would you recommend that a person atone for your many sins of murder? And that is i hope you know that we all kill several times even before that person dies hence why it is said "a coward dies many times" or where people shout "i don die oo" yet they live. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by tctrills: 7:09am On Mar 23 |
Tctrills has argued that Abram was willing to do this because he knew Isaac would be resurrected. As an aside one may question the value and sacrifice of Jesus laying down his life since he knew he would be resurrected in a short three days. But I digress. If you would have to tell lies and bear false witness, I wouldn't take you serious anymore. I actually thought you had some credibility. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 7:45am On Mar 23 |
Dtruthspeaker:+ How do we all kill many times? Atonement for me is by - 1. Feeling genuine contrition 2. Apologizing and seeking forgiveness 3. Making reparations as much as possible 4. Suffering any pain or loss which symbolically signifies acceptance of punishment |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 7:47am On Mar 23 |
tctrills:+ It irritates me the speed with which you constantly accuse me of telling lies. The minute you don't like a statement you issues accusations of lies. It's extremely tiresome and irritating. Edit: I will try and see if I can find where you said what I claimed. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 8:06am On Mar 23 |
tctrills: DeepSight:+ I have searched, and I tender my apologies. It was not you. Someone else has previously argued to me citing Hebrews 11:19, arguing that Abraham’s act wasn't "murderous" because he had "accounted that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead." I confused that with you because the topic was also discussed with you. Please this does not mean that you should continue your habit of accusing one of lying at the slightest thing. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 8:16am On Mar 23 |
KobolanderSegun:+ This is a powerful post again and there is alot to learn here, you have said a lot that is highly instructive and teaches wisdom. However please - 1. Can you summarize your take as it relates to the topic of this thread and concisely tell us if you believe in vicarious redemption through the alleged propitiatory sacrifice of Christ. 2. When you say - "That Jesus Christ died for you only has meaning if you believe he died for you. If you do not believe it has absolutely no value." - Does this mean that whatever one believes works for one? |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 8:28am On Mar 23 |
tctrills:+ Please go and read Revelation 22 well. You will see that the person speaking there is God, through an Angel (see verse 1 and 9). The Old Testament is obsessed with calling God "The Rock." Psalm 18:2 says, "The Lord [Jehovah] is my rock, and my fortress." It was a title saved only for God because He was the steady foundation for the Israelites.+ This doesn not necessarily follow. God can be your rock and Jesus who represents him can also be. In the Old Testament, Jehovah is very clear that he is the only one who can save mankind. In Isaiah 43:11, He says: "I, even I, am the Lord [Jehovah]; and beside me there is no saviour." He’s claiming that "Savior" is His unique title.+ No again, the same thing. If God saves you through Jesus, then God is your savior and the same honorific will be applied to Jesus by his followers. One of the most famous chapters in the Bible is Psalm 23, which starts with: "The Lord [Jehovah] is my shepherd." The Israelites looked at Jehovah as the one who leads, feeds, and protects His "flock" (His people).+ Again the same thing. If God guides you through Christ, Christ is your Shepherd as well. In Isaiah 40:28, the Bible asks: "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord [Jehovah], the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?" It credits the creation of the entire universe to Jehovah.+ Again the same thing. It is said that God created the world through his word, Christ. That is the doctrine taught, not that I believe it. The Old Testament clearly identifies Jehovah as the Great Judge who will decide the fate of all people. Psalm 96:13 says: "For he [Jehovah] cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness."+ Delegation at work. The Old Testament Declaration (Isaiah 45:22–23)+ It is said in scripture that God has honored the son this way. The portions I have not quoted are of no merit whatsoever. At best they argue for the deity of Christ or the Trinity and certainly not the perverse idea that the father is not the God of the Old Testament. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by KobolanderSegun: 8:52am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:Whatever you believe does not work for you. In like if you want to drink unclean water you will fall sick. Belief and Reality There is reality and there is belief Reality is concrete, Belief is largely in the mind If I want to drink 7up I believe it is good for me and will not harm me. All conscious action is guided by belief. I believe you will read this that is why I am writing this. All belief must be tested to avoid pain and frustrations, since we have a proven objective rapour I am looking at the past to continue communication with you. This now makes my belief stronger because I have proof of past engagement to continue along those lines. Jesus Christ and Entertainment, Music and Sports The world is full of Wonderful people, musicians, Writers each contributing to uplift people personally and collectively. If I told you that if you watch Michael Jordan Play basketball it would change your mood you are free to dismiss it, laugh at it or mock it. You are very free to disbelieve it. By disbelieving it Michael Jordan cannot have any effect on you because you refuse to watch. But that does not change the fact that millions around the world will say they felt better after watching Michael Jordan play basketball Water E no get Enemy If I offered you a glass of cold water when you were thirsty you have the right to reject it. You can go and get your own water from another source but that does not change the fact that my water was clean and cold. Belief in Jesus As mentioned in the above examples belief in Jesus and Unbelief in Jesus is a very normal thing, people have the right to believe in what they want. Belief in Women Most of us have been in relationships with real life women who we loved with all our hearts and they did not love us. Because they did not love us does not mean we did not love them.,. Conclusion All belief most be slowly observed and the mind must be fully engaged in looking for the merits or the demerits in the believe. All believe must be brought into the realm of human understanding so that one does not follow a wrong belief which will produce a disastrous outcome As we have seen with the Iran vs America war the ability to think without passion or emotion but follow logic , cause and effect will make one seen the war from a clearer perspective. See Jesus as a man first and the pieces will fall into place. See him how you can understand him. See Michael Jordan as a Man and you will say " He is from another planet." |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by tctrills: 9:23am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:Please if you want to apologise don't do it half and I advise you tag the guy you made that incorrect claim about me to. Let's show some decency please |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 9:39am On Mar 23 |
tctrills:+ What? Pomposity after an apology? To hell then. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by Dtruthspeaker: 9:51am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:I believe you are pretending here for there is no person who did not later real eyes and that they have kieed, a certain person. And the person told them "you have have killed me". This is spiritual murder and everyone is guilty of it and the person who goes ahead to physically mudar a person is guilty twice for he had kieed both spiritually and physically. And if you are still pretending not to know this, then it is clear that you are looking forward to the judgement for did your genuine contrition of saying "I'm sorry, please forgive me" wipe that sin you caused on that day? No! Some of the people still went ahead and exerted vengeance and it was after their vengeance that you rested. That clearly told you that saying "I'm sorry forgive me" is not sufficient atonement and cannot atone for certain sins eg betrayal, adultery, cheating, spiritual killing etc |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 9:55am On Mar 23 |
Dtruthspeaker:+ This is rubbish. I will not bother with it. And if you are still pretending not to know this, then it is clear that you are looking forward to the judgement for did your genuine contrition of saying "I'm sorry, please forgive me" wipe that sin you caused on that day?+ I never suggested saying sorry is enough. I listed steps. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 9:56am On Mar 23 |
KobolanderSegun:+ To be honest this left me befuddled. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by Dtruthspeaker: 10:01am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:It is 50/50. It is murder only in the eyes of men as they are not privy to the communication between God and Abraham. And it is not murder because it was an act Commanded by God (Force Majeure). And here is where you see that God is our Ruler and that even if Abraham had carried it out, no one would be able to accuse and prosecute him just like the case of Phinehas or stoning a person to death in execution of God's judgement. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by tctrills: 10:01am On Mar 23 |
Please go and read Revelation 22 well. You will see that the person speaking there is God, through an Angel (see verse 1 and 9). This is just being lazy and incorrect. I guess because you read the phase worship God in verse 9 you made such a false and incredible leap. Now, did you not read where it wrote, behold, I come quickly; Who did the bible tell you is coming. This doesn not necessarily follow. God can be your rock and Jesus who represents him can also be. Smart argument here, and I will not press you here because you implicate yourself in the very next paragraph. No again, the same thing. If God saves you through Jesus, then God is your savior and the same honorific will be applied to Jesus by his followers. Here, you are not making an intelligent argument. You accept the old testament teaching that Jehovah is the only Saviour but refuse the revelation that Jesus Christ is the Saviour. If your argument is that you believe the old testament and doubt the new, we shouldn't be having this discussion at all. But I happen to know that you doubt the old testament as well so this your argument can't fly. Remember, we learn that there is only one Saviour not 2 so, if the bible is correct Jesus Christ= Jehovah the Saviour Again the same thing. If God guides you through Christ, Christ is your Shepherd as well. Again, we can leave this for now. Again the same thing. It is said that God created the world [b]through his word, Christ. That is the doctrine taught, not that I believe it.[/b] We are not talking about what you believe, we are talking about who the bible says Jesus Christ is. It says, the world was created by Him. How would you twist this one? If the world was created by Him, He is the creator. Delegation at work. This by far the most intelligent of all your arguments and I will prove it to you with something you believe. The president appoints the chief judge so by your argument the president can claim to be the chief judge. Jesus Christ was appointed by His Father to judge the world, it would be incorrect and dishonest for the Father to claim He is the judge. When you delegate your daughter to wash plate, you don't go telling people that you did the dishes. It is said in scripture that God has honored the son this way. I am not sure you read the verse. It said, Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself... That unto me [Jehovah] every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear." The phrase" there is none else" explains it. God is expected to be consistent. So let's summarise. I didn't make arguments on the grey areas because I didn't need to. Just 2 areas foil your rebuttal. 1. We are told there is only one Saviour not 2. So it the New testament reveals that the Saviour is Jesus Christ that only makes Him Jehovah and not His Father. 2. The Father is not going to judge anyone. The Father is in no way shape or form the judge. Just as you didn't do the dishes because you asked your daughter to. And Tinubu is not the chief judge because he chose one. So if anyone must believe the Bible, Jesus Christ is the only judge and that makes Him Jehovah according to the old testament. Lastly, always remember that we are not debating what you believe, we are debating what the Bible teaches. And if Jesus Christ is the Saviour and the Judge, then He alone is Jehovah. Not to forget that He clearly told us that He is I Am (Jehovah) |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by tctrills: 10:08am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:We both knew you were never serious with your apology. You made a false witness against me but you don't feel the responsibility to contact the person you lied to and make sure he sees your corrections? Well I can't force you to do the right thing. I will only advise you stop your wickedness. You gain nothing spoiling other people's name just because you don't like them |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by Dtruthspeaker: 10:12am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:No problem You have the right to run away from bitter Truth. But the Truth always catches up and swallows you DeepSight:And did those steps cover and purge you of the kind of sins i listed especially when the person offended never revenged? No Way. And this is where if you carried out your steps 3 and 4, you just punisd yourself as it does not count exactly how no one would accept a kidnapper punishing himself for kidnapping. So, yes, some sins are remediable and atoneable but there are many you can never remember nor atone for and that is where Judgement going to get you |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 10:22am On Mar 23 |
tctrills:+ This is intolerable arrogance after someone apologised with an explanation. I hate this kind of nonsensical behaviour. Good bye. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by tctrills: 10:28am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:Oga stop being a pretender. Go back and let the guy know you made a mistake. But you wouldn't because it was not a mistake. You were just being wicked. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 10:31am On Mar 23 |
tctrills:+ It was not on this platform and it does not concern the person. It's absurd the way you think. What could I gain by deliberately telling a falsehood about such a point? Anyways, I have done my bit by owning my error and apologizing. No one can do better than that. I can only conclude it is worthless interacting with such a one as you further. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by tctrills: 10:37am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:I can't force you to do the right thing. You claim to have a higher moral standard than God but suddenly, you don't know that you owe it to me to restore my name after your dishonesty |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 10:38am On Mar 23 |
tctrills:+ What can restore your name better than an open apology? There is something wrong with you. Good bye. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by Dtruthspeaker: 10:41am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:See it You just claimed to have apologized yet it did not work. So, who will cleanse your sin? |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by tctrills: 10:43am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:You know what to do. It's as easy as typing the guys name. Let's not play dumb |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 10:44am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:+ SirTee15, it was not Tctrills who argued the bold. I was mistaken. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 10:46am On Mar 23 |
tctrills:+ I actually thought you were saying I should notify the person who actually made that argument. I only just realised what you meant and have done that. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 10:48am On Mar 23 |
Dtruthspeaker:+ Are you saying that an atonement does not work even if one is contrite and does everything possible to make reparations? Well, I can only agree to that for some really grievous crimes. But that will be before man and not before God. |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by tctrills: 10:52am On Mar 23 |
DeepSight:Good. Thank you |
| Re: Tctrills: On The Repugnant Aspects Of Christian Doctrine by DeepSight(op): 10:54am On Mar 23 |
tctrills:+ So we can continue. |
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