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Greatest I am Member (Idle past 302 days) Posts: 1676 Joined: |
Phat
"why do we think and believe the way that we do?" Many factors from indoctrination and brainwashing to whatever we have been taught by the reading etc. that we have done. We should apply logic and reason to all of it if we can. "What actions must we take to insure that our beliefs are sincere?" Proofs are good. Take your statement of us condemning ourselves.I gave a logic trail showing why I thought it a false statement. A sincere belief on your part would have also shown a logic trail. My reply and rebuttal was a fair debate tactic showing why I thought as I dis. Your statement was not and dis not. I note even now you have not even tried to refute what I put and that to any judge would make his rule in my favor. I am not the brightest but do try to dot my i's and slash my t's. RegardsDL
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Admin Director Posts: 13042 From: EvC Forum Joined: Member Rating: 2.2 |
Greatest I am writes: Now you lie again by saying chosen means a consensus. That's your idea of civility? Time that you took a break. See you tomorrow.
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Faith writes:
In context, that refers to a shepherd risking his life for his sheep, not actually dying. A dead shepherd is no use to the sheep.
"I lay down my life for the sheep."
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1473 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
In context, that refers to a shepherd risking his life for his sheep, not actually dying. A dead shepherd is no use to the sheep. O come on; analogies and metaphors aren't meant to be stretched to fit reality exactly. This particular dead "shepherd" is of immense use to the "sheep" since He was perfectly sinless and therefore could not die Himself no matter how many people's sins He bore on the cross. He died in our place for our sins, us poor miserable sinful sheep who are destined to Hell, and then rose again to a new form of life which we will inherit through believing on Him.
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1473 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
Jhn 10:18
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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Stile Member Posts: 4295 From: Ontario, Canada Joined:
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Faith writes: Jhn 10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. I tooketh it from Him.Then I gave it back... 'cause it wasn't done cookin' yet. ... I see it still needs more time.
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Faith writes:
I'm not trying to pick a fight. I'm just pointing out that you're using the wrong metaphor. In the example you gave, Jesus was talking about risking His life - or in a broader sense, devoting His life - not actually dying. It refers back to the shepherd metaphor in the Old testament - e.g. Psalm 23 - which is about protection, not blood sacrifice. O come on; analogies and metaphors aren't meant to be stretched to fit reality exactly. Jesus also used the sacrificial lamb metaphor, which also refers back to the Old Testament. You just need to use the right metaphor for the right occasion.
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Greatest I am Member (Idle past 302 days) Posts: 1676 Joined: |
Faith
" He died in our place for our sins,". "and therefore could not die Himself". Did Jesus die or not? RegardsDL Edited by Greatest I am, : No reason given.
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1473 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
Of course He died. For us though, since on His own He couldn't die, being sinless. He chose to die for the sins of others.
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1473 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
Ringo, I don't know what convoluted irrelevant point you are trying to make, since you don't provide quotes to show me what you mean by the context, but "lay down my life" means DIE, not "risk" dying.
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kbertsche Member (Idle past 2160 days) Posts: 1427 From: San Jose, CA, USA Joined: |
I think Ringo has made some important observations and comments here which we can expand on.
First, the imagery that Jesus (and John) uses in John 10 harkens back to the OT, where God is referred to as the "Shepherd" of His flock (Pss. 23, 80; Ecc. 12; Isa. 40; Jer. 31). Jesus applies this divine imagery to Himself. This would have been seen by His original audience as a strong, clear claim to Jesus' deity. Second, as Ringo says, the imagery in the OT showed God as the protector of His flock, but not as actually giving His life for His flock. Jn 10:11 and 15 are somewhat ambiguous; they could be seen either as promising strong protection or as promising an actual sacrifice of His life:
quote:But v. 17 removes any doubt: quote:Thus Jesus has extended the OT analogy and made it much richer. He is not only the shepherd-protector of His flock, He is a shepherd who will actually die for His flock and then come back to life. "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein I am very astonished that the scientific picture of the real world around me is very deficient. It gives us a lot of factual information, puts all of our experience in a magnificently consistent order, but it is ghastly silent about all and sundry that is really near to our heart, that really matters to us. It cannot tell us a word about red and blue, bitter and sweet, physical pain and physical delight; it knows nothing of beautiful and ugly, good or bad, God and eternity. Science sometimes pretends to answer questions in these domains, but the answers are very often so silly that we are not inclined to take them seriously. — Erwin Schroedinger
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1473 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
OK. It does show that He claims to be God, which is a good point to try to make. But I don't see anything ambiguous about "laying down" one's life. It can only mean to die it seems to me.
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ringo Member (Idle past 440 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Faith writes:
I meant the context of your quote, which I quoted you as quoting.
I don't know what convoluted irrelevant point you are trying to make, since you don't provide quotes to show me what you mean by the context... Faith writes:
Clearly not. If a shepherd dies, there is nobody to protect the sheep. A shepherd tries hard NOT to die for that reason (among others). ... "lay down my life" means DIE, not "risk" dying. I'm not arguing against the idea of Jesus' blood sacrifice. I'm just pointing out that the metaphor you quoted doesn't apply to blood sacrifice.
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kbertsche Member (Idle past 2160 days) Posts: 1427 From: San Jose, CA, USA Joined:
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Faith writes:
In the context of the entirety of John 10, esp. 10:17, I agree with you. But Ringo's point is that Jesus was using an OT metaphor of God as a shepherd-protector (Ps 23, Is 40, etc), which had no suggestion of the shepherd dying. My point is that Jesus has appropriated the same OT metaphor, but has expanded it to include the sacrificial death of the shepherd-protector for the flock. OK. It does show that He claims to be God, which is a good point to try to make. But I don't see anything ambiguous about "laying down" one's life. It can only mean to die it seems to me. Edited by kbertsche, : No reason given."Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein I am very astonished that the scientific picture of the real world around me is very deficient. It gives us a lot of factual information, puts all of our experience in a magnificently consistent order, but it is ghastly silent about all and sundry that is really near to our heart, that really matters to us. It cannot tell us a word about red and blue, bitter and sweet, physical pain and physical delight; it knows nothing of beautiful and ugly, good or bad, God and eternity. Science sometimes pretends to answer questions in these domains, but the answers are very often so silly that we are not inclined to take them seriously. — Erwin Schroedinger
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1473 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
Seems like a lot of merely distracting ado about nothing to me. He identified Himself with God as the Shepherd of His people and expanded the metaphor to include His own dying as the Good Shepherd. Ringo is just insisting on an irrelevant logical point of his own, or at best holding to the original OT context for no useful reason.
Edited by Faith, : No reason given.
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