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redstang281
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Message 42 of 108 (674)
12-12-2001 2:10 PM
Reply to: Message 41 by mark24
12-12-2001 1:53 PM


quote:
Originally posted by mark24:
"if the death penalty was for being human then yes that would be a fair judge of me(or anyone.) "
Let me clarify, do you think the death penalty is fair punishment for the terrible crime of being human?

The judgment is fair. The punishment isn't fair.
For disobeying God I believe the punishment we receive is fair. Yet God gives us redemption through Jesus Christ which shows his limitness love and forgiveness.

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redstang281
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Message 44 of 108 (677)
12-12-2001 3:01 PM
Reply to: Message 43 by mark24
12-12-2001 2:34 PM


quote:
Originally posted by mark24:
It took a long time getting here......
"I believe this is why God created STD's - to punish those who abuse his gift of sex."
"Unborn children did fall. The biblical account of Adam eating the apple when God specifically told him not to is the example to illustrated that man by nature can not obey God's rules. Sense we all came from Adam we all carry his sin with us. Just as anyone of us would have eating that apple if we would have been in the same situation."
So you link human nature with original sin. Being human is inherently sinful because Adam disobeyed God.
You then go on to say that the death penalty for being human isn't fair.
"The judgment is fair. The punishment isn't fair.
&
For disobeying God I believe the punishment we receive is fair."
So, finally, back to points made on the first page. Unborn children with congenital illnesses that can only be death sentences you say are for original sin (being human), & as a punishment imposed by God is fair dincum. But you contradict yourself in saying its not fair?
So you think Gods not fair, but actually you do........

For a man to deny me life because I am just like him, that is not fair. For God to deny me life because I am not like him, that is fair. Because of course we are not like God.
But in order to judge someone of something you must yourself lack that which you judge them on.
So therefor if God gives us the death penalty for what we are, then yes that is fair. But how man A say man B is guilty of death simply for being a man, when man A is a man as well?
You see the judgement of man would be hypocritical, but the judgement of God would not.

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redstang281
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Message 45 of 108 (680)
12-12-2001 3:18 PM
Reply to: Message 44 by redstang281
12-12-2001 3:01 PM


I ask athiest and evolutionist to think in terms of creation for one momment please. If everyone from Adam until present day obeyed the law in the bible of waiting until marriage to have sex, don't you think std's would barely be anything of a problem?

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redstang281
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Message 47 of 108 (684)
12-12-2001 3:51 PM
Reply to: Message 46 by joz
12-12-2001 3:41 PM


quote:
Originally posted by joz:
Or if everyone got tested and practiced safe sex stds would die out quickly as well....
Are you trying to argue that a model for societies behavior should be morally judged on the basis of its ability to combat STDs?

Some std's can not be prevented. Ghoneria, crabs... etc.
I'm not saying a model for society should be judged on it's basis of combating std's, I'm saying that if we listened to the bible we wouldn't have to fight std's as much. But I will go as far as to claim that this is one example of how if society was based on God's law that it would be perfect.
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redstang281
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Message 53 of 108 (705)
12-13-2001 8:21 AM
Reply to: Message 48 by joz
12-12-2001 3:56 PM


quote:
Originally posted by joz:
That's entirely subjective pal Im sure that Im not the only one who would not accept a society where there was no premarital sex as perfect....

Perfect was probably the wrong word, lack of suffering or pain maybe a better definition.

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redstang281
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Message 54 of 108 (706)
12-13-2001 8:25 AM
Reply to: Message 50 by mark24
12-13-2001 5:31 AM


quote:
Originally posted by mark24:
"I'm not saying a model for society should be judged on it's basis of combating std's, I'm saying that if we listened to the bible we wouldn't have to fight std's as much. But I will go as far as to claim that this is one example of how if society was based on God's law that it would be perfect."
Mark24s law says wear a condom & shag as much as you like, do what you like as long as you don't hurt anyone/thing. & I don't blame you for someone elses sins, you are judged by your own actions. I'm not even insecure enough to require you all to kneel & worship me!
Do I have the beginnings of a new religion here or what?

There's less risky sex, but no such thing as safe sex.

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redstang281
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Message 55 of 108 (708)
12-13-2001 9:16 AM
Reply to: Message 52 by mark24
12-13-2001 6:38 AM


[b] [QUOTE] Whaaaaaaat? Because ;
1/ You imply all men are alike & can't judge each other, it would seem courts of law are unfair by merely judging others. You want to live in a world with no courts?
[/b][/QUOTE]
No man can make a global judgement on mankind like God can. In God's eye's we are all the same and all guilty of at least some kind of sin in one way shape or form. The only different between one man and another is whether or not he accepts Jesus.
Lets say the nature of man is he will always make mistakes and always sin.
Lets it also be known that my view on whether or not a judgement is fair is based on whether or not it is hypocritical.
So therefor man can not judge another man soley or only on the fact that he is a man. We are all mankind. That would be hypocritical.
If man A judges man B on an action that man A didn't performan but man B did, than that is not hypocritical.
If God judges mankind on any mistake or sin it is never hypocritical because God can not sin or make a mistake.
[b] [QUOTE] Its OK then for me to kill the man next door because hes dark skinned & a Hindu, & not like me?
[/b][/QUOTE]
God says he is like you because he is man, and you are man. So no it's not ok.
[b] [QUOTE] You seem to be attributing all the crimes man will ever commit, to all men. Just because I can murder someone doesn't mean I will. It means I've exercised the free will God gave me to not murder someone. Someone that did murder, can be judged accordingly by the appropriate authorities. It is NOT FAIR FOR BABIES THAT HAVE COMMITED NO CRIME BY DINT OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL TO HAVE THEIR LIVES SNUFFED OUT.
[/b][/QUOTE]
Mankind values different crimes differently. God does not. Any law of God's that you break is on the same level as any other. It all shows disobediance to God.
[b] [QUOTE] Consider a child that is born "perfect" compared to one that is suffering terribly & has hours to live? Both guilty of being human, yet God makes one suffer & one not. ANY way you put it, this is a dictionary definition of unfairness.
[/b][/QUOTE]
I can not pretend to know the intentions of God, but I'm certain that even though he doesn't control us he knows what will happen in the future. Maybe the child who dies would be one who would not accept him anyways. But regardless I believe the concept of the word fair extents beyond our comprehension. But by our definition of the word fair, we are also not fair to God.
If you truely want a Christian answer to why you think God is not fair then go to any searh engine and type that exactly in.
Here is a link to one example http://www.fcfonline.org/ARTICLES/why_god_is_not_fair.htm it is explaned by a smarter man than I.
[b] [QUOTE] Ergo, God is unfair.
Whats the point of free will if you're going to be judged GUILTY anyhow.
[/b][/QUOTE]
Man can't judge God because he doesn't understand God. The point of free will is so we can accept that we are guilty (among other things.)
Here is a parable I think is very good.
"Noted author and lecturer Josh McDowell provided a good analogy demonstrating God's just, righteous nature combined with his mercy and grace:
An incident that took place several years ago in California illuminates what Jesus did on the cross in order to solve the problem God had with dealing with the sin of humanity. A young woman was picked up for speeding. She was ticketed and taken before the judge. The judge read off the citation and said "Guilty or not guilty?". The woman replied, "Guilty". The judge brought down the gavel and fined her $100 or ten days. Then an amazing thing took place. The judge stood up, took off his robe,walked down around in front, took out his billfold, and paid the fine. What's the explanation of this? The judge was her father. He loved his daughter, yet he was a just judge. His daughter had broken the law and he couldn't simply say to her "Because I love you so much, I forgive you. You may leave". If he had done that, he wouldn't have been a righteous judge. He wouldn't have upheld the law. But he loved his daughter so much that he was willing to take off his judicial robe and come down in front and represent her as her father and pay the fine1.
In light of the attributes of God we know to be true in our hearts, such as His holiness, righteousness, compassion, and mercy, Christianity is the only religion that makes sense."

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redstang281
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Message 57 of 108 (738)
12-14-2001 7:49 AM
Reply to: Message 56 by Percy
12-13-2001 11:26 AM


Was everyone asking me those questions to try and disprove God to me, or to try and better understand the Christian concept of God?

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redstang281
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Message 59 of 108 (744)
12-14-2001 9:41 AM
Reply to: Message 58 by joz
12-14-2001 9:32 AM


quote:
Originally posted by joz:
Will you please try to understand I am not trying to disprove God I was merely pointing out the logical inconsistency in a loving God creating STDs which afflict not only those who indulge in promiscuous behavior...
I was reading an article on the BBC news page today apparently 25% of pregnant women in South Africa are HIV positive and 30% of these will have children who contract HIV in utero....Nice one Redstangs God......

Just because we are being punished doesn't mean God doesn't love us. That's all I'm trying to say.

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redstang281
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Message 61 of 108 (749)
12-14-2001 10:35 AM
Reply to: Message 60 by joz
12-14-2001 10:23 AM


quote:
Originally posted by joz:
The other point I have been trying to make is that the whole concept of free will is inadmissible if God punishes people before they use that free will to choose to sin. In effect predetermining that they will sin before they make their free will choice not to....

I completly proved that point wrong.
Because you can't do something doesn't mean you can't try to do something.
That concept is really that simple to understand.

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redstang281
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Message 63 of 108 (753)
12-14-2001 10:49 AM
Reply to: Message 62 by joz
12-14-2001 10:43 AM


quote:
Originally posted by joz:
Im sorry but you have not...
You have to prove that it is theoretically impossible for man not to sin...
Otherwise your concept of original sin is meaningless...
But if you prove original sin in that way you have in effect predestined every human to ever live to sin therefore they have no free will not to sin therefore it is immoral for God to punish them if they have no choice....

Do you think there is one person who has ever lived on this earth who hasn't made a mistake?

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redstang281
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Message 65 of 108 (768)
12-14-2001 2:39 PM
Reply to: Message 64 by joz
12-14-2001 10:54 AM


quote:
Originally posted by joz:
No...
Doesn`t mean it is theoreticaly impossible though....

If you could show me someone who has nev
er made a mistake than maybe you would have something there.
I think you're just trying your hardest not to see my point.

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redstang281
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Message 67 of 108 (803)
12-16-2001 2:42 PM
Reply to: Message 66 by mark24
12-16-2001 12:45 PM


quote:
Originally posted by mark24:
But 2 people that are married, & have only had sex with each other can still pass on STDs to each other. Not all STDs are caught JUST during sex. Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, for example.
So, having done everything right, & by Gods rules. The couple still die because the man tried to help an AIDS infected crash victim. Contracted AIDS & gave it to his wife.

Not commiting adultry is just one of the rules. There would be other rules they would have broken. My theory is God created STD's to transmit through sex primarily, but it's not unreasonable to think he uses them in punishment for other sins. No one is without sin.

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redstang281
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Message 70 of 108 (824)
12-17-2001 9:51 AM
Reply to: Message 69 by joz
12-17-2001 7:12 AM


quote:
Originally posted by joz:
Dont actually need to pal...
See if for every choice a human faces there is a choice that avoids sin it is at least theoretically possible that a human can live without sin... Therefore no original sin...
If that sinless option is not present at each decision then the plenum of solutions has been constricted to a state where he cannot avoid sin... Ergo no free will....
your turn...

The bible has so many rules it is impossible for man to follow all of them all the time.
Don't lie, Don't be greedy, Don't hate people, don't take Vengence... etc..
Some sins are easier for some people to avoid, but the people is that no one can avoid committing any sins.
Besides which, just because God has the ability to know the future of a person doesn't mean he controls their will.

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redstang281
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Message 72 of 108 (832)
12-17-2001 10:21 AM
Reply to: Message 71 by joz
12-17-2001 10:10 AM


[b] [QUOTE] "See if for every choice a human faces there is a choice that avoids sin it is at least theoretically possible that a human can live without sin... Therefore no original sin...
[/b][/QUOTE]
You don't understand the concept of the sin.
In your oppinion it is improbably that a man can never make a mistake, but not impossible.
However, God knows better.
Besides Jesus, Adam was the best chance at living a life without sin, but he failed. The bible says Jesus was the only one who did not sin.

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