Is Christ cruel? (For member Schrafinator)

I very much appreciate the effort and detail that you put into defending your position. About the only criticism I have is in your trying to sum it up in one sentence like that as your position can't be condensed down into one sentence.As an active Christian I fully understand that none of us have a perfect understanding of God because it just isn't that simple. I have to say though, that I have never run across someone who is such a kindred spirit in the faith as what you are.I have been arguing from exactly the same viewpoint for years. I probably would have had more success making my point if I had your communication skills.I believe that the greatest modern Christian apologist is C.S. Lewis. I have read much of his work and it is my opinion that he would very much applaud your contribution to this discussion. I also want to applaud it, but then I'm no C.S. Lewis.