I'm talking about the Christian doctrine of Original Sin.
Stop listening to humans if you are really serious about your pursuit of knowledge. Humans killed scores of thousands of people because they thought they were witches, from a biblical perspective. Humans enslaved people, raped their men, women and children, beat them and killed them because they thought they had biblical justification. Honestly speaking as philosophy, do you really think "hippy Jesus" was about mass slavery, rape and genocide?
People can be ignorant, and stumbling blocks for spiritual knowledge.
Absolutely to humans. But, when you put in perspective what we did - how we break Universal Law against the God that arbiters gods - you realize you are very blessed. We deserve death at best for what we do. We have grace.
Get locked up, and see if a CO gives you grace. You aren't owed anything, human. You got a chance at your life back with Christ; everything else is consequential and collateral.
I know you have read the bible enough, but the questions you ask implicate that you haven't
read the bible - or you have been listening to too many humans. Eastern religion on meditating and inward movement isn't too far off; you should have fully meditated and consulted/sought after God for you to make your decision. I would hope human Christian doctrine would be your last measure of influence on the existence of an entity that is supposed to be infinitely magnificent.
And yet this is what we are talking about.
You use human doctrine to substantiate the arguments of your own object(s) of scorn. I am saying you are kidding yourself if you entrust celestial knowledge of an Entity of infinity of human standards and understanding. That is why Christians say it is a relationship, not a religion. I know that grinds some atheists' gears to hear because of hypocrisy seen. Stop following doctrines of men.
I don't believe that Christ exists. Many people don't for honest reasons. Why are they doomed simply for being honest people? It doesn't add up.
It doesn't add up because you are using an abacus, and God uses a TI-89/93. You couldn't possibly account for all perturbation and trajectories of life unless you actually wrote the science. There are celestial smarter than you trying to figure out the "secrets of the universe," and havent. That is why you need trust, otherwise known as faith.
And, let's not forget belief is a choice. Although I remember us seeing forked vision on the philosophy of choice on another thread.
I'm not missing anything. I've been around the block a few times when it comes to discussing these issues with Christians.
Stop trusting humans with celestial knowledge. You should have a relationship with God instructing you - even if it is a relationship of hate and disdain. The demons have it; aren't you better than a demon?
If you have to listen to a human, discern their information. You are responsible for your soul. Not me, not Jimbob, not any human except you.
No, I assign responsibility where it belongs. It belongs with God to a large degree given the logic of Christian doctrine.
Christian doctrine [of men.]
That is the problem with making humankind so imperfect it can't live up to divine laws, and where God is omniscient and omnipotent, and thus doesn't have any excuse when it comes to creating an imperfect species.
God told Adam what not to do, and what would happen if he did it. Adam was not tricked, or suckered. He did what he chose to do. Omniscience doesn't excuse individual responsibility.
No, human beings did that.
No, God did. Humans regurgitated it in many different forms, of which many people are confused about. All "logos" came from the Most High. Even if Prometheus/Azazel gave us fire, God created him.
The Word of God has been around, and in us since the beginning. The New Covenant tells us His Law is written on our hearts so that you won't even have to ask your neighbor if s/he knows God.
We all know what is right and wrong.
By an apparently unjust law.
eudaimonia,
Mark
At least you said "apparent."
Get locked up, and then ask your CO for grace. Better yet, tell him he should care about you more than the next inmate because you are only away for petty theft.