"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin." I John 3
Two questions answered:
1st, What is sin?
2nd, Did Jesus ever sin?
I think the third might be worded briefly,
Who has sinned?
A:. "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Romans 3
Re, Happy Campers post...which doesn't actually address the question, which is a matter of the human condition. Not to mention the state and condition of a world we are born into, but played no part in creating.
If He’s omnipotent, then He has unlimited power and is able to do anything. Whether or not He violates His own divine Law, I don’t know. Whether or not He holds Himself to the same standards He imposes on us, I don’t know. I think His ways are far greater than our limited ability to comprehend them.
The only way he could be the acceptable Sacrifice to take the place of us sinners is as the Lamb without spot or blemish. He was the sinless well pleasing acceptable Sacrifice Who paid for the sins of the world
"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
I Corinthians 5
At the Unbeliever's decision to stop trusting in their own good deeds and instead make Jesus the Object of faith, he believes that gospel, is given everlasting life.
Omnipotent... would beg the question why does childhood cancer exist? god has a strange sense of humor.
mike r
Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better
Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC
"And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up."
I find it interesting how often the God of the old Testament is surprised and angered by events he apparently didn't see coming, and that he regrets decisions he's made. Hard to reconcile that with an omnipotent being.
I find it interesting how often the God of the old Testament is surprised and angered by events he apparently didn't see coming, and that he regrets decisions he's made. Hard to reconcile that with an omnipotent being.
Ruh-Roh.
LOL
Originally Posted by Geno67
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual.
Originally Posted by Judman
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
Originally Posted by KSMITH
My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
Omnipotent... would beg the question why does childhood cancer exist?
lvmiker, I struggle with things like childhood cancer too. I believe that when sin entered the world, it held the door open for sorrow, death, illness, despair, and every other awful thing. They snuck in right behind sin. And sin wreaks havoc on the world. I believe there is a cause and effect relationship between sin and suffering. I’m not referring to the personal level (sinful) behavior of people that results in suffering. The cause and effect relationship between sin and suffering that I’m referring to goes beyond personal level behavior. It is a global reality. There is a global relationship between sin and suffering. That is the brutal fact. It’s not fair, and it takes things out of our control. Instances such as the one you mentioned above are part of the global consequences of sin in the world. I believe the presence of sin in the world is why these things happen. It’s not fair. And I understand why you, or anybody else struggles with it. I struggle with it too. We don’t like it. It’s not fair. But there it is.
You blasted onto this board two years ago. You frequently requested that people contact you by PM so that you could instruct them. You have presented yourself as a teacher/evangelist where matters of the Gospel are concerned.
DBT asked a simple question. Instead of being what you have presented you blast away with Bible quotes and links to what I assume are videos without an answer to a direct question. That doesn’t stand up to the scripture that tells us to be able to give an account of what we believe.
If you are finding that the apologetic argument that you have subscribed to or developed is insufficient you may want to consider James 3:1.
I find it interesting how often the God of the Old Testament is surprised and angered by events he apparently didn't see coming, and that he regrets decisions he's made. Hard to reconcile that with an omnipotent being.
I think these kinds of observations/questions are good, insightful, honest, and legitimate. My thoughts in regards to your post is why can't God be both omniscient and capable of regret...? Why must those characteristics be mutually exclusive...? The ability to know things ahead of time doesn’t necessarily exclude the possibility of having an emotional response such as regret when they occur. I knew ahead of time my kids were gonna crash and get scraped up, but I still encouraged them to learn how to ride bicycles. And when they did crash and get scraped up, I had an emotional response to it.
