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Old 11-13-2010, 11:38 PM   #157
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Originally Posted by Cheese View Post
I know what it says...and what I posted is correct, God had his only son tortured and murdered. Nice.
Even better than that is...an Omnipotent God would have known this would happen.
Of course for a Christian to buy what you suggest, they would have to buy into the whole Adam and Eve theme as well, do you agree?
You're omitting two important aspects of Christian salvation though. First, God and Jesus exist as a part of the holy Trinity, and as such, Jesus was God. They are inseparable beings. It was God himself sacrificed for our sins. Second, although omniscient God did know this would be required, because He was made flesh as man, he had the freedom of will that all men posses, and chose that course of action regardless.

You can't reduce the crucifixion to a simple master/servant or parent/child relationship, because Christianity understands it as something much more complex than that.

Others can discuss it at greater length - I'm on the ipad and its a pain to type at length.
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