Notes on Christianity

A post

I'm not going to get into a lot of what Threnody specifically wrote for multiple reasons, but there are a few things I want to touch on that she brought up, if non-directly.

Why is sin worth hell? If we assume that God exists and the Bible is His Word, I doubt that many people would argue with the declaration that all have sinned - openly even. Who hasn't lied, cheated, stolen, been unkind, etc. etc.? Often, however, we have a tainted view of sin. It's not that some aren't worse than others - they are. But our system is often very much different than God's. The reason is because our system starts with us. Sins that hurt people most are the ones that we find the most heinous. Murder and rape, for example. However, the city of Sodom was FULL of rapists (Genesis 19:5), yet Jesus says that the day of judgment will be more tolerable for Sodom than for the cities that did not accept the disciples. This is because God is worth infinitely more than we are; therefore, slighting God is a much worse offense than hurting us.

God doesn't bring hardship on His people for the SOLE purpose of glorifying Himself (Romans 8:28). God brings us through "the fire" of hardship to change us. It is ULTIMATELY for His glory; but it is also for our GOOD. Exercise hurts. It's also good for you.

Two hours can make the difference between something being sin and not. Here's an example: You go to someone's house, find them preparing to break into your house, and you kill them preemptively. Murder. OR, you don't go to their house, two hours later they break into yours and you kill them in self-defense.Time changes things.

I'll stop there. I don't want all my posts to be super long. :)