> > There is good and there is evil. > > And God created both.
True, and thank God he did! > > > God will be the judge over who will be united with him and who will > > not. > > And he created those who will not, and they are exactly as he > made > them. But he made them, and us, in His image--which means we all have a triune composition (spirit [Father], soul [Holy Ghost] and body [Son]) and our souls have a sovereign will, and so we are perfectly free while still "in the flesh" to *become* what He did not make us to be. There would be no concept of "sin" without this important ability to defy the will of God, granted by Him to mankind for a purpose. More to the point: only Christ through obedience to death on a cross became *exactly* what God willed Him to be, hence his "sinless" life in the flesh, and his righteousness, which is sufficient for the rest of us who fall short. Our sins were imputed to His son (i.e., Him), so the whole issue of condemnation is moot for the person who accepts the gift of (undeserved) eternal union with God, paid for by His Son (i.e., by himself in his bodily existence), despite our inability within our power to work our way to God's perfect standard. The "faith" in which we are to believe is rather different than you imagine it to be. But I understand your problem is with God himself, and His creative design for communion with Him, the methods of which offend you, because you see a "better" way than the way God chose to make things. This is the sin of Adam and Eve, and indeed Satan himself; which is why I am persuaded that you're stuck on stupid back in Genesis, and no advisor on spiritual matters. > > > If I am judged evil and unworthy to enter the light, I will be cast > > into darkness, separated from God and all that is good. > > > And that is the point. You are exactly as God made you, yet you > suffer for what he considers shortcomings. But the story does not end here... it actually begins here. As I said, you're understanding of God is still Garden-of-Eden green. You never made it out of the third chapter of Genesis, and yet you lecture everybody else as if you got the whole big picture. > If you don't understand > that by now, then I have nothing else to contribute here. Whether or not Leland gets your point, you have nothing to contribute here, until you get beyond these third-grade arguments about God's sovereignty that you think make you appear so witty and wise, and everyone else so stupid and deluded. - Bob > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
