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by Aspen
Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:21 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: question about evil
Replies: 90
Views: 165453

Re: question about evil

“I will if you can explain why you sing in your Exsultet hymn that Adam's sin was a happy fault and necessary to god's plan.” Be careful now! Declaring ‘I will’ suggests dishonest intent or a blank check, I may cash. You know as well as I do that ‘happy fault’ describes the richness that God brings ...
by Aspen
Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:28 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: question about evil
Replies: 90
Views: 165453

Re: question about evil

What is more interesting to me is your need to divide God into Good and Bad entities in order to live with the tribal morality placed onto Yahweh by Abraham and his people. Sounds like you’re still engaged in the same mistakes as Adam and Eve - jumping to dualism instead of loving outwardly - should...
by Aspen
Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:04 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: question about evil
Replies: 90
Views: 165453

Re: question about evil

Your false dualism is old news and has no place within Christianity
by Aspen
Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:08 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: question about evil
Replies: 90
Views: 165453

Re: question about evil

I reject Gnosticism, as did the early Christian Church, so I am not sure we have much more to discuss
by Aspen
Mon Jul 22, 2019 6:34 am
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: question about evil
Replies: 90
Views: 165453

Re: question about evil

I tend to believe that sin is incomplete, misused, or misdirected love. Human beings, created to love perfectly, have replaced loving outwardly with a dualistic mindset. Instead of loving God and neighbor we have diverted our attention to labeling God’s good creation with our positive/negative opini...