RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] The Passion

["Ross, Matthew" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> But just for 12 hours, right?  I know this is a religious thing and I
> can't expect dispassionate discussion, but wouldn't a lot of 
> people suffer
> very terribly for 12 hours in order to open the gates of heaven to all
> humanity and to take their place at the right hand of God in 
> an eternal
> paradise?  I think so.  There was a lot at stake.

Do you think you really could go through with it with the scourging and the pain of crucifixion?

Besides, the whole issue was that he, being the Son of God, is the only sufficient sacrifice for all our sins.

> Supposedly, Jesus was part man, part God, so didn't that give him an
> advantage and make his achievement a little less impressive?  I mean,
> kinda like a weightlifting champion on steroids.  I don't 
> know though --
> maybe being half God makes it harder to tolerate torture.

It wasn't so much an achievement, but a sacrifice made for us.

> These aren't the kinds of questions you'll hear in Sunday school!

Questioning your faith is healthy. If you're not doing that, you could wind up like Koresh's followers.

> I'm hoping he'll forgive me for not believing this story, if 
> I'm wrong.
> Maybe God and Jesus will congratulate me as one of the few people who
> stood up to social pressure and asked probing questions.

I'm having trouble finding the scripture that says asking probing questions gets you into the kingdom of heaven. I can't remember whose "gamble" this was, but it's something to consider. If you're right, what do you gain? If you're wrong, what do you lose? ;-)

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