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Originally posted by Greatest I am
Originally posted by AQuestion
reply to post by Greatest I am
Are you saying they did not know right from wrong and God punished them anyway?
That is not a moral thing to do. Even human courts say that without evil intent, there is no crime and no punishment should be given.
Is man more responsible and just than God?
Regards
DL
Actually, I didn't say they were punished, I said they were set free to figure stuff out for themselves. Once they had eaten from the tree of knowledge they knew good from evil and upon knowing had true choice. Too many people assume that if they have to face the consequences of their actions that they are being punished, learning may feel like punishment; but, it is not. You can be too protective of your children and then they don't grow up.
The bible says that God corrects/punishes the ones he loves. It uses words that we can understand; but, they do not fully explain his reasons. If God is all knowing and we are not then words cannot fully explain how he thinks, you have to learn it by living it. From our parents we learn love, by having children we learn forgiveness. If you haven't lived it, it is hard to understand.
The original question was whether one should rely on God or themselves, depends on how much you have learned. Should a six year old listen to his parents or do what he wants? Same question.
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
reply to post by Greatest I am
Thank God for his freedom, thank God for life, and everything, but otherwise rely on himself and his own resources to create something worthy of himself, and of God.
"Trust in God but tie your camel first."