Nice One! And welcome to The Raven!Goze211 said:Even God couldn't get into Area 51.
"What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died." Rom 7:7-9Pale Horse said:What happens when an infant dies?
What happens to any of us when we die?Pale Horse said:What happens when an infant dies?
Rocket Surgeon said:Before it's baptised, purgatory.
After,to heaven.
Indy's Fist said:Who said Earth isn't purgatory?
Doc Savage said:You sound positively Socratic, Fist...in my opinion, that's the best way to find truth. Socrates said that the unexamined life isn't worth living. I believe that the unexamined belief isn't worth believing.
Doc Savage said:... and I find it against God's character to condemn an innocent to Hell.
Just my pastoral two-cents worth...
?For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them..."
Romans 2:14 ff
Wouldn't one then assume that the unaccountable's sins are exonerated?Pale Horse said:...not all, accountable have sinned. It's quite the paradox.
Indy's Fist said:He who choses not to to look beyond what has been established and follows the teachings of those before them unqustioned will learn nothing of the truth. The power of God resisdes within all of us...the ability to use one's mind!
True. But if wisdom is just, then one should have no problem explaining when it's questioned.Rocket Surgeon said:So true...but don't forget to include the wisdom of those who have gone before you:
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"
Indy's Fist said:True. But if wisdom is just, then one should have no problem explaining when it's questioned.
Rocket Surgeon said:Some people have to learn the hard way...
It's true that this is one of the most debated questions in my "field." Kind of like the question, "What about those who've never heard the Gospel?" But referencing the verse you quoted, it goes on to say that justification is free in Christ. I believe that justification extends to those incapable of making such a decision. The Romans 7 passage is what I rest on.Pale Horse said:Very appreciated, but there too in Romans 3:23 ALL have sinned...
not all, accountable have sinned. It's quite the paradox.
Pale Horse said:chuckle, OR
some people WANT to learn...
some people CHOOSE to learn...
Doc Savage said:Good to hear from you, Thanatos.
Your answers are careful to avoid the questions. That could be seen as arrogant, making it difficult for some to accept your wisdom.Rocket Surgeon said:Some people have to learn the hard way...