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Re: Nature of man (was Re: Problems with Christianity)
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 18:53:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
SRC wrote:
[1] Luke 12:6,7
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies ? Yet not one of them is
forgotten by God. 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

WHY are we worth more than sparrows?
WHY would a god instill a soul in only ONE of his creations?

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
You aren't inherently worth more than sparrows.  Read it again.
You are worth more than many sparrows.  That is, some sparrows
are worth more than you.        :-)

rotfl  :-)

Seriously - Why did God create us with an eternal soul?  Come on - To
know WHY someone does something you would have to know them better
than they know themselves.  Our puny finite minds can only comprehend
a mere portion of what an infinite God has chosen to reveal of Himself.

SRC



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  Re: Nature of man (was Re: Problems with Christianity)
 
(...) I guess. But aren't you missing an answer from within your own belief system? If (BIG if) from "Let us create man in our image" we infer that man is imbued with Grace (or the potential for Grace), then it is not unreasonable to say that man, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Nature of man (was Re: Problems with Christianity)
 
(...) You aren't inherently worth more than sparrows. Read it again. You are worth more than many sparrows. That is, some sparrows are worth more than you. :-) Chris (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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