tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post6401404744248652847..comments2024-03-04T07:45:15.155-07:00Comments on Hackman's Musings: God Doesn't Love You That Way!Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494823779999456396noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-23650134484982551262008-11-06T20:59:00.000-07:002008-11-06T20:59:00.000-07:00I have really tried to sift through my beliefs and...I have really tried to sift through my beliefs and take them to their logical conclusion. There are so many beliefs that I grew up with that, if you take them just a few steps out, take you to some pretty nasty and bizarre places. However, in the Christian community, very often, we are instructed to take things at face value. I think this is why Christians sometimes have trouble communicating a gospel message to someone outside the Christian subculture. Our thinking has become so inward and circular that it only works when articulated amongst those who already believe it.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494823779999456396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-15022142835612850662008-11-03T16:19:00.000-07:002008-11-03T16:19:00.000-07:00Onesmallstep,You nailed it. The father sent the s...Onesmallstep,<BR/><BR/>You nailed it. The father sent the son, but the son IS the father, so he sent himself because he hates us, but apparently loves us.<BR/><BR/>Glad I could clear that up.Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310981.post-70679766119130144072008-11-03T16:06:00.000-07:002008-11-03T16:06:00.000-07:00Well said. That's the one thing I've always found...Well said. That's the one thing I've always found confusing about that viewpoint -- if God hates us that much, how could He possibly send Jesus? What would motivate Him to send Jesus? The whole idea of God so loving the world and so forth.<BR/><BR/>Plus, if one follows the Trinitarian idea, doesn't it set God against Himself? God the Father hates you, but Jesus-God loves you?OneSmallStephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189124855157679020noreply@blogger.com