My friend told me, "The problem is when we believe that torture and suffering were a demand made by God the Father, and He was unable/unwilling to forgive without them".
My question to her was, "So was God making a demand because He was unable/unwilling to defeat sin, death & satan without sending Jesus to torture, suffering and death?"
She also told me, "But it's not as though God the Father was bloodthirsty and simply demanding SOMEONE suffer "or else" He will refuse to forgive".
My second question to her was, "Was God the Father bloodthirsty and simply demanding SOMEONE suffer "or else" He will refuse to defeat sin, death & satan?"
You may post your replies to my two questions.
My question to her was, "So was God making a demand because He was unable/unwilling to defeat sin, death & satan without sending Jesus to torture, suffering and death?"
She also told me, "But it's not as though God the Father was bloodthirsty and simply demanding SOMEONE suffer "or else" He will refuse to forgive".
My second question to her was, "Was God the Father bloodthirsty and simply demanding SOMEONE suffer "or else" He will refuse to defeat sin, death & satan?"
You may post your replies to my two questions.