Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: trond@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Trond Trondsen) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: James converted after the crucifixion? Message-ID: Date: 2 Jul 90 07:18:41 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: U. of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Lines: 24 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article daveb@pogo.wv.tek.com writes: >[...] >To show how I can conclude that a momentary lack of faith does not prove a >rejection Jesus as Messiah, I will present the example of Moses, when he >struck the stone to bring forth water. He did not believe in his god when >that god told him that striking a stone with his staff would bring fourth a >spring. In fact Moses was punished for that lack of trust, by being denied ^^^^^^^^ No, no, no. God has always, is, and will always be unable to punish. The concept of a punishing God has done an incredible lot of harm to christianity and the mental well-being of christians. In love Trond +::::::::::::::::::::+::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::+::::::::::::::+ : Trond S Trondsen : trond@ssg-vax-a.phys.ucalgary.ca : efgabcde : : UoC, Dept of Phys : trond@cpsc.ucalgary.ca +:::::::::+ THREE CHORDS : : 2500 Univ Dr NW : HAM: LA1OEA@LA3T-1 : _|_ : AND : : Calgary AB T2N1N4 : TEL: (403) 220-7913 : | : THE : : CANADA : FAX: (403) 289-3331 : | : TRUTH : +::::::::::::::::::::+::::::::::::::::::::::::+:::::::::+::::::::::::::+