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Anonymous BSRK Aditya said...

But why would a loving God be at war?

Envision a God at war. His love is limited. He could expand his love by loving his enemies (thereby putting an end to his war).

29 May 2022 at 09:30

Blogger Bruce Charlton said...

@BSRK - It only takes one side to make a war (if the other side refuses to fight, the outcome is not peace but genocide).

Christianity is an 'historical' religion that takes place 'over time' - things change. As individuals we are aiming at eternal resurrected life - but that is now now. As mortal Men we are living in a transitional phase.

And Christianity is about individual Men - we are each unique, and on an unique path.

If *you* want to understand Christianity, you will need to understand Christian assumptions form the inside (even if just as a thought experiment) - which are extremely different from, and incompatible with, your current assumptions. There is no point in debating the distal consequences of ultimate assumptions - it is the primary assumptions that dictate the outcomes.

29 May 2022 at 09:58

Blogger William Wildblood said...

God is not at war. He is being warred against. It is the forces of destruction against the forces of creation. If the latter do not fight there will just be destruction. They may, they will, fight in a different way but if they do not fight in some way the long term result will be spiritual death.

29 May 2022 at 11:36