tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10579611.post112445478095473020..comments2023-10-07T08:13:33.180-04:00Comments on A Heartful of Eternity: friday sandwich on birthdaysKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03266345359997258716noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10579611.post-1124717522670505432005-08-22T09:32:00.000-04:002005-08-22T09:32:00.000-04:00Yeah, usually I avoid theological discussions like...Yeah, usually I avoid theological discussions like the plague, precisely for the reason you just gave...they usually don't affect my faith and salvation! There's a couple that I've come to some conclusions on, though, so I like to sound smart (or at least opinionated) on those ones!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10579611.post-1124717283489635952005-08-22T09:28:00.000-04:002005-08-22T09:28:00.000-04:00I think this could make my brain hurt really badly...I think this could make my brain hurt really badly :) I'm intrigued, but don't pretend to have studied the topic nearly enough to reach any conclusion about the topic. One thing I am glad of - that these smaller theological issues don't make any impact on my salvation. Perhaps God didn't want us to be able to understand. <BR/>This is fun, though! :)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266345359997258716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10579611.post-1124716105032741882005-08-22T09:08:00.000-04:002005-08-22T09:08:00.000-04:00And not to get into a theological discussion, but ...And not to get into a theological discussion, but I actually do not believe that when we are born, we are sinful. If I believed that, I would naturally have to support the idea of infant baptism, which I don't. To me, sinning is a conscious decision that has to involve understanding, which we don't have until we grow.<BR/><BR/>I like to say that we are born into the effects of Adam's original sin, but not the guilt of it. Our free will makes us responsible for our own sin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10579611.post-1124651525815972852005-08-21T15:12:00.000-04:002005-08-21T15:12:00.000-04:00THANKS FOR THE HRAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES. THAT SANDWI...THANKS FOR THE HRAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES. THAT SANDWICH LOOKS DELISH.<BR/><BR/>I LUB YOU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10579611.post-1124645998359114362005-08-21T13:39:00.000-04:002005-08-21T13:39:00.000-04:00I never liked the idea of original sin either - I ...I never liked the idea of original sin either - I really struggled with it, in fact. But when I think of sin as separation from God, as a disconnect in the way things were meant to be - I know for certain that no person born on this earth can escape it. It's not as though we are born having this connection with Him, and then we are first old enough to screw things up, we are sinners and have broken that. We are born distorted - it's really an interesting thought to me.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266345359997258716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10579611.post-1124592661827056572005-08-20T22:51:00.000-04:002005-08-20T22:51:00.000-04:00Never really subscribed to the idea of "original s...Never really subscribed to the idea of "original sin" itself (it's a pretty loaded theological term), but I know what you're saying. Great quote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com