Is Humanity’s Justice Better Than God’s?
July 29, 2024
#STRaskStand to Reason
Questions about whether humanity’s justice is better than God’s, what to say to a Muslim who asks why God’s justice requires him to punish sin instead of just forgiving without punishment, and why so much blood, torture, and slaughter for Jesus.
* God is not just. Humanity’s justice attempts to fit a punishment to the crime and aims for rehabilitation and restoration to the community rather than eternal damnation.
* What would you say to a Muslim who asks why God’s justice requires him to punish sin instead of just forgiving without punishment?
* Why so much blood, torture, and slaughter for Jesus?
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