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In article <118.57.05.05.690608000@srcbs.org>, isa1999 says...
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>> There seems to be varying opinions on why Jesus had to die in order for
>> sins to be forgiven. Did he die? If so could each of you kindly explain
>> why Jesus had to die in order for there to be salvation. Why could God
>> not simply forgive? What is the ransom?
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>Jesus has had to die because of moral laws that are described exactly on site:
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>http://jan-pajak.com/morals.htm

No, that is not why. Indeed, it amazes me how much effort the author(s) of that
site have put into a _seriously_ confused idea! How could you even _think_ of
mentioning 'karma' in an allegedly _Christian_ exposition of the "moral laws"?
'Karma' is NOT a Christian idea.

For that matter, how could you think that you can explain the _Christian_
concept of "moral laws" in terms of Far Eastern Martial Arts? This too, is
simply way off-base.

But even this was not wacky enough for the author(s) of that website. For I have
saved the best for last;) By far the wackiest of your claims is that "UFOnauts
supervised the crucifixion of Jesus"!!!

No, a much better answer to the OPs question is given by St. Athanasius's
classic, "The Incarnation of the Word", which you can find online at:

http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/NPNF2-04/Npnf2-04-16.htm#P1830_678055.

Why is this answer so much better? Because the saint explains the connection
between Creation and the re-creation (that is, creating anew) that Christ did by
uniting Himself with our nature.

But if you find the typos unbearable, you might want to download the PDF file
instead. It is at http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf204.html.


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Subudcat se sibi ut haereat Deo
quidquid boni habet, tribuat illi a quo factus est.
(St. Augustine, Ser. 96)

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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:48:30 +0000 (UTC), "Gary"
wrote:

>Hi Mike:
>"Mike Rhodes" wrote in message
>news:ABA12401-C148-736D-262E-7F05FC26D571@srcbs.org...
>> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:02 +0000 (UTC), "Gary"
>> wrote:
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>> >
>> >"entropy" wrote in message
>> >news:06DE6C6E-D0EE-BA8F-46D0-3C2FEBF5EAFF@srcbs.org...
>> >> gkmcnees@comcast.net wrote...
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>> >> > One must not only read the Bible, one must believe it to be saved.
>> >>
>> >> That is not Scriptural. What the Bible says is that belief in Christ
>> >> is saving, not belief in the Bible per se.
>> >>
>> >> John 3:16
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>> >I agree.
>> >
>> >But we ne