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January 15, 2005, 12:20 PM
You can see the shit here (http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2005/0110death.asp):
AiG’s cartoonist, Dan Lietha, is renowned for coming up with serious cartoon strips that can depict complex issues at a glance. Dan’s latest illustration, which he titled “Tsinami� (pictorially, and in a play on words, it reminds people in a serious way of the ultimate cause of the tsunami) truly is a picture of a thousand words, tells people the truth from Genesis concerning the origin of sin and the consequence of death.
<dumbass picture>
Without taking anything at all away from the anguishing grief resulting from this latest terrible catastrophe, I believe that what happened, in an ultimate sense, really happens on a daily basis ... and it’s as a consequence of an event that occurred on the saddest day in the history of the universe: when the first man Adam rebelled against the Creator thus bringing sin and death into a once perfect world.
But, consider the following from a “big picture� perspective:
Frankly, all those who died in the tsunami were going to have to die one day because they were all descendants of Adam. All have sinned in Adam and thus all were sentenced to die some day. “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God� (Romans 3:23) and “it is appointed unto men to die once but after this comes the judgment� (Hebrews 9:27).
All people today are sentenced to death and will thus die (unless Jesus Christ comes, as He will one day, for the final judgment/Consummation).
The reason for death (as Dan’s illustration depicts) is that all humans have committed high treason against our Creator because we sinned in Adam. The Bible makes it clear in Romans 5 that what Adam did, we did, because we are his descendants—we have inherited his nature. And we all rebel against God’s law, even as Adam did.
Because we have rebelled against our Creator (our sin), we forfeited our right to live. However, the loving Creator God, who is infinite in knowledge, wisdom and power, knowing what would happen, had worked out a plan of salvation for mankind even before Adam sinned. (At the same time, we don’t wish to infer that God was reacting or responding to a contingency outside of His decree. God did not decree anything because he saw it as future. Rather by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, did from all eternity, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to past.)
And, the kicker right here: The point is: we deserve death. In fact, we deserve much more than that—we deserve to suffer in hell forever. However, our Creator is such a loving God (knowing that we would sin) that He planned to step into history to pay for our sin and provide a way for us to be able to be reconciled to God and to live forever with Him.
The Bible clearly explains why we die. Every death should be a reminder that we are sinners in need of receiving the free gift of salvation that our Creator, Jesus Christ, has paid for.Yeah, but christ got up 3 sodding days later, according to them. The tsunami victims are all still dead.
Didn't someone mention something about "loving an abusive husband"? It sure sounds like it to me...
AiG’s cartoonist, Dan Lietha, is renowned for coming up with serious cartoon strips that can depict complex issues at a glance. Dan’s latest illustration, which he titled “Tsinami� (pictorially, and in a play on words, it reminds people in a serious way of the ultimate cause of the tsunami) truly is a picture of a thousand words, tells people the truth from Genesis concerning the origin of sin and the consequence of death.
<dumbass picture>
Without taking anything at all away from the anguishing grief resulting from this latest terrible catastrophe, I believe that what happened, in an ultimate sense, really happens on a daily basis ... and it’s as a consequence of an event that occurred on the saddest day in the history of the universe: when the first man Adam rebelled against the Creator thus bringing sin and death into a once perfect world.
But, consider the following from a “big picture� perspective:
Frankly, all those who died in the tsunami were going to have to die one day because they were all descendants of Adam. All have sinned in Adam and thus all were sentenced to die some day. “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God� (Romans 3:23) and “it is appointed unto men to die once but after this comes the judgment� (Hebrews 9:27).
All people today are sentenced to death and will thus die (unless Jesus Christ comes, as He will one day, for the final judgment/Consummation).
The reason for death (as Dan’s illustration depicts) is that all humans have committed high treason against our Creator because we sinned in Adam. The Bible makes it clear in Romans 5 that what Adam did, we did, because we are his descendants—we have inherited his nature. And we all rebel against God’s law, even as Adam did.
Because we have rebelled against our Creator (our sin), we forfeited our right to live. However, the loving Creator God, who is infinite in knowledge, wisdom and power, knowing what would happen, had worked out a plan of salvation for mankind even before Adam sinned. (At the same time, we don’t wish to infer that God was reacting or responding to a contingency outside of His decree. God did not decree anything because he saw it as future. Rather by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, did from all eternity, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to past.)
And, the kicker right here: The point is: we deserve death. In fact, we deserve much more than that—we deserve to suffer in hell forever. However, our Creator is such a loving God (knowing that we would sin) that He planned to step into history to pay for our sin and provide a way for us to be able to be reconciled to God and to live forever with Him.
The Bible clearly explains why we die. Every death should be a reminder that we are sinners in need of receiving the free gift of salvation that our Creator, Jesus Christ, has paid for.Yeah, but christ got up 3 sodding days later, according to them. The tsunami victims are all still dead.
Didn't someone mention something about "loving an abusive husband"? It sure sounds like it to me...