Claim CA652:
"[I]f physical human death was not really an important part of the penalty
for sin, then the agonizingly cruel physical death of Christ on the
cross was not necessary to pay that penalty, and thus would be gross
miscarriage of justice on God's part."
Source:
Morris, Henry M. 2000. The vital importance of believing in
recent creation. Back to Genesis 138 (June): a-c.
Response:
- The claim is a non sequitur. According to creationists, God instituted
the penalties for sin. If God has any power to speak of, he could have
withdrawn the penalties whenever he wanted. Neither Christ's life nor
his death would have been necessary. This is true whether or not the
penalty for sin included physical death. It is not for us to say what
is necessary for God to do.
- If physical death was part of the penalty for sin, then Christ did not
pay that penalty because physical death is still with us.
- Origins are not determined by one's personal decision of what religion
to follow.
created 2001-2-18
