[TruthTalk] The Value of Sin?

[jandgtaylor1]

From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  DAVEH:  I think most folks would prefer their loved ones suffer no pain or misery.  I'm trying to figure out what reasons Protestants think pain or misery (caused by the Devil) is 'good' for us.   Otherwise......why would he (God) simply not eliminate it.  Being free of the influence of sin would hardly cause us to be slaves.   Or do you disagree? jt: Eve was free from the influence of sin and so was Lucifer at the beginning - So history would repeat itself and we would probably invent it.  During the Millenium Satan is bound for 1,000 years and according to scripture people still refuse to love the truth, that is, people who are born during that era and have no devil to tempt them.  dh:  You are made in His image.  Do you find it odd that you and God have something in common? jt: Not so, we have nothing in common with God until we receive Christ as Lord and Savior. The first couple WERE made in His image.  (see Genesis 5:3) After Adam's fall the image was no more that of God, Seth and the generations after him were made in the image of the first Adam who was fallen.  Jesus the second Adam is the way back to the image of God so we have nothing in common with God until we have chosen Christ and our carnal mind is renewed in Him. Grace and Peace, Judy