A Man Fell into a Hole

A modern day parable on religions and what makes Christianity unique.

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[Decibel33]

Beautiful story. Just beautiful! Only it doesn't explain that the man who lowered himself into the hole was actually responsible for the other man having fallen into the hole in the first place. So, first he pushes us in a hole, and then he rescues us from that hole. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

[sleanos]

Wow it's amazing how many people actually misunderstand what the Bible teaches. It isn't God that pushed us in the whole. It was Satan. Earth and man were created to show the results of those who follow Satan and those who follow God... a vindication of God's name before the universe. Ignorance is no excuse for not understanding this BASIC premise of Christianity. Nice straw man argument though. Good attempt.

[Decibel33]

Look, I don't mean to offend, and I'm sorry if I caused your defenses to go up. It's just that I served the Lord for 28 years of my life and I saw the flaws slowly trickling in, because I became less and less afraid to critically examine the Christian faith. Let me explain my position and then you can do what you want with it:

God created a perfect world, and put two vulnerable people in it, along with an evil creature knowing full well what would happen. How is it NOT his responsibility?

[sleanos]

1) It is God's responsibility. Bible makes it very clear God takes full responsibility for everything in the world.

2) You and I and earth were according to the Bible were created to vindicate the name of God. Why do you think Jesus died on the cross for us? Why do you think God gives us the Holy Spirit to guide, instruct and make us right along with the Word of God when we ask Him too.

[sleanos]

3) The ways of Satan and the ways of Christ are what is on display here for all the angels and unfallen worlds to see and understand before Jesus comes the 2nd time and makes things right again.

[sleanos]

That is what the Bible teaches. From your statements is as if you did not understand this or perhaps understood it differently or are trying to trivialize the grand truth of the matter? Which is it?

[sleanos]

Bible makes it clear that IF Adam & Eve had simply trusted in the simple Word of God, they would not have fallen from the presence of God. God is giving Satan enough time so that everyone can see what rebellion from God causes and how good His ways really are.

[Monica15N]

it's like a no brainer

Do you want to be set free?

Well YA!

Then He helps us out

Jesus rocks!

[PirateXzibit]

- Hey man, looks dark down there in your hole.

- Yeah, but life is what you make of it. I try to cease each day, "carpe diem"!

- That's not going to get you out of your hole. It's nice and warm up here, want some help?

- No, I don't need your help. Pff, I can live good down here and enjoy life as best as I can.

Sad, but the truth, about most people I know.

[GodISTHEJudge]

amazing, every religion attempts to set us free(of sin), but all of them fail, then comes a man named Jesus who makes the way for us by dying on the cross for us,salvation is a free gift, good works will not get us into heaven or else everyone would brag, but believing in faith alone in Jesus by grace we are saved, yet some people say that all religions are the same, clearly not, in the important basic teaching Christianity is unique,there is only one way to heaven and that is through Jesus.

[whatupchico]

@Monica15N

I really don't think people consider it as simple as u calm. For it's like asking a depressed or low self-esteem person if they would like to receive counseling or get help. An most often people become way to comparable with their situation they lower classify its seriousness . So much that like the false suggestion the man in the hole first received. They believe they can either ignore it or live with it.

[jwbrantley1]

Powerful ... to know and visually comprehend the magnitude of Love that it took for the Man to sacrifice so much and come rescue the man for Himself by coming down into the hole with him ... whew ... if I wasn't already today, I'm humbled now!!!

[idetestpasswords]

@Decibel33

*I am so grateful to have attended a church that didn't leave a bad taste in my mouth.

* You said ' which is to create gods in our image' do you mean that humans have invented the concept of God?

* And can I ask where you live?

[Decibel33]

@idetestpasswords I went to a Mennonite church, very conservative. Mostly comprised of fundamentalists. And yes, it really is in our nature to do what we want, one of which is to create gods in our image.