According to Calvinist theology some people are predestined for Heaven and and others, for Hell. Or as a song goes by "They Might Be Giants" - "Sheep go to Heaven, Goats go to Hell". So, ignoring the inherent cruelty in the implications of this teaching, my question for Calvin is why are we supposed to witness Christ to the Goats? Even Solomon in Ecclesiastes teaches us that if life is meaningless we may as well 'eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die' -so, if this life is all some people are going to enjoy, why are you advocating for them to live a moral life, full of church and interactions with a God that created them for eternal torture? - shouldn't they get to live it up? It also seems a bit meaningless to witness Christ to the sheep - if they are destined for Heaven, why are they required to reform any of their beliefs? Finally, if goats can never become sheep, why are you teaching us to harass them?
Ok, one more question. Is it moral to worship a God who creates people for Hell?
Friday, July 2, 2010
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Why harass the goats? Um, because you just do, because otherwise God will smite thee. Or something.
ReplyDeleteI think I am not destined anylonger for heaven as all children are born pure, no original sin, no depravity of man. I would like to be ok with this with out the sheep "baaaaaulking" at my testamony of me and my position before God and the universe.
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