Let me ask you Christian's a question.
You believe that Jesus has died for your sins, and therefore takes the burden of those sins off your shoulders. No matter how much you Christian's mess up this side of life, so long as you believe that Jesus died for you, you are absolved of the penalty of all your sins.
Please explain to me how this POV doesn't make you completely irresponsible, and prevents you from taking personal steps in changing your bad nature.
Because if you really believe some guy has taken the fall for you, your a complete coward. Okay, it's like this.
I do something real bad in life, and there is no way out for me but the chopping block. But I hatch a plan to get some other smuck to take the heat for me. So I go and setup my only daughter to take all responsibility, and then I sit back while her head goes to the block.
That's basically what you Christian's are telling me to believe, like it's so noble to let someone else pay for your stupidity.
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I’ve asked the same question many times. Yes, I think many Christian doctrines appear to promote this idea. Two of the problems are found in One-Saved-Always-Saved doctrine. The other is what I refer to as ‘altar call’ doctrine.
OSAS doctrine claims that Jesus died for our sins and all we have to do is sincerely believe that Jesus died for our sins, ask Him to forgive our sins, and to become our God and Savior - once! And then, we are instantly “saved” without ever having to worry about losing our salvation ever, no matter what we do.
Alter call doctrine is the constant drumbeat to rededicate your life to Jesus!
The do-over.....
Like a marriage relationship that has fallen out of the honeymoon phase, our relationship with Jesus needs a tune up as much as possible.
Ironically, the OSAS Christians often promote alter call doctrine, despite being saved forever....
I think both doctrines together, promote a special kind of complacency + an emphasis on remaining in the feel good honeymoon stage. No growth tends to foster anti-intellectualism plus a lack of personal responsibility.
There used to be a bumper sticker out there that said, “I am not perfect, just forgiven”, which sums up the situation I am describing
“My behavior gets a pass, but when it comes down to it, I am Right.”