There were a few things that I did not agree with in her speech. First, Abraham did not give God ethics lesions. She stated that since Abraham tried to talk God down from finding 50 righteous people to 10 righteous people in Sodom and Gomorrah that he was showing God how to be merciful. This is untrue, however. God knew that he would not be able to find even ten righteous people so it did not matter if he lowered the number. Then it would be asked, then why did God start at 50 and not 10? God knew that Abraham would not be comfortable with God destroying a city and this “bargaining” would make him feel better. God did this to allow Abraham to accept this that understand how despicable these cities were.
Second, she states that religion teaches that if you are good and follow God’s commands you will go to heaven and if you don’t you will go to hell. Christianity does not teach this. It is known that you will not be able to go without sinning. It is a part of life and God understands that. All that is required is that you believe that Christ is Lord and that God raised Him from the dead and you will be saved. It is true that God wants you to follow his commands, but He knows you will ultimately fail at this. This is where God’s grace comes into play. He does not give you the punishment that you deserve. That punishment was paid for by Christ on the cross.
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