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Debate: Are fear of death and sorrow compatible with faith? (view source)
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[[category:Conservapedia Debates]]
[[category:Conservapedia Debates]]
Yes, they certainly are, and Christ helps us know it. Even with the knowledge that He was the Son of God, was sinless and guiltless and would rise to sit at the Right Hand of God; even knowing all this, Jesus wept while in prayer on the Mount of Olives and asked that His necessary fate be removed from Him. More than this, as He died on the Cross, He asked, "Father, Father, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" Since Christ was perfect and He had such moments Himself, how can we as preordained sinners,who cannot be perfect, but will always be stained and guilty be expected to have perfect faith? The makeup of man from the moment of birth will not allow it. As Paul pointed out, God made us sinful so that He might forgive us. No minister will ever convince me that I'm in danger because I don't have rock-solid faith. How can you be a sinner and have perfect faith? Imperfect faith is just another sin of which we are absolutely forgiven by the blood, sacrifice and love of Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice was so GREAT that he showed signs of an imperfect faith Himself. But who could endure perfectly taking on the sins of the entire world-past, present and future?