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The Problem With "Ultimate Justice"

The true problem with the christian idea of ultimate justice is that it does NOTHING to alleviate the suffering of individuals in the here and now.  do you really think a rape victim can find comfort knowing that in 40 years when their rapist dies that THEN they will be punished?  does it comfort the family of a murdered father to know that somewhere down the road he will pay for his crimes?  well to a degree, i suppose it could bring a bit of vengeful comfort to them, yes.  but when you are talking about an all powerful and all knowing deity who is said to be the most fair, the most loving, and the most powerful, then even we as humans can clearly see that this method is not good enough.  It sounds good when you wrap it in flowery words and you preach it in a poetic way, but think about it.  OK, let's say an on-duty police officer is walking down the street one night.  He walks past an alleyway.  As he turns his head, he sees a woman being dragge...

The Inerrant Bible

"In Mark 14:12 the day before Jesus’ crucifixion is the Day of Preparation for the Passover meal which was eaten after dark that night.  Jesus’ group ate the Passover that night and Judas went from that Passover meal to betray Jesus.  Jesus was arrested late in the night, tried in the morning and led off to be crucified at 9:00 A.M. (Mark 15:25). John’s event is very different from Mark.  Jesus has a last meal but it is not the Passover and Jesus does not institute the Lord’s supper as he does in Mark.  Jesus is crucified on the Day of Preparation with the Passover that night after his death (John 18:28 and 19:14).  John has Jesus die at 3:00 P.M. when they are sacrificing the Passover lambs in the Temple.  Then the lambs are taken home and cooked for the meal that night." Source Which gospel tells the truth?  Do either of them tell the truth?  He couldn't have died both before and after the Passover so logically either one or both have to b...