"Yes, God gave 10 laws and that was unreasonable, but the universe can deal out karma and samsara with amazing dexterity and aptness. Talk about a croc!"
Ah, well...it's all pretty random. Nobody manages to follow all the rules, anyhow, so it's all nonsense. That's the beauty of Christianity. It's the most evolved religion, and makes the most sense for people.
You're a sinner, and you're going to keep being one. But that's OK, as long as you're sorry about it and believe that Jesus will still get you to paradise.
It's pretty much perfect for humans. That's why it succeeds.
Now, my computer day is over. I have a meal to prepare for myself and my wife. Tomorrow's another day, and sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof, as is so aptly stated in the New Testament.
You're a sinner, and you're going to keep being one. But that's OK, as long as you're sorry about it and believe that Jesus will still get you to paradise.
You should go re-study predestination. I am a sinner, that is true, but I don't have to be. I never have to ever sin again, as the Holy Spirit can and will transform that aspect of my nature.
Happy cooking.
It's pretty much perfect for humans. That's why it succeeds.
Close but not quite the cigar. It's something that existentially (I hate that word but difficult to find something else to describe the fundamental concept of being as viewed from man's eyes) transcends being "sorry." Nobody could possibly be "sorry" enough. So the Lord was "sorry" on our behalf into a whole 'nother dimension. Belief is an atomic act of giving the whole load to the Lord, and as one consequence the Lord's own characteristics will begin to show through one's life. There is unsaved past and saved future, in the timeline extending from that point.