>>”I will stand by the scriptures rather than simple conjecture.”
It’s what you, Calvin, get from scripture that is in error. Your conjecture is your interpretation.
Two foundational errors here:
>>>>”God is represented through our Lord Jesus.”
Not “represents God” *Is* God.
>>>>”And this God loves man.. We are evil.”
God created evil? God loves evil? The little ones are evil?
However you get to these conclusions, they are errors about God and about Man, resulting in further error in the relationship of God and Man.
Good catch. This was poorly worded. God=Jesus. Now will you say that the God in the Old Testament is the same as the Lord Jesus? Will you say this same Jesus rained fire down on Sodom, smote the Eygptians with plagues, etc? I suspect not.
>>>>”And this God loves man.. We are evil.” God created evil?
Are you going to say we are not evil in direct contradiction to our Lord Jesus? I would suggest you try to reconcile what the Lord stated about us and your theology.
However you get to these conclusions, they are errors about God and about Man,
Ummmm...I would say the first is a typo. As for the second, I believe the error is in your court. Our Lord Jesus states that we are evil therefore it isn't too difficult to conclude we are evil. I'm under the conviction that our Lord was not in error when He made that statement. It's a bit persumptious for me to correct Him.
The more we recognize the wickedness of our own hearts, the greater we can see the love of God.