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I would think that reading the Bible with any preconceived notion of what God should be like would pollute the metaphorical system. And I would posit that God as the Lord is clear in the Bible. I don't believe the Bible needs any amending, nor do I see any reason to believe any amendments to what I believe is infallible, but I would not call you a demon for it. As for blasphemy, it's no less or more blasphemy than you've said already. Ah, I should've elaborated more. Actually my earlier post is straight-up inaccurate. When I said, "although there is more to salvation than works" I should've said that salvation is not based on works. I agree that the second is better, for the first is doing good works out of hope for personal gain. But you do not gain salvation based on works. I am already condemned by the very parable I mentioned, not to mention any of the other laws I have broken. I have certainly not helped the helpless as much as I could have. But in Christ I have salvation apart from good works. I am commanded to do good works, but my salvation is not based on doing them. I cannot 'earn' salvation. Christ earned it for me on the cross. I think that you mistake human nature if you think there can be salvation of this world. We humans are evil. The root of evil is not money or any social structure. It is me and you and every human in this world. Only in Christ is there redemption, and only when He returns to make new Heaven and Earth will that evil finally be healed. I hope you do not see me as conspiring against you. I want nothing more or less for you than that you should know Christ as I do, a God who willingly became flesh, suffered, died, and rose again to save you from your sins. What's the point in categorizing the kinds of people in the three kingdoms if one can change their destination in the afterlife? (also, speaking back to our earlier debate, I'd say the views on the afterlife are a very major distinction between LDS and Protestant/Catholic/Orthodox Christians)

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As preface, I'm not a Catholic or Orthodox or any other denomination that holds Mary as sinless. She was a good woman, but I don't think there's any basis for believing she was sinless. Her suffering, then, was that of a sinner living in a world broken by sin. But Jesus was sinless, and his sacrifice was necessary, his suffering undeserved. I think an important point to bring up about Jesus' suffering is that Jesus is God. God the Father did not force Jesus to suffer. Jesus, God the Son, voluntarily underwent that suffering in order to save us. At any point Jesus could have called a legion of angels to save himself, thought every Roman soldier out of existence, or anything else you can imagine. He is God. He was not forced into it, but chose to follow the will of his Father in order that all humans could have salvation. That is not comparable. Your mother's justification of herself was selfish. She inflicted abuse on you for no good purpose, forced suffering upon you. God the Father sent Jesus to suffer for us that we might be saved from suffering ourselves. God the Son became flesh and dwelt among us, freely suffering and dying to save us. Thank you for your honesty. First, I would say that your view of me can only be accurate if you are right about God and I am wrong. If God is real, then I see the world for what it is, and you are, to speak in metaphor, one who cannot see through the barbs and thorns of the world to the light and hope that is behind them. Second, I would say that I am not blinded to the evil in the world. I am as capable of seeing suffering as you. I can see the horrors brought on by wars and droughts and corrupt politicians and greed and prejudice and just plain evil people. I do not deny that the way the world is right now is not right. But you do rightly say that I find comfort in knowing that it will not be this way forever. If you are right about God, then you are right that I do not understand the real way the world is. Third, I would say that my view of the world does not prevent me from acting to prevent evil. In fact, I believe that I am commanded by God to help those in need. To quote Matthew 25:31-46: In this parable, the final judgement is pictured. Caring for those in need, preventing evil, is framed as doing the same for Jesus. Further, it is framed as the difference separating the dammed from the Saints. Although there is more to salvation than works, refusing to care for those in need is not a Christian attribute. I can answer, and absolutely don't see this question as an attack. First, there is no such thing as a 'good person' in regards to salvation. Every human is condemned by their works. If God were to judge me by my works, I would rightly be condemned to Hell. That in mind, yes, I believe that if you were to die unrepentant and unbelieving, you would likely go to Hell. I won't say that you would certainly go to Hell, because I am not God, able to judge perfectly. But based on the scriptures God has given, Jesus is the only way to salvation. So through the scriptures, I can have no confidence in the salvation of anyone who does not follow Jesus. Also keep in mind that Hell is not a place where sinners are tortured by demons, but a place where humans (and demons) are eternally separated from God, and thereby all the good things he gives us even in this current sinful world.

Do the Ghostbloods have a method to unkey Stormlight? Even if they do, it seems like it would be more difficult with Feruchemically compounded Investiture, since it's not only keyed to Preservation, but also to the kind of thing it's supposed to do (healing, weight, heat, etc.).

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I would rather know what you think of my beliefs than avoid being offended, so feel free to explicate if you want. I think it is a fallacy to equate your parent’s ‘need’ to abuse you, a belief that is horribly distorted and wrong even if they genuinely held to it, with the necessity of Jesus’ sacrifice in order to restore mankind to a right relationship with God. God did not feel that he needed Jesus’ sacrifice in order to forgive sins. By His just nature, such sacrifice was needed. By His nature, he made that sacrifice freely.

I am sorry that you went through that. Abuse is terrible, and abusing the gospel to justify it is more so. I have not been abused, really my life has been exceptionally good. But personally I find comfort in knowing a loving God exists who punishes evil, and better yet forgives those who turn to him. A God who will wipe away every tear and right every wrong.

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That’s possible even if Lan is better than Gawyn and Galad. Rand is an exceptional swordsman, and beating Lan once out of many sparring duels is, while impressive, not an unheard-of feat. Based on the Demandred duels, I would rank Lan, Galad and Gawyn in the order of: Gawyn<Galad<Lan.

Gawyn does not trump both. Lan is a superior swordsman to both Gawyn and Galad.

Galad and maybe Lan? Lan is a superior swordsman to Galad.

‘Easily’ is a stretch. Maybe Navani could’ve figured it out with the Sibling’s help, but she didn’t necessarily know it would be possible, since only Dalinar heard about the possibility from Odium. At the time, he might not have mentioned it. But yes, that likely would’ve been a better solution if they’d known about the possibility.

Destroying the Oathgate would’ve worked most likely, but it also would’ve been a serious economic blow to Azir. At the point that it would’ve been possible before the battle, they thought they had a significant army that would reinforce them in a few days. So they didn’t think they needed to take such desperate measures.

Do you mean that, because God did not answer your prayers to end the abuse and suffering you were going through by killing you, he is not real/is dead?