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Given the immensity of the universe, and the multitude of galaxies within it, it’s a bit arrogant to believe that this little obscure rock we call “Earth” is the only place intelligent life exists…
If we can even honestly call what happens here intelligent…
That being said, here’s an interesting dilemma:
Jesus died for sins “once for all.” The word “all” presumably means all life here and on every other planet, moon, starship, etc.
Were we Earthlings simply lucky, or honored, or just arrogantly stubborn enough in our belief/disbelief to get/need to host this great event?
Assume there really is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. The sheer number of stars and planets practically guarantee that conditions favorable for life exist in lots and lots of places beyond our little cesspool. So, what kind of saving act did or will all the other worlds teeming with intelligent life witness? Would it simply have been a video replay of something that happened “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away?”
If Jesus died once, as scripture says, I can’t really fathom that “once” means “over and over again on each different planet.” Unless, that is, you consider that maybe Jesus’ godly omnipresence transcends the the rules of time as we know them. A lot of God-stuff is unfathomable; this dilemma would be right up there with the best of them.
If we can even honestly call what happens here intelligent…
That being said, here’s an interesting dilemma:
Jesus died for sins “once for all.” The word “all” presumably means all life here and on every other planet, moon, starship, etc.
Were we Earthlings simply lucky, or honored, or just arrogantly stubborn enough in our belief/disbelief to get/need to host this great event?
Assume there really is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. The sheer number of stars and planets practically guarantee that conditions favorable for life exist in lots and lots of places beyond our little cesspool. So, what kind of saving act did or will all the other worlds teeming with intelligent life witness? Would it simply have been a video replay of something that happened “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away?”
If Jesus died once, as scripture says, I can’t really fathom that “once” means “over and over again on each different planet.” Unless, that is, you consider that maybe Jesus’ godly omnipresence transcends the the rules of time as we know them. A lot of God-stuff is unfathomable; this dilemma would be right up there with the best of them.