Does Jesus Death Appease an Offended Holy God?
Quotation from ‘Unveiling Islam’: “But Acar Caner possessed a different outlook from that of his sons. He believed that all people are born without sin. We believe that all people are born sinful and in need of a Savior. This is a crucial difference. In Islam, you place your hope in good works, trying to please Allah more than you offend him. Christians believe that any sin stands as an infinite offense against God and must be judged with an infinite penalty. Good works no more cover bad works than an act of kindness can take away the guilt of a murderer. If you are a criminal, justice demands that punishment must be meted out. And it was. Jesus Christ paid the infinite penalty for sin.” Page 150 The authors use lofty words in stating that “Christians believe that any sin stands as an infinite offense against God and must be judged with an infinite penalty.” May we dare ask what the fate of all the people who came to this world before Christ was or will be, who were all “sinful”, but d
