@sinbach I know the obvious answer is that he's wrong, but the more I've sat here and thought about it the more I think he may have miscommunicated.
I suppose MAYBE it's possible that he's suggesting that God sees our potential - the version of ourselves that he created us to be without all our mess and our sin, and in some way that is who we really are in his sight.
But that only goes so far - the only way we get there is by dying to self, renewing our mind, and ultimately by being *transformed* to become more like Christ.
It's actually an interesting conversation
@bethany my knee jerk reaction is also to join the mob and say how wrong he is, but when i think more about what he said, I can't say that I passionately disagree as much as other believers feel I should.
Are we created by the Creator? Are we not created in the image of God? Does God create us imperfect? Is the image of God not perfect?
What if the "New Creation" as referred to in the Bible refers to resurrection of Christ in us and our sinful man being crucified? Would it not reason then that the sinful nature that we have was not created by God, but is removed by God and when it is removed, we are that which He created at birth? What if the us - the REAL us - is not the sinful man, but sin steals our identity, thus when our sinful nature is crucified - we are made new to be the one we were created to be from the beginning?
Just a thought.
@sinbach @bethany I am happy that your first thought is to believe the best, not the worst, and be merciful. I've seen many sharings of this quote on SOME. It might be either or... but my own experience is that it's very difficult to discuss theological stuff on social media in only a few words. Especially to get a short quote right, or to share your beliefs in a couple of sentences. Articles and pods are better.
