Is the Cross Cosmic Child Abuse?

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The Charge of “Cosmic Child Abuse”

You know, we have hear sometimes from professing atheists that Jesus Christ being put on the cross is some form of cosmic child abuse. Now, let us take a look at that argument. The argument is that God the Father putting Jesus Christ on the cross as a punishment for others is abusing His Son.

Now, there's a lot of problems with the statement, but they're not usually too good at thinking through those things. As we look at this, first off, it assumes that a father cannot be just. In other words, I would not want to be the child of a father who says that his role is to give the child everything that they want and there should never be any justice.

Justice, Discipline, and Accountability Before God

In fact, we must have justice. As parents, we must provide justice to our children. They must know right from wrong. Spoiling a child is the worst thing you can do because the child ends up growing up thinking they're entitled to everything and not fitting in well in society.

Even worse, they think that they don't have to give an account for what they do wrong. And therefore, when they stand before God, there is a judgment that they will suffer because they never looked for justice on God's standard but on their own, which would be giving them everything they want.

Christ’s Willingness to Go to the Cross

Now, what we want to look at next is the fact that Jesus was a willing participant to the cross. He wasn't forced to go to the cross. It's something that he chose to do.

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