Originally Posted by Jeanie
Linear, thanks for helping me out....or at least seeing how it makes sense. I was wondering if you could explain what you meant on this part of your post:

You Said: He gave them a test that He knew they would fail...it was designed to fail, so the He could send His Son to suffer and die....so the He could get the keys to Hell which, apparently He did not possess.

Jeanie: I've got a big ?????? here as far as what this means. I never heard of Him wanting the keys to hell? Could you explain? That's not quite my concept of Him..

My post was sort-of tongue in cheek...see Revelation 1:17-18
[quote] 17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.[quote]

Christ has the keys...

He probably was given them by the Father but it is kinda cool to think that He wrestled with Satan for them and won.

I think I saw a cartoon of Christ wrestling with Satan for some keys when I went to a Baptist church. It made me laugh because their faces looked like they were both really struggling.

A faith that connot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets. -- Arthur C. Clarke