Regarding redemption: I believe that the concept is based on three axioms. (a) People are created by God for the sole purpose of serving/loving/obeying/being-close-to God. (b) Sin is defined as "that which spiritually distances people from God." (c) God has provided a mechanism for redemption and wants us to use it so that we may undo sin and restore our spiritual closeness to him.
These, to me, are typical of the Abrahamic religions. What differs, largely, are definitions of what constitutes sin, and the nature of the redemption (sacrifice vs. works vs. Jesus, etc.) It is also commonly believed that sin that is unrepented/unredeemed has spiritual effects on people, thus aggravating their distance from God.
Since (I think) you do not agree with one or more of those axioms, it makes plenty of sense to me that you would not agree with the conclusion drawn from them.
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(a) People are created by God for the sole purpose of serving/loving/obeying/being-close-to God.
(b) Sin is defined as "that which spiritually distances people from God."
(c) God has provided a mechanism for redemption and wants us to use it so that we may undo sin and restore our spiritual closeness to him.
These, to me, are typical of the Abrahamic religions. What differs, largely, are definitions of what constitutes sin, and the nature of the redemption (sacrifice vs. works vs. Jesus, etc.) It is also commonly believed that sin that is unrepented/unredeemed has spiritual effects on people, thus aggravating their distance from God.
Since (I think) you do not agree with one or more of those axioms, it makes plenty of sense to me that you would not agree with the conclusion drawn from them.