Right And Wrong Poem by zaheer uddin

When God gave man this free will
to choose from right and wrong
he also thrust a greater weight
to pay up for his acts- - -


If someone intervenes
and pays up for his acts
why must he stand up for the right
against the easy wrong
the whole debt has been cleared up
no punishment is due - - - -


The Scriptures never speak of it
no passage great or small
where Jesus ever hints of having made
atonement infinite- - - -

The Scriptures on the contrary
are full of passages
which clearly say
that man must pay
the wages of his play- - - -

If God is merciful
with Goodness infinite
why must he take another life
to save us from his wrath- - - - - -

Atonement is to go to God
with the burden of ours sins
it is strictly made by man alone
to purify his sins
but how can man
so weak and frail
atone etennally- -
That Jesus suffered on the cross
as man and not as God they say
So if he suffered for a while and not eternally
how then can he redeem us of our sins infinitely- -


There is no passage in the bible in which we are told that the son of man is infinite and needs an infinite atonement.This doctrine teaches us that man although created by God, a frail erring and imperfect being is regarded by the creator as an infinite offender Channinng stated that God can forgive sin without this rigid expedient This doctrine which talks of God becomming a victim and a sacrifice for his own rebellious subjects is as irrational as it is unscriptual.Atonement should be made TO God and not BY God. if infinite atonement was necessary which only God can make so, then God must become a sufferer and must take upon himself our pain and woe, a thought which the mind cannot concieve. to escape this difficulty we are told that Christ suffered as man and not as God. But if man only suffered for a short and limited period then what was the necessity of infinite atonement'? - -

(William Ellery channing(1780-1842)