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Of course, when you read it in context, it says only those that know Christ will be saved.
Ah the Christian God. When terrible or unfortunate things happen he's too complicated for our mere human brains to understand his will. But when it comes to who will or will not suffer for eternity thousands of Christians claim that they know what he means and thousands of Christians can not agree on it. He's super mysterious but each individual follower seems to have God figured out.
A group of top AIDS researchers was on that plane. They were people who dedicated their lives to finding a cure. One or more of them could have been the Salk of our times and brought an end to the suffering and devastation AIDS has caused.
THEIR lives mattered. Their lives mattered very much.
I think every.single.life on that plane mattered. The people who were killed were much-loved sisters and sons and friends and co-workers and I cannot imagine what was in the hearts of the people who chose to bring that plane down. Nothing good.
I have never suggested their lives didn't matter. Where did you get that idea from?
This life is a drop in the bucket of eternity. While we may weep for them....fact of the matter is, 2000 years from now is our petty lifespan going to matter? I hope to live 90+ years....but in the view of eternity, I can die tomorrow and it's going to be inconsequential to eternity.
Very wise words Vizio, but when you say stuff like this, it really makes me wonder how you can love a god that would damn the majority of mankind to hell for an eternity for simply not accepting Him during this finite life of, say, what, 80 years?
Ah the Christian God. When terrible or unfortunate things happen he's too complicated for our mere human brains to understand his will. But when it comes to who will or will not suffer for eternity thousands of Christians claim that they know what he means and thousands of Christians can not agree on it. He's super mysterious but each individual follower seems to have God figured out.
We only know what he has said. He said that without Jesus, NO ONE gets to heaven. I'm sorry if that offends you.
So you think all of the people who died will be in a better place eventually? None will be punished or will be worse off? Just curious as to what exactly you mean
Eubie is our resident creationist / intelligent design apologist but, unusually, he is also among the minority of Christians who embrace universal reconciliation.
Very wise words Vizio, but when you say stuff like this, it really makes me wonder how you can love a god that would damn the majority of mankind to hell for an eternity for simply not accepting Him during this finite life of, say, what, 80 years?
No one goes to hell simply because they didn't accept Him. The offense is not to reject Christ. The offense is to sin against God.
Does a convicted killer serve his prison term because the governor didn't pardon him? Or does he serve his term because he's guilty?
This life is a drop in the bucket of eternity. While we may weep for them....fact of the matter is, 2000 years from now is our petty lifespan going to matter? I hope to live 90+ years....but in the view of eternity, I can die tomorrow and it's going to be inconsequential to eternity.
LOL! And you accuse atheists of having lives with no purpose? Haha!
We only know what he has said. He said that without Jesus, NO ONE gets to heaven. I'm sorry if that offends you.
Yeah the Bible says all sorts of things that are parable or literal depending on who you ask. You might take the stance that it's all literal in which case it just contridicts itself. Call me crazy but the assertion that I will burn for eternity no matter how good I am in this life while a pedophile and murderer get to live eternally in bliss as long as they accept Jesus during their last year is kind of offensive. Maybe I'm just easily offended
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