20-02-2011, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Guard
The whole idea of God eternally puniishing those who do not follow this path makes no sense. There is no love in that. Now, imagine you being born in a hindu and some 40 years later some one knocks on your door and tell you that what you believe is wrong and you must convert to be saved? I follow Jesus as he is the most enlighted person to ever walk the earth. What would Jesus say about wars? What would Jesus say about raising animals for meat, stealing baby cows from their mothers to make veal. Is that love? Jesus would not see the love in that.
It is due to great Love that He allows us to gravitate to that which is right and just and which will save our soul and spirit because God wants only the very best for us and gave us a great mind with which to think and know the difference!
That being said, the bible was composed by men, cherry picked as to what was to be included. Then long after the early christians died off, the concept of hell and eternal punishment came in around 500 AD.
Those were men who followed the Truth as they had seen things happen and who wrote about it, and others when it had been passed down to them from the original writings. If the Bible had not been composed by men who knew what had happened so as to be able to include it in the greatest Book ever written, then that would be akin to a book on a very specialized subject being written by one who knew little to nothing about that subject matter, therefore, we could not legitimately learn anything from it.
According to God's plan as regards to Christianity, we are forced into existance beyond our will, and no matter where we land on this planet, we have to find Christianity or suffer eternally? At this rate, I'd say about 80% of the world is going to suffer then. YOu factor in non christians which is about 70% and then at least 10% of "christians" who really have not submitted to salvation and just go to church, feel good about themselves, etc.
Where is the love and balance here? Surely in God's perfection and love, such a horrendous account would not occur.
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But you forget that God allows us to make that decision for ourselves in order to become Saved. If you do not wish to become Saved, no one is going to force you to be. You can simply continue to think as you do and find out later. BUT, the great question is, are you willing to take that chance, that inevitable risk?
And what is the great opposition to Saving your own soul and spirit especially when you have been taught how to do it? Why so much resistance knowing it is so easy to do! Some very mistakenly think that they already are Saved without Jesus but that is not so. If it were so, He would have told us that there was another way, including for those who currently believe in other religions. There isn't. Remember the First and Second Commandments, respectively, that GOD gave to us as it would concern and relate to other belief systems! So, while people have the right to contemplate in which direction to go, the clock keeps on ticking and we aren't going backwards. Therefore, you have a plan laid out before you with which to attain Salvation through Jesus Christ or you can simply choose the alternative by merely remaining complacent in your way of thinking. It is your personal choice entirely.
May God Bless You in your personal decision!
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