Originally Posted by
High_Plains_Drifter
Thanks... OK... I see that Christ liberated 20 from hell, but I don't get how that translates to now every single person never has to worry about going to hell. Christ also said that "the way unto the father is through me, so if you profess with your mouth that you think God is the magic man in the sky and ridicule Christianity as a non believer, I don't believe you're going to heaven, but to add to that, the discussion of God/Christ/The Holy Spirit as being all one and the same, the Trinity, is an interesting conversation, especially when the Bible quotes God speaking of Jesus as his son, and quotes Jesus speaking of God as father in heaven. Why is that if they're one and the same?
But I have to agree with you on one point, and that is I don't believe the ONLY way into heaven is to be an absolute 24/7, Bible studying, word spreading, consumed zealot. God created us, he knows how we live and what we are. If he created us to be that way, then why make strict rules about the only way to live that really aren't in step with what we are as they only way to get to heaven? There's somewhere in Revelations that says, basically, that those who shall cry out to the Lord in the end shall be saved, and I believe that. I believe God is far more loving, as you've tried to make the point, than people say. Purported Christians seem to love to point out that to get to heaven there's very strict procedures to follow... well, I don't think so. In fact, I believe the Lord has been active in my life and not only saved my life a time or two, but has shown me miracles. Now why would he do that if he was going to throw me into the burning pit of hell for eternity? Why would he have wasted his time?
I know my two paragraphs might seem a little contradictory, but, that's how confusing some of this can be to me.