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Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Why should I go to hell then?
"And the Father that sent me has given proof about me himself. But you have never heard his voice. You have never seen what he looks like. The Father's teaching does not live in you. Why? Because you don't believe in the One the Father sent."
Jesus, however, makes a powerful statement: "If you are choosing God, then you must choose me. If you reject me, you reject God, the One who sent me." Crucial? Absolutely! Challenging? Yes indeed. Exclusive? Yes, Jesus calls us to decide about him because he claims to be THE way to the Father.
The issue isn't what we think about those claims, but whether or not Jesus is who he claims to be. If he is, then everything for us hinges on our decision about him. The issue isn't whether it is politically correct for Jesus to claim to be the one way to the Father, but whether or not he is eternally correct.
You Don't Believe the One He Sent
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by SisyphusRide
What makes you think I believe he never existed? Didn't you accuse me of putting words in your mouth earlier? What makes it right for you to do the same to me?
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Me stating that you don't have believe in god to be a good person is not me putting words in your mouth by the way, it is the truth. I never implied you said that did I?
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by truejew
So he's condemning us to eternal torture for something he gave us?edit on 15-8-2012 by 3NL1GHT3N3D1 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Murgatroid
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Why should I go to hell then?
You Don't Believe the One He Sent...
"And the Father that sent me has given proof about me himself. But you have never heard his voice. You have never seen what he looks like. The Father's teaching does not live in you. Why? Because you don't believe in the One the Father sent."
Jesus, however, makes a powerful statement: "If you are choosing God, then you must choose me. If you reject me, you reject God, the One who sent me." Crucial? Absolutely! Challenging? Yes indeed. Exclusive? Yes, Jesus calls us to decide about him because he claims to be THE way to the Father.
The issue isn't what we think about those claims, but whether or not Jesus is who he claims to be. If he is, then everything for us hinges on our decision about him. The issue isn't whether it is politically correct for Jesus to claim to be the one way to the Father, but whether or not he is eternally correct.
You Don't Believe the One He Sent
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by SisyphusRide
What exactly does that have to do with anything?
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by truejew
No, god does because he was the one who created hell in the first place. Why make it if he never wanted his children to go there?