Another Religion Thread... Cause its fun.

[aleco]

maka: Yes.

1) If they believed in God I think they went to heaven, but I don't really know.
2)Every person has all they need to know to repent. They don't need to be taught it, so you can't say they didn't have a chance to become Christian. One exception is what happens when babies die.

We don't know a whole lot about stuff, so don't always try to find the answers.

Sin before dying? It doesn't matter. What matters is if you believe. All sins are equal, really. If you break one thing, you break them all.

Why is God so loving and yet sends so many to eternal torment? I have no clue. I'm not all-knowing.

[DracIV]

Aleco, we don't even know if anyone has ever been sent to eternal tomrent. For all we know, hell could be a ploy to keep people in check out of fear. Especially sinners.

[makaveli121212]

so what god said before may not be true today, is that right? because thats basically what you just said

so if that is true why would anything in the bible be true...just because many believers call the bible fact

[aleco]

Drac: It could. We don't know.

maka: It is still true, it's just not applied. It was needed at the time. But times have changed.

[makaveli121212]

i was implying that why would anything in the bible be true today

[aleco]

I can't give you the answer you want.

[VxDx]

for someone who believes so wholeheartedly in this, you sure don't have a lot of answers.

[aleco]

Who does?

[makaveli121212]

Who does?

what is up with this guy

[VxDx]

rhetorical questions are a defense mechanism used by those who don't want to realize the futility of their plight.

[makaveli121212]

i dont have pants on

[VxDx]

indeed

[UltimateSoul]

I don't believe God sends people to eternal torment for not believing in him.
I believe he judges based on the actions and merits of a person.
When the Bible says "the only way to heaven, is through me,"I believe this refers to act as he would want us to act, to mirror his actions.

[SUSUGAM]

Aleco, we don't even know if anyone has ever been sent to eternal tomrent. For all we know, hell could be a ploy to keep people in check out of fear. Especially sinners.

Wow... hell being a fear tactic?! Or was that the entire religion... Either way, wtf do you mean by... "the bible doesnt contradict itself! god just has different things at different times... which happend to be opposing..." this is what im getting out of what you said. If the bible is wrong once, then no other part can be held as fact. And i thought god was omnopresent... and impervious to time... how could he change his mind?

[aleco]

UltimateSoul: There is no way anyone can go to heaven by works. It's just impossible.
SUSUGAM: He doesn't change his mind. He doesn't contradict himself. He tells us what we need for when we need it.
If you misinterpret it....