"MarkA" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.11.25.01.36.41.152441@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:48:57 +0000, Bill M wrote:
>>
>> There are thousands of different God beliefs.
>> If there is a real God why would it permit his flock to be so terribly
>> misled?
>
> It's pretty clear that IF God is going to send you to Hell for not
> believing in Him, as some of His followers claim, and IF said God does
not
> provide clear and convincing evidence of His existence, THEN said God
> cannot be considered "loving", "just", or "merciful." If God is not
> loving/just/merciful, He may very well be cruel, petty, and sadistic,
> in which case He may send you to Hell even if you DO follow all
> the "rules."
> ERGO: live your life the way that seems right to YOU, and don't worry
> about what other people say God expects of you. If you hold yourself to
a
> high standard of conduct, you will have nothing to be ashamed of in the
> unlikely event that there really is a God who will judge you when you
die.
> If God punishes people for doing their best, then He is a cruel sadist,
in
> which case we are all ****ed anyway.
>
It's not what YOU do that matters, it is what Christ did FOR YOU that
matters and what saves you.
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