"Bill M" <wmech@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Pastor Frank" <PF@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> "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.
>
> What did your imaginary Christ do for me???
>
It is the Father taking your guilt upon Himself.
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