On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:10:17 -0500, in alt.atheism
"Pastor Frank" <PF@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"Bill M" <wmech@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Pastor Frank" <PF@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "MarkA" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> 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.
No.
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