tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post5104608690950957919..comments2024-03-22T03:19:38.110-04:00Comments on Forever In Hell: Now That's Just Mean!PersonalFailurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-7171208714897521612011-06-01T03:45:03.415-04:002011-06-01T03:45:03.415-04:00well...
i mean, didn't Jesus die for EVERYONE...well...<br /><br />i mean, didn't Jesus die for EVERYONE?! so that EVERYONE could be "forgiven" and "allowed into heaven"? so then why do we need to do ANYTHING, we're ALREADY saved!<br /><br />yes, yes, i know, there's something about "the only way to REALLY be saved is to say Jesus is #2 and works and acts for #1, we love them best and devote ourselves to them" - but, contextually, this doesn't wash. either he died for EVERYONE'S sins, or he didn't. this fiddle-faddle bullshit about *only* being saved - as in, he ONLY died for YOUR sins *IF* - is just that. bullshit. if there are conditions upon it, it wasn't the act of alturistic true unconditional love we're all told it was.<br /><br /><br />the again, my biggest beef with <i>Christianity</i> is the built-in "get out of Hell free card". from a theological standpoint, it bugs me - "salvation" [or whatever] SHOULDN'T be EASY. it's should be something one WORKS FOR. and with Christianity... you don't. i mean, one is, in theory, supposed to show their faith thru "works", but the works are a sort of accidental side-effect, and most Christians [that i know] DON'T DO WORKS. they don't try to feed the masses or heal the sick. they just babble the Magic Words and they're in Heaven. by this logic, *STALIN* could be in Heaven, because right before he died he "repented" and said The Words and now he's in Heaven - despite an evil, horrible life where he committed mass genocide [and more effectively than the person i'm NOT naming in an attempt to not Godwin].<br /><br />i don't, and never have, liked - it makes people who follow that belief LAZY. why BE GOOD? i mean, ok, so the theory is that when one is "saved", the "Holy Ghost/Spirit" moves in and then you CAN'T "sin" - but it happens all the time, people sin, Christians who are saved SIN. they commit evil acts - but they're "saved", so it doesn't matter, so WHY SHOULD THEY BE GOOD?!<br /><br />it's LAZY!denelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-58487182313291745662011-05-31T13:58:32.756-04:002011-05-31T13:58:32.756-04:00Because the curse is a constant reminder that we a...<i>Because the curse is a constant reminder that we are in desperate need of salvation. It was designed with a purpose--put there for our good—so that we might understand our need for a saviour.</i><br /><br />"Hi. I am the heroic arsonist firefighter. I set peoples houses on fire so they could come to appreciate my work as a firefighter."The Cynic Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13207236323825707870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-2645237201712269062011-05-31T13:42:39.816-04:002011-05-31T13:42:39.816-04:00Cognitive dissonance is a horrible condition. Thi...Cognitive dissonance is a horrible condition. This is what it causes:<br /><br /><i>We know that the curse is the result of man's sin. And why then are we, who are forgiven of sin, still living the curse?</i><br /><br />This scenario makes no sense whatsoever so a believer has to conjure up some reason that is equally nonsensical. Ah, the mental gymnastics involved in making substitutionary atonement make any sense at all.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313118060838041133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-44602778306049016122011-05-31T11:27:25.820-04:002011-05-31T11:27:25.820-04:00That's just unthinkably horrifying.That's just unthinkably horrifying.Jarredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793668797961461325noreply@blogger.com