____________`sohi - "This is all bullshit. It should go like this:
If i gave my life up for that person, and was hung on a cross for them, and then they chose on their OWN to deny my sacrifice for them, and by doing so sent themselves to hell, would i be willing to say to them "well, even though i did what i did for you and you chose on your own to deny it happened, i am willing to let you hang out with me in heaven with the rest of those who DID choose to accept my sacrifice." That is what you are asking...If that is the case, then i wouldnt have gone through the brutal death on the cross in the first place!
Also, lets add to it that throughout my loved ones life they had people sent to them by me to tell them that they saw my death and that it was real and that i love them, and want them to come back to me and just acknowledge me - and i will forgive them unconditionally! And my loved one after having an entire life of me calling them and having others telling them to respond to my calls STILL chose to not "believe" in me and my sacrifice, then by their OWN choice i would not interfeer with the consequences they brought upon themselves. It is their life to do with as they wish....
And for the record, the Bible clearly states that those with the most knowledge are judged to higher standards. We are all judged according to what we have been exposed to. A tribal person in Africa who has never heard of Jesus can still be saved, read the book of Romans and you would know this...God judges the heart.
Oh yeah, also add into your ridiculous scenerio that i would have magic powers to read my loved ones heart to know whether they really believed in me or not, even if they said they did, i would know whether they were lying or not.
So given all of that, if they "chose" hell who am i to stop them? Plus, i dont know what "hell" exactly is at this point. I believe hell is just a seperation from God for all eternity, not just some big lake of fire. I believe that is reserved for the demons and most evil people. I dont believe everyone will be tortured in hell, the punishment is not having Gods presence for all eternity."______________________________________________
Sohi That just isn't the real world. Get of your high horse. that reasoning would make sence if somehow God came and proved all this to all of us.
But this is the real world most people just simply don't see any truth in all that mumbo jumbo. Most people are busy just trying to deal with day to day life(pay there bills, get the kids to school, keep the boss happy, stay healthy ect ect) let alone wondering which religion and which sect of that religion might be closest to what God wants, if he does happen to exist or care. Thats the thing about you christians you can't even see how inhuman the crap you just sprouted is. Your so caught up in your own logical circle (all logical is circular) that you are so removed from the way everyone else looks at life. So for God to condemn everyone that doesn't know the right hoops and jump through them to eternal torment is just such an evil belief.
It always strikes me as odd that christians would even want to believe it. I mean honestly if you could somehow make christianity not true which means no one goes to hell but also that you don't go to heaven. Would you? who's the moral one here?