I never did like Christian advertising... "Join or go to hell." It's like saying "be my friend or you'll leave here with a broken leg." Yeah, sorry..... I don't talk to freaks .
[/QUOTE] That is just your belief. Are you saying Jews and Muslims, although they don't believe Christ is the son of God, will go to Hell even when they believe in the Father (I'm counting Allah as just another form of God)? And what about the people in the world who have never heard of Christ? How can they follow someone that they have never heard of? Not everything is black and white. If it was, then God wouldn't have made purgatory.[/QUOTE]
Remember that God loves everyone,and that Jesus died for our sins so he died for eveyone aswell,even if ur not a christian,Jesus still loves you no matter what and u will still go to heaven.
we might suspect it to be some prankster with a megaphone.
Busted
I second all that Fina and clpo said and must vigorusly inform you that the more someone tries to threaten someone in to doing something, the less inclined they are to do it.
Originally posted by Seuss123: People should accept christ into their lives so the wont have to go to the lake of fire(hell).
That is just your belief. Are you saying Jews and Muslims, although they don't believe Christ is the son of God, will go to Hell even when they believe in the Father (I'm counting Allah as just another form of God)? And what about the people in the world who have never heard of Christ? How can they follow someone that they have never heard of? Not everything is black and white. If it was, then God wouldn't have made purgatory.
Love is Learned. Learn to Love All Things, Especially Your Fears
In addition to everything clpo said, you might want to try ditching fear as your main conversion tactic. Although most people who don't believe in the Christian version of hell won't get their feathers ruffled by it, a few might, and then you end up with a handful of converts who are members of your religion out of terror. And that's a really crappy thing to base your faith on.
I realize my argument will make no more progress with you than yours made with me, because you honestly believe you're trying to save people from an eternity of fire and brimstone at all costs, but just try looking at it pragmatically. You'll win over more converts with the whole "God loves you," and "caring community you can be a part of" shtick. At the very least, you'll make me feel bad about writing any more snarky comments.
Be nice, Agua. The newbie might not get the sarcasm.
Anyways, Seuss123, a statement like that isn't going to provoke much positive response. I dare say we've all heard it way too many times. It's not enough to just say we're all going to go to hell. You've got to prove it. Without using the Bible. Well, you can use the Bible but only if you prove that the Bible is the word of God, which means you need to prove God exists. I know, it's a tall order, but some of us are die-hard skeptics. We don't accept anything less than God's voice proclaiming his existence, and even then, we might suspect it to be some prankster with a megaphone.
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