(January 31, 2016 at 5:23 pm)Nihilist Virus Wrote: But if you already believe in Christianity, then you have to answer to the atheist version of your own wager. You should sell all that you own and give to the poor, then wander the world doing good works and preaching the gospel. There is clearly a 100% chance you'll get into heaven if you do this (provided your heart is right and all that jazz), but there is NOT a 100% chance that Jesus will accept you into heaven if you sit on your wealth while children starve to death. Jesus did say that many will do good works, thinking they're Christian, but yet will still be cast into hell. So if you live like a king in your Western world, occasionally going to church and giving a manageable tithe, there's no guarantee you will get into heaven.
Ah, the old "put your money where your mouth is approach". Very nice. I'm sure most Christians will just dismiss this or will come up with justifications why they're allowed to hoard material wealth, but his is good. The goal isn't to prove yourself 100% right; just that there's the chance that you'd be right.
