(August 18, 2015 at 10:38 am)Lucanus Wrote:(August 18, 2015 at 10:19 am)lkingpinl Wrote: Christianity has a uniqueness in it. In every other religion, you pay the price for your mistakes. In Islam, your good deeds must outweigh your bad and you must follow the Five pillars. In Hinduism every birth is a rebirth paying for the previous life until you achieve moksha. In Christianity, Christ pays for all mankind's mistakes and one simply has to accept the gift of salvation by grace.
And if you don't accept Christ, are you not making a mistake that you'll have to pay for?
And another thing I loathe about Christian morality - you, as an individual are not responsible for your good or bad deeds... That is, as long as you believe in Jaaaaaysooos. You are not going to be held accountable if you subscribe to the sacred pile of bullshit. Also, there's the whole idea of "all men being sinners who require atonement" that is just like breaking your legs and then selling you crutches. It's repulsive, really.
Touche lucanus. Yes indeed. That was the point of pascal's wager. If you hold Christianity to be true and it turn out to be false, you've lost nothing. If you hold it be false and it turns out to be true, you've lost everything.
I understand where you are coming from on the Christian morality. I know many that hold that view and have trouble with it, including Christians. I mean how can we say that you could lead the most heinous life imaginable but if on your death bed you genuinely are remorseful and accept Christ, that you will go to heaven, but your sweet granny who just doesn't believe will be tortured? I get it. It's difficult to reconcile. But one thing I know for sure is I'm not God and I cannot speak for what he will and will not do.
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.