(August 27, 2015 at 7:03 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:Jesus plainly stated that if people didn't believe in him that he will toss their butts into the fire. You can have the best morality of all time but, according to him, the only thing that matters is if you believe in him. Otherwise, you're going to burn.(August 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: The biblical God routinely slaughtered people just because they didn't worship him. It didn't matter if they were good people without any blemishes. He wanted worship even if the people doing the worshipping were the scum of the Earth. Jesus said that he will burn all who don't believe in him. It doesn't matter if they are good people. An interesting thing in popular culture is the movies that show murderous gangsters going to church. God & Jesus love that.
My bold. I don't think this is the "God" most Christians believe in. When discerning what God is like, we look mostly to Jesus, His teachings, and the way He lived His life.
The entire Jesus message can be summed up in one verse, John 15:6.
https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/John%2015:6
BTW, remember Matthew 15:24.
https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Matthew%2015:24
So Gentiles shouldn't even believe in Jesus because his message didn't apply to them. And since there's no gate for them to enter the gaudy bejeweled golden cube called New Jerusalem how will they get in and sing his praises for eternity?
