On the subject of Hell and Salvation

[MilesAbbott81]

The idea of god incarnate as man is heretical to the putative source material of the christian faith.  That it arose as a valid concept for fringes within hellenistic judaism but even more broadly among hellenistic gentiles is an inarguable fact of the development of christianity.  The proto christians knew this, themselves, they warned against the beliefs and practices that had arose out of that mire in new magic book.

You're talking about things that, as far as I can tell, have no bearing on this conversation. It doesn't matter what some supposed authorities of the faith say the Bible says, it only matters what the Bible says as interpreted by His saints. The vast, vast majority of those in Judaism and nominal Christendom have no understanding from God, only understanding from men, and therefore they are in error.

It sounds like too simple an explanation, perhaps, but it's absolutely true. Those with true understanding are extraordinarily few in number, which is why Jesus warned against the broad path that leads to destruction. You have to enter through the narrow gate.

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Sure, we could always imagine that everything is just a monumental series of coincidences with no relation to each other whatsoever.  You;re the one who told us that there were stories in new magic book that were the bastard child of christianity and paganism, though..remember?

My whole point is that there aren't a monumental series of coincidences. Just because you say the words doesn't make them true.

I think that you should give your own thoughts more careful consideration.  If someone tells you that they object to the idea of hell, and you tell them that you think hell is a wicked pagan notion...it makes no sense at all to then re-invoke hell.

I never said that. I said the notion of an eternal hell is a wicked pagan notion.