I'm just a former Christian, but when I was a believer I never got the sense that God's intent was to save humans from anything other than the wages our own sin.
Wasn't one much for intercessory prayer for that very reason.
That's still the general impression I get in considering Scripture as an atheist.
Wasn't one much for intercessory prayer for that very reason.
That's still the general impression I get in considering Scripture as an atheist.