Biblical Inerrancy - mandatory to be Christian?

[jstrodel]

Actually, no. Varun, if she is pious and believes the tenants of here religion out of love, will enjoy Heaven.

Why is that? Islam is much different than Christianity; hell, the Quoran says right off the bat that if you're not a Muslim you ain't getting to heaven. But of course, Christianity is true, right? No reason for it to be, it just is. Islam is wrong, but it's okay, God's a nice guy, he'll spare them.

Let's say your post made sense in any way. So Varun goes to heaven. But an atheist who is active in his community, walks the neighbor's dogs for them, has an honest job, works hard, donates to charity, hosts soup lines for the homeless, and raises a nice family is going to Hell?

You and your God is pathetic. Thank God he doesn't exist, he might send me to Hell for saying that. Can't wait for the rapist who asks for forgiveness go to Heaven though, that sounds like fun.

Atheists when they try to be good people, are faced with the reality that there is no standard of how to be a good person, so they must make one up. God will judge people according to their works. I don't think there are many atheists that will receive God's mercy, because God judges people by their works (see revelation) and atheism, as a belief system that is inherently nihilistic (regardless of what atheists say they believe ethically) is next to impossible to apply spiritually.

Atheists also do considerable damage to people perception of religious claims. I used to be an atheist, and I was hostile to others religion. When I became a Christian, I assumed that it was ok to challenge others religious convictions, since they could advance their own claims. God judged me severely, and I am still being judged, because of the seed of atheism, nihilism and anarchy I had sown into others lives. I told them essentially with my "intellectual doubts" that they could do whatever they want. I sold them into slavery into their lusts and flesh.

One person that I talked to about atheism was at one time a devout Christian, very self disciplined, cared about others, had a serious moral compass guiding him. Now, he is an atheist, drinks, parties, doesn't care that he is arrogant, is very condescending and doesn't seem to show any responsibility to others.

Atheism severely impacts peoples character. Atheists are typically ok with insulting and ridiculing people, with being unkind, with being haughty, with telling lies intentionally and they are quick to excuse foolish behavior, hedonism, errors, sexual perversion, etc.

It is a very serious thing to tell people there is no right way to live. Many people whom you share this with will carry it the rest of their life. The choice to accept or reject God is the most important decision people will make.

If you cannot accept everything that I am saying, at least accept this: "when you advocate atheism, you are not only advocating atheism, you are advocating everything that atheism implies, moral relativism, nihilism, the possibility that almost any end will be chosen as the highest one, a rejection of everything the Christian church has in the way of counseling families and informing the raising of children, and the children that follow them".

To be an atheist and advocate atheism is to intentionally aim to change all these aspects of behavior that cut to the heart of what it means to be human. All atheists that seek to advance atheism should wrestle with this, like I said, I used to think that people had free speech rights so they can say what they want so I didn't feel any problem with advocating atheism.

Well, people may have free speech rights legally, but when you advocate atheism you are effecting not only the atheists who follow you but the people they encounter, the people they will supervise at work, the children they have, the spouses, other people that are effected.

It is a serious thing. God will remember each thing that is done by the seed that you sow.