FallentoReason Wrote:It is not evident in everyday life that a Jewish apocalyptic preacher died a most inhumane death, and that I should believe such an atrocity was done for me, that I should believe this so that I might have a chance at a concept of eternal bliss which also is not evident in every day life. It is not evident that burning bushes talk, that YHWH's booming voice is heard every now and again, that water can be split with a staff, that demons cause sicknesses and that life on earth is capable of surviving an entire 24 hours without the earth's rotation.
And no knowledge of these things grants salvation. These aren't necessary things to know. No knowledge grants salvation. Ever. The reason we have them recorded is because they are able to strengthen, but they themselves do not save.
'FallentoReason Wrote:I would suggest God do a little more than what he has, because the necessary knowledge for salvation sounds closer to science fiction than the everyday experiences we have with reality. Such an incompetent attempt at ensuring humanity knows the Absolute Truths of the Cosmos has lead to billions upon billions of souls roasting in eternal damnation simply because some of them never had the opportunity to know that the dubious events of 2000 years ago in a Jewish community were the reflection of absolute truths about reality and beyond, thus never giving them the chance at eternal bliss.
No knowledge grants salvation. Native Americans before Columbus still have a chance for salvation, as does all mankind.
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
