(April 16, 2013 at 10:55 pm)FallentoReason Wrote:(April 16, 2013 at 10:49 pm)Godschild Wrote: I lost one of my youth to a car accident when I was a youth leader in my church. I will never forget walking into our kitchen and hearing the news of her death, tears flowed, my heart sank because I loved her as I loved the rest. I believed her not to be saved because of comments made in class, this is one of the reasons it hurt so much. Your youth leader was showing his sense of loss even though he/she did not know your friend, that is a response when one is in a relationship with God, most wouldn't cry but would have a sense of loss, it's all about being a part of God.
Yes, and the reason he was crying is because he believed that my friend wasn't in heaven. It goes to show that there are Christians (e.g. everyone I know in real life) who believe there are necessary things we have to believe about Christianity in order to go to heaven.
I do not disagree with you unless you're talking about works.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
