(September 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm)Beta Ray Bill Wrote: I don't believe that any one people has discovered the "True" God, if there is one. I can't say that there is one, and I can't say that there isn't. But if a truly omniscient, omnipotent God existed, he would be perfectly loving and just. Therefore, he would judge me on my actions and character, not what my beliefs are. And using that frame of mind, every man, woman and child has a chance at Heaven, and not just those that believe in a God from a small tribe in Palestine.
If you only believe in the God of the Bible, you forsake the majority of the Earth, and cannot possibly be right.
But hey, maybe I'm wrong, too? Unfortunately, there is no way to test who is right and know for sure. But logic and reasoning is the better bet, IMO, not blind faith.
Christ came to bring salvation to the whole world, isn't this one of your desires from God. Another is God would judge your life if you do not want to believe in Christ, that's exactly what He will do so now another of your desires of God have been met. I personally chose Christ as the sacrifice for my sin. For those who do not choose Christ they will become their own sacrifice, and if you do not measure up to God's standard .... well just consider, you put yourself up as the sacrifice when you reject Christ.
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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.
