(June 19, 2014 at 3:38 pm)Lek Wrote:(June 19, 2014 at 3:03 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Did Jesus tell us about Hell? And what awaits us there? And the only way to escape it?
Yes, he did.
Then he is responsible for the direct consequences of his teachings. At the very least, if we believe that Jesus was a mortal man who is now dead and unable to correct his more out-of-control followers, Christianity is responsible for the atrocities that result from the teachings of Hell and the faith-based scheme of salvation.
It's the terrors of Hell and the fervor to fight the Devil that drove the atrocities. These tenets are central to Christian theology and part of the teachings of Jesus.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
