Archbishop of Canterbury admits he has doubts about God

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Christ is the savior. Anyone who is saved is saved through him. If someone is seeking the truth, then he is seeking him. They may not have heard of him, but he is still the one by whom they are saved.

Is this doctrine found in the Bible? Is it based upon the pronouncement of some churchly eminence? Is it your own understanding of the thing?

It's my own understanding of scripture.

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I don't think the video is hilarious. I think it's stupid. If hell exists, you can't avoid it just by not believing in it. I'm your king and you break one of the laws I have established for my kingdom. I sentence you to execution, but decide to have mercy on you and execute my son in your place. Did I save you from execution or not? It doesn't matter who made the law or built the execution chamber. I saved you from a just punishment.

Um? Yes it does matter who built the execution chamber. If you built it, it is silly to say you "saved" people by not using it no matter how just using it might be. What you have had is mercy. And yes it matters if the sentence is just. Merely establishing a kingdom does not make every law you pass just. Just what is it that you think anyone has done to deserve eternal torment? It the sentence isn't just, than you are merely refraining from committing a crime.

You don't like the basement? Try this. We have established the kingdom of the United States. We pass a law that everyone living here who has ever had a bad thought about another person or the U.S. must suffer having their eyes burned out with red hot pokers. But our founding father who has never had a bad thought about anyone is willing to have his eyes burned out for everyone else. But we won't show you any proof his eyes have been burned out. Nevertheless, if you swear you love him for having his eyes burned out for you, we won't burn yours out. Ain't we merciful?

You're saying that God's punishment is unjust. Your example would be unjust, but God's punishment is not.