RE: My honest review of Christianity
October 18, 2014 at 11:31 am
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2014 at 11:36 am by Vivalarevolution.)
Simply putting it . . . Sin diverts us from our ultimate aim of being god like (note- not being god)
sin, according to what we believe, is a disease/ condition in which we lack the grace of God ( that means god still loves us but is disappointed. Therefore sin keeps us far from god. Believing in christ, confessing and other sacraments allow us to reunite with god
I know this explanation will sound ridiculous to you and someone's going to find a loophole to trap me in my words. But that's just me answering your question with my point of view.
As for the question about heaven. Jesus said not everyone who calls him lord will enter heaven because if you think sinning is ok, how can you say you love god? If you don't want to let god down you would try not to sin on purpose you don't really want to be in gods presence and will be troubled if you have to be. Hence being with god becomes hell.
Can they be saved? Yes. Living people can pray for the dead on sundays when the church signifies that saints have come down to listen to you ( this is communion of saints) Whatever happens to the deceased in hell is left to whether he or she accepts god after that.
I would choose to go into God's presence knowing I've done the best I could to achieve theosis (becoming god like) instead of having to hang my head in shame. What's the difference between being in hell where we are troubled by gods presence, and being in heaven where we feel we've betrayed someone who loves us no matter what.
And thackerie good joke
P.s - there's no original sin " stain" either
sin, according to what we believe, is a disease/ condition in which we lack the grace of God ( that means god still loves us but is disappointed. Therefore sin keeps us far from god. Believing in christ, confessing and other sacraments allow us to reunite with god
I know this explanation will sound ridiculous to you and someone's going to find a loophole to trap me in my words. But that's just me answering your question with my point of view.
As for the question about heaven. Jesus said not everyone who calls him lord will enter heaven because if you think sinning is ok, how can you say you love god? If you don't want to let god down you would try not to sin on purpose you don't really want to be in gods presence and will be troubled if you have to be. Hence being with god becomes hell.
Can they be saved? Yes. Living people can pray for the dead on sundays when the church signifies that saints have come down to listen to you ( this is communion of saints) Whatever happens to the deceased in hell is left to whether he or she accepts god after that.
I would choose to go into God's presence knowing I've done the best I could to achieve theosis (becoming god like) instead of having to hang my head in shame. What's the difference between being in hell where we are troubled by gods presence, and being in heaven where we feel we've betrayed someone who loves us no matter what.
And thackerie good joke
P.s - there's no original sin " stain" either
