(February 25, 2015 at 11:45 am)Nope Wrote: I think that a large portion of
Christians follow their religion for the final payoff. For all their talk about loving god, they wouldn't be a part of a religion that doesn't eventually reward them.
Yes, the payoff is the thing. For me, the proof is their eager embrace of Paul's teachings, which demand little more than belief in a set of propositions. I doubt Christianity would have nearly the appeal it has if believers were held to a standard of piety and practice such as was generally attributed to James during the first century.
