(April 27, 2015 at 1:04 pm)Lek Wrote:(April 27, 2015 at 12:54 pm)Alex K Wrote: Come on, you can allow yourself a little bit of pragmatism in dangerous situations! Even Peter was forgiven after he had denied Jesus
I am using pragmatism. I get killed in the short term, but I'll be rewarded in the long term. According to tradition, Peter was also crucified for his faith.
This is pretty common thinking among Christians. Dying for Jesus is romanticized as something more than being a waste of life. In the bible, it is a sin to deny god so Lek, according to his beliefs, would end up in hell for saving his life.
Lek, I like you and I hope that if you have that choice that you suddenly stop believing.
