(May 26, 2015 at 4:59 pm)robvalue Wrote: The thing is, most christians seem to think that as long as you're sorry, then you get to still go into heaven. Whenever I do something wrong, I'm always very sorry I did it. But apparently since I'm not directing my regret at a mystical deity, but instead to the wronged party and at myself, that's not good enough. So I deserve to be tortured forever. What a logical, cheerful religion.
I was brought up with the idea sincerity of belief manifests itself as being unable to commit those sins in the first place. Being sorry afterwards, and then sinning again is gaming the system, and that's the way today's christer is blaspheming the concept of salvation.
Jesus fucking christ, how in the hell is hell gonna be big enough for all of them ??
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.