dumbdumb!:
Thank you for your honest replies.
I'm not sure if it's a miracle or what, but I'm glad you dad is OK,
all the same.
Originally posted by dumbdumb!:
i'm sure God is a just God, and a fair one. but does our eternal
judgement, lies on good deeds? it is not so.. salvation does not
lie in deeds, its not what we do that counts, its what was already
done 2000 years ago that counts. the death of the Lamb, the only
one thing that saves us. but what is promised in the bible is this,
you and your household will be saved. i am willing to testify to
that, i believe in it with all my heart, and it happened to my
household, they are saved.
If all those people who have never heard of Christ are going to
be saved anyway, is belief, then, not necessary? My friends have
taught me something about Christianity, which I have not accepted,
have they damned me? If I remained ignorant about Christianity,
just like many other people around the world, would I have been
saved?
Well, if you are willing to be judged by something that happened
2000 years ago, I'm afraid you judge yourself more harshly than I
do myself.
I don't feel that we should be responsible for what happened in the
past - we should take charge of the present and take responsibility
for our own actions and wrong-doings.
In my opinion, we must be judged by our own deeds, good or
bad.
Eternal judgement, and salvation, if it exists, must lie on our
deeds. If we are damned anyway, why bother to practise a good
life?
but does our eternal judgement, lies on good deeds? it is not
so.. salvation does not lie in deeds, its not what we do that
counts, its what was already done 2000 years ago that counts.
If this is true, no amount of good or evil I do matters, as what
counts has already happened 2000 years ago. Then what can save us?
Is belief and repentance all that is necessary for salvation,
regardless of deeds?
I urge all to think about this carefully with some logic. We may
have different religious beliefs (I'm atheist), but logic is a
skill that we all have, regardless of beliefs.
I live as my conscience and moral code dictates, and as free of
hate as possible.
