Inverted Kiwi
You 'believers' get into your heaven merely by believing in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and accepting him as your Savior and all that jazz, correct?
Now--as there are no other prerequisites as I understand it, or from what I have learned from my painful church experience, I want to know something.
Why the heaven and hell would someone who has commited countless acts of violence or impurity but still believes be accepted into heaven?
Now, before you play the bullshit "A Christian wouldn't do that" card I don't want to hear it. My Mother is 'saved' and has commited atrocities, one of the more recent ones outlined in my Journal. She believes-But she commits.
I have many things wrong with Christianity, this being one of the first and foremost, right next to the hypocritical condemnation of homosexuals.
Now, Bible-Humpers, Spill it.
Believing is only half of it; Not to mention, just because you believe something doesn't mean you actually have
faith in it. Certainly, I may believe God is taking care of me, and yet that doesn't mean that I have faith enough to do what he tells me to do, or that I am
faithful to him entirely. Humans are imperfect, as you know, and though we commit attrocities, we should ask for forgiveness and not only that, but help from God. I do not know enough about your mother to judge her; And we as people should not judge anyone, either; We have no right as imperfect beings. What one must be sure of though, is to not judge God based on human action, but on what they find of him themselves;- I was raised in the church my entire life, and many times I see the acts of Christains that disgust me. But, as Kierkegaard said, finding God is totally up to the
individual. A relationship with God should be totally between you and him; And as such, look not to the world, but to the Bible, and to God. Don't let another persons actions turn you off, for if that were the case, no one would be a Christain. Look only to God and the bible, and don't judge anyones actions- It is up to God to worry about the punishments of others.
As well, everyone points out what is wrong with the bible, and how unfair it is. But whats one good thing about religion? It creates morals and basic guidlines, thus meaning
stability. guidelines, as you know, are not always fair. As well, let me tell you personally, I have never met a gay person who was truely gay- They always also had a thing for the opposite sex as well as their own gender. However, I am not learned enough to make any comment, and as such should say nothing; Somethings that appear unfair to us now are far beyond our understanding, as I see it. As well, as Christains, we are supposed to love our neighbour as ourselves, regardless of what they are; We can try to help them, but we should not condemn them either; Just because we do not agree does not mean that we condemn.
However, I am merely speculating.