Charlie, > If that doesn't clear it up I'll go try to find the verses > that refer to this.
I've been a Christian for nearly 40 years and haven't ever been willing to swallow the "evangelical" story line whole even when I was 14 years old. If you really think you can convince me of something by finding some verses go for it. The PhD's in Bible haven't even convinced me that there is a trinity. I don't believe there are three parts and only three parts to God so there's just nowhere for that argument to go. > How did we get to this point in the thread? We started with Thread drift. Welcome to OT. > Wholely believing that only by relying on > God's Grace, Jesus Christ's sacrifice, gives > us salvation. If any religion teaches man > can somehow save himself, then I believe it > is wrong. But like you said, there is no way > for me to know what is in another's heart, > nor what God is doing with that individual. That's pretty much where I stand myself. The "good news" of the Gospel is the sacrifice that the bible indicates was in the works since the beginning of creation happened. IOW, it was always the intent of God to sacrifice Jesus, and therefore all who came before or after the sacrifice were covered by it. It was the "perfect sacrifice" so to speak, which did not have to be repeated like the old testament blood sacrifices of animals. What I submit is that if those who came before are covered by it (e.g. David, Solomon, John the Baptist, etc.) then who is to say that others outside are not also covered by it? We do not know. Again, I say it. We do not know. I am so sick of people that will come right out and say that they know Gandhi is in hell. They know nothing of the sort. They don't know (1) what hell actually is, (2) whether it is eternal, etc., etc. The universe is large. We are small. We have a LOT to learn. Our minds should be open, and yet so many are closed because they have concluded they've already got it all figured out. - Kris www.shamrocktrails.com, www.emryldlife.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
