I meant to respond to this a whole lot sooner. It seems as though Yizuman has straightened out all you doubters . But really. . .
Many asked what I meant by 'saved', well, I simply meant that if there was a way to be 'saved' from eternal damnation or something else bad when we die I wanted to know how. Or in total honesty, I was wondering if God knew I was a decent person or if it even mattered. According to AGuest and Yizuman it is not enough so I guess I'm screwed. I MUST believe. . who knew? hehehe
Jst2laws-
Thanks for the scriptural quote .
Nakedmvistar-
This place you speak of sounds nice.
Logical-
Many disagree with you. Doing good isn't enough for the Christian god. Maybe another God will help me out.
Ashitaka-
This is a most excellent look at things, it's my current view actually:
If God is not clairvoyant enough to see my good deeds without my seeking Him, then He is not a God at all. He should be able to see my good works and my heart no matter what 'obstacles' there are. He is supposed to be God, after all.
I mean what about good people that serve other gods?
FunkyDerek-
This is classic:
If I understand you, when Adam "sinned" 6000 years before I was born, he was separated from God (according to the bible, God caused the separation, no?) but God wanted to restore their relationship - so after 4000 years of strange laws and random genocide on God's part, he sent his beloved son to die a horrible, painful and humiliating death in order to pay some sort of ransom (to himself?). But that wasn't enough. In order for this ransom to work, we have to believe without evidence that this bizarre series of events happened. God wants us to be "saved" but has somehow made the rules for being saved so arbitrary and unlikely that the majority refuse to believe them on the grounds that they are palpably absurd. Refusal to believe is apparently the only sin worth of punishment. And the punishment is eternal torture.
I think you got everything. Oh and isn't there a scripture somewhere that says that god doesn't require that children pay for the sins of their father (in this case Adam)?
AGuest-
Umm. . . I must be honest with you. The way you started your post made you instantly lose credibility with me. If you tell me that a fictional 'spirit' guides you then I immediately think you're schizo or something . Oh, and you don't have to sound like you're giving a sermon. Just talk like a normal person, it's way easier to take seriously. I mean come on:
I have been directed by the spirit of my Father, the Holy One of Israel, whose name is JAH... of Armies, by means of His Son and Christ, to say to respond to your questions
It is His Son and Christ, my Lord, JAHESHUA (Jah Saves) MISCHAJAH (chosen of Jah) in whom you must believe.
Nevertheless, I DO appreciate your answer and I will think about it.
Meadow77-
I wonder if we know each other. My name is Bridget and I went to Central, Northeast, and Prairie Park.
Hannibal-
I think it could be an elaborate hoax. Humans are notorious for believing what they want to believe. In those days word of mouth was powerful (still is today), so why couldn't it be true.
Yizuman-
I've read your thoughts on other threads so I kinda knew what you were going to say. . basically that I'm damned. . pray for me okay?