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What If It's The Other Way 'Round?
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What if it's the atheists that go to heaven, for their integrity of conviction, for refusing to believe for the sake of convenience and for their unwillingness to accept sacrifice as a means by which justice can be achieved? What if the promise of salvation is actually a test to determine how far you're willing to go and what you're willing to accept in the hope of acquiring the unearned and undeserved? What if heaven is reserved for those willing to face whatever punishment they deserve preferring to pay whatever is necessary to satisfy whatever debts they have incurred? What if the God you believe in is able to distinguish between the hero and the coward and of treating each of them accordingly?
Just a few thoughts I've had. What do you think?
Just a few thoughts I've had. What do you think?
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True understanding will not be given wicked people, God’s Word foretold for our day: “The wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand.” (Dan. 12:10, AS)
So the wise ones who understand are not the worldly wise but those wise in the Scriptural sense—those who love righteousness and devote themselves to serving true God.( Ps 83:18)
So the wise ones who understand are not the worldly wise but those wise in the Scriptural sense—those who love righteousness and devote themselves to serving true God.( Ps 83:18)
naomi - // A truly just God? An interesting thought, mibs, and one that has gone completely over Goodlife's head. //
Indeed, it is an interesting point, and as we would expect, goodlife has failed to engage with it for what it is - a philosophical question worthy of consideration - probably because it doesn't contain a quote from the bible, therefore it doesn't actually mean anything he can understand.
Indeed, it is an interesting point, and as we would expect, goodlife has failed to engage with it for what it is - a philosophical question worthy of consideration - probably because it doesn't contain a quote from the bible, therefore it doesn't actually mean anything he can understand.
Old_Geezer - // A heaven and a selector of who goes in when being religious is wrong ? How do atheists opt to face punishment when they don't believe it ? //
They don't, because they don't have to bother.
It's one of the wonderful life-affirming aspects of being an atheist - fretting about what is going to happen when I die is something I never think about.
Nothing is going to happen, nothing to think, or worse still, fret about.
They don't, because they don't have to bother.
It's one of the wonderful life-affirming aspects of being an atheist - fretting about what is going to happen when I die is something I never think about.
Nothing is going to happen, nothing to think, or worse still, fret about.
