I just flat out cannot believe in sin, at least that way religion sees it.
I cant see hitler going to hell.
If we had a loving god, he would sit down with him and say "My dear son, who taught you to be so hatefull?" . He would love him no matter what, and would not rest until he had retaught hitler how to be a kind compassionate human.
A lot of people in prison honestly dont think they should be there, and the rest are haunted with guilt. The later know they did something wrong and feel terrible about it. Nobody acts the way they do just to be an ass hole. Their actions make sense to them. They're not behaving at random. And thus God would understand why we sin and behave the way we do, and would realize that we had a limited understanding, and would forgive us for not knowing any better.
Hell's not real Rick. If God has morals above that of an average or less human being, then there is no hell.
I do not believe in God as its stands. I hope to have happiness beyond this life; but have seen NO proof that would make me count on such circumstances
The haunting of guilt is the first step to figuring out what we did they did was wrong, there is a way to escape that guilt.
There is no doubt what we as humans see as right and wrong is going to depict what we veiw as sin. If there is any doubt we can alaways use the Word, in it's written form and when it's written on your heart. If somebody told me getting wasted this weekend wasn't a sin, I'd have to tell him it is for me, due to to the fact I'm not the same man and it intefers with how I talk to the Lord. It also make me smoke and is just a crutch I use to escape the reality of the raw world we live in. I don't want to escape it anymore, I'm in it, and there is good things to share about it.
You asked about other religions, like mormons.
We know they changed what gospel was preached when it was first written, they added in elements we don;t need to have, like works.
I would never tell them they arent Christian, but I'd also add why do they think I NEED to change to their religion if they're the same, and point out that some of the things they've changed isn't consistent with the Word.
Why did they not allow non-mormons into their sermons a while ago, why do woman have to wear underware with symbols on them for protection, and who is the guy that added a new book to the bible? In a nutshell it's not my concern, if I'm going to be around a mormon and he tells me Christ is the key to a life with God, who am I to judge his heart, just don't add to the scripture Jesus and Paul preached.
You asked where is the duh that Christians have to give athiests about why there is a God? I'd like to answer that but you'ce got to tell me why you are using the bad a!! word of a professor to influence the life you have right now.
What did he tell you that made Jesus not a real person? I had a professor tell me the existence of evil makes God not exist, and I had to believe him cause he was my professor. Ya right.
The life of Jesus has been documented in so many different places, I have to do some serious research in to this stuff. And of coure I'll try to find flaws in it
. Hey I'll become an expert in egytian writing and history to find out if there is any merit to what you wrote about Horus.
