Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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>> I have puzzled about that passage and have come to the conclusion that if it could be literally true that God would condemn over 5 billions to Hell for eternity because they did not accept Him during their mortal life what does that make Him? It makes Him what he is condemning.<<

Thanks for sharing your view. It's a conclusion many draw but then that doesn't make it correct. I won't advise anyone to mold God to their taste but rather question what makes their tastes the way they are. Our mortal life on this earth is precious and we can not afford to make a wrong conclusion in this matter as we can in some other matters. To me "scare tactis" carries the connotation of manipulation so I rather call this a warning from my deep conviction of what is true. There are many who find it offensive that God won't accept them the way that they are, but that's how the nature of a perfect God is. Noone who has 1 sin can stand in His presence. But the beauty of God is also His unfathomable love. He provided what we could not. He sent His only son (Jesus--the God/man) to live the prefect life that we could not and paid the penalty for the sins of the would world. As Paul states to in his letter to the Roman beleivers "For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous." Romans 5:19(NIV)