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Edited by RJ956:
1/23/2015 10:34:51 PM
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Nobody would be a Christian if heaven wasnt guaranteed
If Christianity did not allow for one to repent for their sins, would anyone be a Christian? I highly doubt it. The only reason so many people believe in such a construct is because they have been told that it will secure them eternal happiness. But what if you could not repent through confession or any other means? We all know that people have a tendency to sin in the eyes of god, but what if you could not be forgiven?
A lot of you seem to be missing the point. Christianity is a cult. How does one acquire followers for a cult? Offer incentives. Do you know how convenient it is that every Christian is guaranteed a pass to Heaven? It is simply a tactic to grab weak minded followers who will then spread the word of their savior. The Church works like this:
> Promise eternal bliss
> Make sure there is no effort involved
>???
> Acquire Profit
There is also negative incentive as well. They convince you hell is real and tell you that if you do not believe you are damned. If you are convinced hell is real, you HAVE to join them, right? Both fantasy locations are a mere play on humanities fears of the unknown.
Sound off below. Be honest to yourself.
A lot of you guys are lying to yourself.
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3 RepliesLets not forget that many religions are based on human-brotherhood and common decency. I am not going to list them all, but you know its true. Christianity and Islam teach about heaven, but many other religious views don't, just Nervana and enlightenment through selflessness. So with or without the promise of blissful eternal freedom, many millions of people are convinced to do the right thing without heaven or hell hanging in the balance. Since you are relating this to the teachings of Jesus, which at times are contrary to what the churches DO, please understand that Jesus was against the establishment for the most part. The establishment is necessary for people because we crave communion, but if you are relating the peaceful teachings of Jesus to what the churches do today, I agree, there is a divide. But, you can't roll everyone into one ball and generalize everything. It's like saying all of Islam are crazy suicidal people. In fact many people from different faiths have issues with the higher tiers of their systems. Its called abuse of power, and even Bungie isn't free from that. :(
