<p>“Imagine that God were to unmistakably appear to you and tell you that Jesus is the Savior of the world and that you are to receive Him and make known His message that the only way to escape hell and have eternal life is to believe that He died for your sins.”</p>
<p>I would say, God, if you are that cruel, then no thanks - why would I want to spend eternity with YOU?</p>
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<p>“I also offer a tip for those who want to stop people from sharing the gospel with you…”</p>
<p>That’s actually a great idea - thanks! I’ll try it next time and see what happens.</p>
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<p>I was brought up Catholic and most definitely taught that Limbo existed. So now, if they have changed their doctrine, are they going to be like the born-agains and Protestants and say all non-Catholics go to ‘hell’? Hmmm…I think I like the Limbo thing better. It’s less cruel.</p>
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<p>Hey, check this out:</p>
<p><a href=“http://reluctant-messenger.com/origen1.html[/url]”>http://reluctant-messenger.com/origen1.html</a></p>
<p>I just found it and it looks interesting. Haven’t read it all yet.</p>
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<p>“do you feel comfortable aligning yourself with a group that as a whole thinks you are going to hell, no matter what? that the only “redemption” is if you convert and become one of them?”</p>
<p>That is EXACTLY what I told my Mormon brother & friend when they supported bush because he was supposedly a ‘Christian.’</p>
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<p>“to me, anyone that tells me i am going to hell is never anyone I could align myself with…On saving grace is the new movement with regards to saving our planet…That is something wonderful…not looking forward to the apocolypse, but valueing the Earth…In that regard I would gladly work side by side with anyone”</p>
<p>Yes, there is a new movement in the Christian churches that is ENVIRONMENTAL!!! What used to be an oxymoron is now happening! Isn’t it WONDERFUL! I am SO happy! Maybe there is hope that we can all coexist, if the people who used to call people like me ‘tree-hugging wackos’ are now finally starting to acknowledge that God wants us to be good stewards of this planet! I will fully support this effort and I think it’s a major move on the part of the Christians! (I hope it catches on - last I heard there was some controversy about it among Christians.)</p>
<p>AMEN!!!</p>