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Re: Mormon bashing again
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 5 Mar 2000 07:46:53 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Waitasec..
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> Bill Farkas wrote:
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> > If people don't want to believe that's fine with Him, the commandments were
> > only for those who sought Him because they believed him to be the only true
> > God. Romans chapters 1, 2 says those who don't believe will be judged by how
> > they judged others - in other words, if someone did something to you and you
> > thought it was wrong but went on to do it to others, that is the measure you
> > will be judged by. We all have God's principles written in our hearts and
> > know right and wrong whether we admit it or not - no matter how hard we
> > twist reality to fit what suits us. Romans 2 says we are always trying to
> > accuse or excuse one another - unbelievers will be judged by their own
> > hypocrisy.
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> Are you sure about this? Most christians assert I am doomed to enternal
> damnation because I am aware of christanity but choose not to believe.
> They say that no matter how righteous my life is, no matter that I never
> lie, cheat, or steal, rejection of their god is it for me and others of
> my ilk.
Meet some better christians. (mildly tongue in cheek)
Most Christians I know would prefer it if you believe in their God (which ever
version they ascribe to), and may well engage in passive conversion(1), but
very few of them hold that being christian is a prereq for heavenly rewards.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
1:'passive conversion' being also known by such sneaky terms as 'lead by
example' and 'do unto others...'.
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| Waitasec.. (...) Are you sure about this? Most christians assert I am doomed to enternal damnation because I am aware of christanity but choose not to believe. They say that no matter how righteous my life is, no matter that I never lie, cheat, or (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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