...not by good works, but by the grace of God do you enter heaven. Why should I bother with the guilt of believing myself to be a worthless sinner when I can sincerely convert at the last minute?
And for those who question sincerity, assume I mean the word as it is defined. No effort to trick the Almighty, simply an acknowledgement that I've been tempted all my life to do whatever I want and now that I'm dying, I want to make amends.
According to what I'm hearing on this board, I could be Jack the Ripper all my life, yet get into heaven through that heart-felt conversion.
In other words, God doesn't care what I do with my life, as long as I believe in Him before the end. Thus only will He let me into heaven.
So where is the incentive to do good?
2006-08-20
06:42:09
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