In answers to various questions in this forum, I've been told by Christians that, in the end, the only real need I have of obeying the will of God is so that I won't land my butt in Hell. I've been told that they would be ethical even if they had never heard of the Judeo-Christian deity, but it's better to follow God because his way is the right way and mankind's way is the way to Hell. I've been told by many that original sin was God's plan all along so that we could (1) be free willed and (2) have the need of redemption.
It all comes down to "You need to love and obey God to stay out of Hell. If you don't accept God as your heavenly father and Jesus as your Christ, you will burn forever". Yes, I know it's often not phrased like that. It usually takes a lot of poking and prodding to get anyone to admit to this outright...
But that's what it boils down to - follow God or go to Hell.
So... what reasons other than Hell are there to be a Christian?
2007-06-09
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