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Quote by: dthmstr254 "for ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."
"for there is none righteous, no not one"
"for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
in other words, your statement that you are clear before my God is wrong. |
All have sinned? Only if original sin exists, a position I would vigorously deny.
No, I am not righteous. But a God who shuns those who have strove and struggled to do what their conscience tells them is right, though it means them being scorned, humiliated and beaten, is no God I would stand beside. And I choose the words stand beside carefully, because I will kneel before no-one, man, beast or God.
If God only gifts eternal life to his followers then he is not worthy of my praise. Many of my ancestors would not even have known of your God, let alone worshipped him, yet they are cursed for this? I would rather burn for eternity in damnation with my ancestors, than spend eternity in dishonour.