Posted by Ex-Instructor on August 14, 2002 at 14:23:23:
In Reply to: Re: Humility and Respect. posted by KC Elbows on August 14, 2002 at 12:17:05:
KC,
I agree with you. I don't think a god of compassion would send a person who has never had the opportunity to be preached the gospel to hell. It is written that ALL shall hear. That includes those before Christ's time. I'm not God, and I have no idea why he does/does not do things. I'm also not arrogant enough to say that 'only Christian's go to heaven'. What I do know is that I have been preached the gospel, and I have the choice to believe or not to believe. I choose to believe because there is no other logical alternative.
Also, the bible states that there are those before Christ who indeed are in heaven. Moses, Jacob, David, etc. And we know that these men were not perfect (i.e, David sleeping with Bethsheeba (spelling)). I would also assume that individuals such as Ghandi, Lao Tzu, et. al, would be there. But I can't guarantee you that. What I can guarantee is that the living God, Jesus Christ, said that he is the way. And he has impressed this upon me in a way that I cannot describe on an Internet forum. Thus, I go that way.
This has been a great conversation!
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