[donfriesen1]

As stated earlier in the thread so succinctly, post 22, God owes us nothing beyond what he himself has stated he will do. My hat is off to whoever for those well-spoken words. But while God is in no legal obligation to let anyone in, he certainly isn't at all eager to keep anyone out. I'd like to think that if the Lord would bend the rules that it would be in favour of letting more in, rather than keeping them out. He has gone to such great lengths to provide a means where all can make it in, to heaven. What some assert omits the fact that God places the conscience and gives the intellect to discern right from wrong for a reason - to turn man from sin. All those in the Age of Conscience had no other guides than these. Why not let them do the work God created them for, and enjoy the results coming by their use? It almost appears that some would rather see more staying out of heaven than coming in by a clean conscience. But I needle those, when I don't think their desires are truly like this.