What will happen to people when they die? Not one person here, there, or anywhere can answer this question. You can say until you're blue in the face that you know, but you don't.
Every Religion claims to know, and the Afterlife has become the Benchmark of manipulation within these Religions to control people with ideas that cannot be proven.
Over the Millenniums of time, we have watched this process evolve from not knowing, to knowing, yet nothing has really changed accept Religion. And Religion has learned, when there are no more chips left on the table, there is one left no one can see but them, called, the Afterlife.
It's Religions Ace in the Hole! The Grand Finale! The Last Straw! The Perfect Ploy to control the Weak with Fear! It's The Feast and Table Spread of the Superstitious!
Anything true and of God requires FAITH in us, which means there is no visible evidence and we trust it is correct.
Can't avoid that element if we want to know God. He just MADE it that way.
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"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
Perfect recipe for a Cult, where they bow to lies and the control of those who "Think" they know, but they don't!
So, you are saying the bible is simply cult-based and breed nothing better than cults, and nothing more?
Do you have FAITH in what someone says to you when they present no evidence? Do you trust anyone? If so, ....CULTIST! lol
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"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
To say that a demand for faith is cult-bait, then the question remains, is there not genuine faith to be had from the bible even when it requires faith?
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"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
To say that a demand for faith is cult-bait, then the question remains, is there not genuine faith to be had from the bible even when it requires faith?
your implication about needing faith means that you will not have faith in anything anyone says without proof. Your wife says she went to the store and paid a bill... you refuse to believe unless you see the receipt. If not, then do not paint everyone all faith with the same cult brush. lol
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"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
So, you are saying the bible is simply cult-based and breed nothing better than cults, and nothing more?
Do you have FAITH in what someone says to you when they present no evidence? Do you trust anyone? If so, ....CULTIST! lol
The alternative is that there is one and only one correct view of what the Bible instructs you to believe. And in your case, that would be your view, and everyone else is wrong.
But why are there so many people who are wrong about the Bible? Why is it apparently so easy to get it wrong? I, for one, believe that God would have done a better job of it, if he really did want everyone to be saved. (And assuming there is something to be saved from. )
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The alternative is that there is one and only one correct view of what the Bible instructs you to believe. And in your case, that would be your view, and everyone else is wrong.
Not so quick, T.
Because one view is correct, by pure logic, then one ought to always pray that God correct oneself. Deception is when we think we are right and we are not. That can be dealt with by this sincere prayer.
And then.... have FAITH that God will answer.
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But why are there so many people who are wrong about the Bible? Why is it apparently so easy to get it wrong? I, for one, believe that God would have done a better job of it, if he really did want everyone to be saved. (And assuming there is something to be saved from. )
Think about what I just said above.
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"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
Because one view is correct, by pure logic, then one ought to always pray that God correct oneself. Deception is when we think we are right and we are not. That can be dealt with by this sincere prayer.
And then.... have FAITH that God will answer.
Think about what I just said above.
Sure, you could be right. You, I presume, have made that sincere prayer, and you can therefore be certain that you are right. Others who claim to have made that sincere prayer, but got a different result, are obviously lying about that prayer.
Right?
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