[Avenger]

"...ya gotta know about him 'fore you believe in him..."

What about people who do not possess the mental faculties to understand the message of the Bible? Do you think that they are condemned to hell? Creating a child who is destined to leave a life of dependence and suffering on Earth and who is condemned to suffer the fires of hell for eternity doesn't sound like something a loving God would suffer to happen. Perhaps Billy Graham suspects that there may be much more to God than what can possibly be described in the words of men. For my part, I suspect he's right.

[johnb838]

If that is really what the fundamentalists believe then I could NEVER be a fundamentalist. It is certainly not what Catholics believe. And I don't believe it's what fundies believe either. Except for some of the made-up denominational (branch davidian) snake-handlers maybe.

[Liberty Valance]

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[PigRigger]

I don't pretend to know how all will be judged by God. However, I do believe God is loving and merciful and wants all of us in His Kingdom.

I've always hoped that when the day comes for all of us to stand before God it will be made very clear before judgment is made who Christ really is. If at that time we still choose to deny him we will have to rely on our own deeds to grant us salvation. Relying on such will be hopeless, in the eyes of God our deeds fall far short...

In the end, I believe we will be very surprised who we meet up with in Heaven. God has made it clear that no sin is unforgivable.

Overall, there is only one thing that I am sure of: I have been granted salvation through Christ. I have been saved by grace and grace alone........