[Alpha Kodiak]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
I never said you made statements as to people's fate. But Hell is the fate for non-Christians according to Christianity (after the alleged coming of Christ).

As others have said, it is probably time to agree to disagree. All I ask is that you accept the possibility of other views. As for Hell being the fate of non-Christians, I look at it this way (different Christians look at it in many different ways, so I am only speaking for myself here):

Suppose for a moment that there is a God who created the universe and everything in it. In this small corner of the universe He created man on planet earth and gave man a free will so that God and man could experience a true relationship. Man rebelled against God and the relationship was broken. According to the Bible, the price of rebellion against God is death. Hell, meaning an eternity without God, became man's fate.

At this point God could have abandoned man and created someone else to have a relationship with. Instead, God chose to take the form of a man in the person of Jesus in order to pay the penalty (death) for man's rebellion (sin). When Jesus died and rose again, the curse of death was broken for those who would accept his gift of eternal life.

It is in this that I am trusting. I do not seek to condemn others, only to marvel at the grace of God that He has provided a way for me to have a relationship with Him, for I know that I am a sinful man who cannot possibly relate to God in my own strength. It is not for me to say who will have eternal life and who will not. If a person spends their whole life telling God that they want nothing to do with Him, what will become of them when they come face-to-face with Him?

As for those who have been faithful in other religions, I am thankful that I do not have to decide their fate. I believe that we are accountable for what has been revealed to us. God is both just and merciful, and I believe that when all is said and done, all will agree that His judgments are correct.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." John 3:16,17

I am not trying to force this view on you, only to try to explain my view of eternity. You are welcome to agree or disagree.