Hey, thanks for answering my question! I hope it's not too presumptuous of me to carry on. I'm not trying to be obnoxious, indeed it's usually me who's trying to defend some Christian attitude or other to people I know. Also, you said you felt guilty about not doing enough to promote the message, so here's your chance: I am a Christian, though a somewhat skeptical one. :)
What if you are an atheist, because you have deliberately rejected the teachings of the Christian society you have been brought up in? Not as a way of justifying acts of sin, but because you honestly believe the existence of God is just implausible? Then, if you live your life generally according to Christian values, and obeying your conscience, is your entry into heaven blocked because you never appealed to Christ to redeem you from your small sins? Does the same apply to people of other religions who seek God but find Him in their own faith? Or must it only be the Christian faith?
Also, while I'm here, another, more obvious question. What's your favorite character in a book, ever? :)
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Date: 2003-04-29 06:33 pm (UTC)I hope it's not too presumptuous of me to carry on. I'm not trying to be obnoxious, indeed it's usually me who's trying to defend some Christian attitude or other to people I know. Also, you said you felt guilty about not doing enough to promote the message, so here's your chance: I am a Christian, though a somewhat skeptical one. :)
What if you are an atheist, because you have deliberately rejected the teachings of the Christian society you have been brought up in? Not as a way of justifying acts of sin, but because you honestly believe the existence of God is just implausible? Then, if you live your life generally according to Christian values, and obeying your conscience, is your entry into heaven blocked because you never appealed to Christ to redeem you from your small sins? Does the same apply to people of other religions who seek God but find Him in their own faith? Or must it only be the Christian faith?
Also, while I'm here, another, more obvious question. What's your favorite character in a book, ever? :)
~Chresimos