"“Hitchens was an atheist. They don’t get into Heaven.”"My Bible doesn’t teach that people who believe themselves to be smarter or better than God are invited to spend eternity with Him."Why not?
We aren't talking about someone that thinks they are smarter than god. We are talking about someone that didn't believe in god. But the question remains. Why should god care so much whether you believe in him?
We aren’t talking about someone that thinks they are smarter than god. We are talking about someone that didn’t believe in god.
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By definition if he didn’t believe in God, then he believed he was smarter than God.
mlo you posted “We aren’t talking about someone that thinks they are smarter than god. We are talking about someone that didn’t believe in god. But the question remains. Why should god care so much whether you believe in him?”
My Comment:When I read Romans chapter 2, I get the feeling Paul agrees with you.
Romans 2:25 For circumcision indeed profiteth, if thou be a doer of the law: but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.
Romans 2:26 If therefore the uncircumcision keep the ordinances of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision?
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