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I agree with you.. Jesus came to save us and keep us from God's judgement and going to hell.

That's not what I'm saying at all. You've got it backwards.

Jesus did not came to save us so we wouldn't go to hell. He came to save us so we could go to heaven.

The distinction is a subtle one, but one that makes all the difference.

What you're saying is that we should marry the nice person so we don't have to marry the mean one. What we should be doing is marrying the nice person because we love her/him and want to spend our lives with her/him.

See the difference?

When we die, we can only go to one of two places --heaven or hell. By not choosing to love God, we are, by default choosing to not love Him. Because we choose to not love God, we are turning our back on Him. Because we have turned our back on Him, he has no choice but to leave us to our fate.

If we love God and accept His give through Jesus we show God that we want to live our eternity with Him. But, if we choose to not love Him, He has no choice but to let us go to hell because we have chosen to spend our eternal life with someone other than Him.

Yes, I see what you are saying.

We got 2 tickets to paridise... Jesus paid it all.

We bring nothing to God, but God brought everything to us.

Love the old hymm : Rock of Ages.

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
save from wrath and make me pure.

Not the labors of my hands
can fulfill thy law's commands;
could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly;
wash me, Savior, or I die.

While I draw this fleeting breath,
when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown,
see thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee.

When I stand before the judgement throne,

All I have in my life or hands is nothing,

The only thing I can offer God is the gift he freely gave to me,

His son and sacrifice Jesus Christ.