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To: cuban leaf

Well, that is an interesting, thought-provoking scenario, and I can understand where you’re coming from on it. But I think, as you mention, that it’s a matter of the scenario being “the world’s perspective,” and that what’s being looked at about them is, from maybe quite a distance, their most visible good and bad works. But perhaps the person who seems to publicly rate a 9 would be rated much lower by at least some of the people closest to him, a very likely scenario if, despite all that he’s apparently been blessed with, he has out of the evil of his heart (as the Bible says the human heart is naturally deceitful above all things) time and again rejected the truth presented to him that he’s a sinner who is natural evil and separated from God unless he accepts Jesus as his savior, and maybe the person who only seems to rate a 6 (and correct me if I’m wrong, that would probably be to the average middle or upper middle class white person) would, after his conversion to Christ, be known among those around him as a humble, good-hearted servant to everyone around him, one who studied God’s Word to show himself approved by him, and a very different person than the one who had once been a violent criminal.

I also have a question about what you wrote about the fate of the unsaved person. You didn’t actually mention that you believe that he goes to Hell, so I wonder if you believe that or not.


18 posted on 11/15/2019 11:01:57 AM PST by Faith Presses On (Above all, politics should serve the Great Commission, "preparing the way for the Lord.")
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To: Faith Presses On

Regarding your first paragraph, Yes, that effectively amplifies the nuances of what I’m talking about.

Regarding the second, I believe the lost suffer the second death. As described here:

http://jewishnotgreek.com/


19 posted on 11/15/2019 11:13:06 AM PST by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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