Well, yes, I wasn't raised an atheist. I became one via conversations like this.
The New Testament tells the story of Jesus, the Lamb of God. Do you understand what that means? Jesus was our sacrifice. Jesus died so that anyone, ANYONE, that accepted him into their heart, was saved.
Yes, exactly. And anyone who doesn't take him up on the offer goes to hell. That's what I said, isn't it? Really, either you accept the entirety of the message, or you're picking and choosing. And once you decide some of the message may not literally be true, what reason do you have to believe a word of it?
Show me!