It is not necessary to consciously believe in Christ in order to go through Him.
if C.S. convinced you that God was not all-powerfull, the entire concept changes.
No, it doesn't; to say that God can't do that which is logically impossible to do is no limitation on His power.
"No, it doesn't; to say that God can't do that which is logically impossible to do is no limitation on His power."
Of course it is, once you say "can't" there is a big stumbling block. Logically, you have placed a limitation on His power.