I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’ve “created” a religion... I do believe that the Christian salvation is an integral part in entering heaven. I do, however, believe that morality has a role. You see, we are defined by our actions and beliefs. When we accept salvation from Christ, our sins (and over the course of a lifetime, unless you are a Noah or an Enoch, you will probably commit at least one) are literally “washed away” from our identities, i.e. our souls, by the proverbial blood of Jesus, and we become “perfected.” The more we sin and the more we disobey the laws of God, the more our soul “rots” and parts of it become unfit for Heaven. If we allow ourselves to be defined by this sin, or if you refuse such cleansing, your entire self gets washed away.
But I am getting way too off track here. Allow me to collect my thoughts and find out what exactly is going on with this Coulter/Deutsch thing and I’ll post my thoughts on it.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’ve “created” a religion...
I suggest that you have a very weak understanding of sin. It is not sin that makes us sinners, we sin because we are sinners. We are all born dead, blind, and enemies of God. There is absolutely NOTHING that we do that is not tainted with sin. The only person that was without sin was Jesus and that includes Noah, Enoch, and the Virgin Mary. Christianity is not about morality or virtue. Even Pagans can claim those characteristics. Christianity is about the life and salvation given by God in Christ Jesus. It’s a relationship, not a religion.