[maranatha]

Let's put it this way. Do you think there are many people in the town or state you live in who have never heard of Jesus or the Bible? Now, say you know a really good person (and there may be thousands like her in your town) and she is kind, helps people, goes to a church, and knows there is a God. But, that is it. She never knew Jesus. She never had sorrow for her sins, repented, or gave her life to Jesus and received Him as Lord of her life. Is she saved as far as you are concerned? Does God say you are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ?

[Theresa]

"She never knew Jesus."

I may be a little bit different in my approach. I believe that Jesus is God because it makes sense to me. It's logical. The whole story of creation and God's plan and all of it as expressed in the bible, it just makes sense. I know I have faith, thank God for that gift. And I may be wrong but faith is kind of equal in my mind to what makes sense. And all I can say is that it makes no sense that God would abandon people who lived good lives and yet never heard of him or his son or did not understand what they heard. After all the trouble he went to with his son dying on the cross, it seems like to me he would judge people on a case by case basis. And I think I am pretty much in accordance with Catholic teaching about this. I will brush up just to make sure I have not strayed and taken too liberal a line.

Oh man is it late! Nite nite all.