[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

What if the only Word that we had received from God was that we were sinners and would pay for our sin by spending eternity in hell, but he gave us a way out, that Jesus would take our place by dying on the cross and pay our price if we would accept it from the bottom of our hearts, and admit we were sinners, and be ever thankful for what he was doing for us. Because all God ever wanted was for us to Love Him like He Loves us. One small page from God. What would you say?

BigMack

[SoothingDave]

What would you say?

What are the hours? :-)

I think we all say "yipee!" We are just having a difference in opinion about what it all means and what being "ever thankful for what he was doing for us" means.

SD

[al_c]

Sounds great! But you know us mere mortals ... we gotta make things complicated. ;o)

[Wordsmith]

What if the only Word that we had received from God was that we were sinners and would pay for our sin by spending eternity in hell, but he gave us a way out, that Jesus would take our place by dying on the cross and pay our price if we would accept it from the bottom of our hearts, and admit we were sinners, and be ever thankful for what he was doing for us. Because all God ever wanted was for us to Love Him like He Loves us. One small page from God. What would you say?

To be honest, I think I'd say "no thanks, why should this Jesus suffer for my faults?" Presented in this way, it just doesn't seem just, and my heart would tell me that the True God would be just. The way this reads, I am reminded of a story by Dosteovsky, probably from The Brothers Karamazov. One of the characters asks what we would do if told that we would all be saved, if only we'd assent to the horrible torture and death of a little child. I think that a Godly conscience is repelled by this. We must know who Christ is, and know the Truth of the Resurrection, before being able to assent to His redemptive sacrifice and conquest of Death. God Bless.

[Joyful Wisdom]

I think we would still be argueing over what was meant by taking our place etc. :)

[eastsider]

First thing I'd do is to try to lay a foundation for the page. When, where and by whom was it written? What evidence exists for its veracity?

[IMRight]

What would you say?

Sounds like good news to me :)

What's your take on the latest Billy Graham stuff?