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a vast number of the churches demonstrating such mentalities and standard stances and practices are a hideous charade of Christianity. And they doom countless SEEKERS and lifelong Christians to hell weekly.

Do you really think God is that weak? Do you really believe if we, (flawed, sinful creatures that we are) screw up, that God will allow someone who is genuinely seeking Him to go to hell?

God: "Darn! Quix decided to eat lunch instead of handing out tracts at the corner. Oh well. I'll just have to send all of those pedestrians to hell."

The God I love and trust is MUCH bigger than human shortcomings.

361 posted on 04/14/2005 12:41:24 PM PDT by halieus (God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there.)

There's different levels of seekers as you know.

What was the Scripture about stoney ground about!?

Certainly heart earnest persistent seekers shall find God regardless, imho.

Witness also Samuel Morris, THE MARCH OF FAITH around 1900.

But, there's also the Scripture about OVERCOMING being one of God's priorities. One has to make some sense of that Scripture or toss it out as meaningless.