“But God says you will sear your own soul that way. Getting it ready for the fires of hell.”
I will be good. I have nothing to worry about.
However, someone that fondles little girls may have something to worry about.
What is the reason for the hope that you claim lies within you?
Out with it.
“Relative virtue on earth” won’t do — Jesus said the prostitutes were getting into heaven quicker than the religious leaders who had it all down pat.