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"I feel you must mix things you think with things people tell you or you have read, but you are not understanding what God tells you in the Bible. "

Well the salvation of non-believers is a big issue with me for some reason. I studied Catholic doctrine about this for a long time. I believe Catholic doctrine on this makes perfect sense and is in accordance with the Bible. At any rate I won't budge from by position.

Look at all the different views on this thread. Everyone thinks their belief is the right one. I say if you hold your belief in good conscience, because in your heart and in your mind you believe that it is what God says, then you MUST follow it. We can't all be right because we all differ. But the truth is out there. And if we are striving for the truth, even though we miss the mark that is all God asks of us.

Theresa, if it's all about good intentions, then why was it necessary for Jesus to be murdered on a cross? Since intentions are all that counts, why wouldn't we all just be judged on that? God sure would've been spared a lot of personal pain with that approach, would he not?

But the truth is out there. And if we are striving for the truth, even though we miss the mark that is all God asks of us.

Could you please cite a scriptural reference for this position?

Rev 20:11-15, Rom 3:23, John 14:6 seem to contradict what you are saying.

You have people on these threads who are born again, who have been saved and know Christ as their Lord and Savior and some of those may have differences more or less about what God teaches you about everything else, other than salvation. Orion and I may not agree at this moment about where the immortal soul goes at death. But we can share scriptures and it is a good thing to search these things out, and one of us may learn something more and we are always learning the depths of God's teachings but even if we disagree about that point, what we believe doesn't effect our salvation. But, never will we disagree about salvation.

Then, you have a million differing opinions from people on these threads who are not born again Christians, who believe all kinds of things, and people who don't believe at all and that is where you see the back and forth.

No Christian would say you can reject the gift of salvation Christ offers us and still spend eternity with him in heaven and with Him as He rules on earth. Can't happen.