Why did Christ say in Matthew 23 and to whom did He say it too and why? Believe me I'm not picking on any one church as all have them in positions of authority in the church. But here's some examples. Widows send your monthy pension to Brother Bubba who will pray for you. Brother have you done this, this, this, this, and this to recieve your salvation? No? You're going to hell then. Do you speak in tounges, roll in the floor, laugh into hysteria, handle deadly snakes without being asked of from GOD to do so? No? same answer. Do you invite your neighbor to church yet refuse them water to drink from your well which is full? {I saw a Deacon do this for years to a woman raising many kids alone}
Salvation through Christ is simple. Christ Himself stated the terms for our salvation in John 3:16. We are to come to him as children not as adults burdened down by church dogma's and laws our forefathers could not even follow.
You forgot, “Have you ever used a Bible other than King James? Then you are going to hell!”
I walked out on that one...to a LOT of hostile stares. But I was younger then, and would have made a fight of it!
Matthew 23 is not at issue here. Pointing to genuinely ambiguous sentences does nothing to cloud clear statements.