“Jesus does not come into the picture until the final judgement”
Hey! There’s something you and I can agree on that a lot of Catholics and Protestants can grumble over with both of us. Woohoo!
“When men are judged out of the book of life according to their works. (It’s in the bible, don’t get mad at me)”
Yes, that’s in there, but that’s the second resurrection, so you’re skipping ahead a bit. The second resurrection is for those who are not raised in the first resurrection, so it is only for the non-saved. Christians won’t be judged based on their works, with their salvation dependent upon them. Christians are pardoned because they are washed clean in the blood of the Lamb, and their works are simply measured to see what their station in the Kingdom of God will be.
“As for the Ordinances for the dead, if we’re wrong, then who cares!”
Yes, I agree, who cares? I think it’s goofy and unbiblical, but it wouldn’t do me any harm if it was performed for me, so why should it bother me? Getting mad about that would seem to me like an atheist getting mad when Christians say that we’ll pray for them.
B “Yes, I agree, who cares? I think it’s goofy and unbiblical, but it wouldn’t do me any harm if it was performed for me, so why should it bother me? Getting mad about that would seem to me like an atheist getting mad when Christians say that we’ll pray for them.”
You sir a singularly logical christian!
Delph