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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
All I can say is, Praise God that His standard is not man's standard. God's standard is perfection, man's standard is "Hey, my good deeds should out weigh my bad deeds" but then heaven would be filled with wicked, vile unrepentant sinners, who may have done a few good things in their lifetimes.

If that were the case, and if heaven was filled with those type of people, I wouldn't want to serve the Lord, because heaven would be a horrible place to spend eternity, and our heavenly Father wouldn't be a just, righteous and holy God.

107 posted on 10/20/2016 4:32:50 AM PDT by WhatNot (The Gospel doesn't promise the American dream, it promises Eternal life in the Kingdom of God.)
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To: WhatNot

I was certain you would respond with the requirement that we be baptised.

I tell you — a lot of churches would baptise anyone.

I respect some atheiests more than some Christians.

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I’m just pouring my heart out — questions that I’ve yet to find answers to.

But God is real. Heaven is real. And hell is real. That much I’m certain of.

I’ve seen signs. I’ve heard compelling testimonies. And history has documented signs, miracles, and wonders.


108 posted on 10/20/2016 5:36:50 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Hillary's Trickle Up policy: take bribes, sell sleazy pardons, water down AIDS medicine.)
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To: WhatNot

‘... if heaven was filled with those type of people, I wouldn’t want to serve the Lord ...’

It’s one thing to judge people in court, politics, employement, and as friends.

It’s quite another to judge peoples’ souls.

You should be glad that you don’t need to pass eternal judgment. I know I am. I fear for sinners. I don’t want anyone going to hell forever. A thousand years in hell is a very long time for anyone.

A lot of apostles were shocked when God blessed Saul of Tarsus. But of course, God need not advertise his mercy in advance.


109 posted on 10/21/2016 3:35:28 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Hillary's Trickle Up policy: take bribes, sell sleazy pardons, water down AIDS medicine.)
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