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Thanks for the redirect.
Actually, this was me for a time. Growing up in a not-so-grounded Christian home, I also thought for a long time Jesus was just a man and Christ was his last name. I wasn't taught anything about Jesus, just shown by movies who this guy was.
Yet, something was telling me that He was and is no ordinary man.
Okay, so I guess that made you a believer..? My point is IF you did NOT assume this, nothing else matters. (i.e.) Hell, no matter what.
I then posit a return scenario... Say you lived your life the 'best' you could. Even tried to follow the teachings of Jesus, because you agreed with His teachings. However, you considered him a meer mortal, like all other teachers many respect and follow. Would you find it 'just' for Him telling you, after your death... "Well, you did not follow John 3:16-18, so you get to live in discomfort for eternity now..."
1. Yes, that is what I was trying to convey in my original response. Belief comes first and is a must.
2. I think I gave an example of that in my previous post.
Morality comes from God, if you read throughout the Bible. We, being made in the image of God, have morality because of Him, our Creator. He gave us the law and spirit of the law - which we have a justice system today, but because of sin it is corrupt on this earth.
Do you reconcile that belief is NOT a choice? And yet, it appears required. And yet, if some humans do not genuinely believe, they stand no chance; which is really no fault of their own...?
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