I have been "debating" with Dennis Mckinseys crew ( you must surely know of him) the last 2 months and have come to the conclusion that 99% of atheists dont really want an answer.
I assume there is a 99% chance that you dont want one as well.
But just in case;
God set forth rules when He created Adam and Eve.
They blew it and were punished.
God set forth rules in the Levitical Law for the Jews
The Jews blew it and are being punished even today as they are partially hardened as Romans states.
God, in His love for us, sent His Son to pay for our sins so we dont have to pay the price ourselves.
ARE YOU GOING TO BLOW IT?
Are you going to be on the list above?
You and other atheists can "debate" until your blue in the face and sound as intelligent as you please and it changes NOTHING about the truth.
Any who "back off" are giving you "another Gospel".
Joh 14:6 "Jesus said to him, I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. [color=redNo one comes to the Father except through Me". [/color]
Joh 6:44 "No one is able to come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day."
You came in here with a purpose. What was it really?
Do you have a real desire to know or are you playing word games as your brethren do?
Suit of Lights:
"As an atheist, I have been in many debates with people about religion, mainly Christians. I have yet to receive a solid answer to this question: where do atheists go when they die? "
FOC: If you die without repenting of your sins, YOU WILL END UP IN HELL. PERIOD.
"Most Christians will concede that I will go to Hell, but a good percentage of them will back off when I point out both the ridiculous nature of this assertion and its inherent backwardness."
FOC: Son, God make the rules and as "rediculous" as they are to you, they are His rules and in the end you WILL abide by them
"To me, a god that accepts a person due to their good heart and intentions in life would be far more believable than one who selfishly turns down well meaning people simply because they take issue with his existence. "
FOC: Key words "To me". So in other words reality changes to YOUR whims. God only exists IF YOU allow Him to.
"Those who back off will usually say that it is my choice to become an atheist, so I am reaping what I sow. This is akin to a politician holding a gun to my head, and threatening to pull the trigger if I don't cast my ballot for him. If I cast my ballot for the opposition, it's my fault?"
FOC: Yes. Its your fault. you have a choice right now to ask God to forgive your trespasses against Him and accept the salvation Jesus offered through His death. OR you can choose to ignore the warning. Your choice. So which is it?
"And what of those who haven't heard of Christianity?
So, please, among Christians, what is the general consensus here? Is there one?"
FOC: There is a gun to your head, it called HELL.
And ANY who die without Jesus Christ as therir saviour WILL be in that terrible place for eternity.