If she chooses to be saved, she wouldn't be a naughty red head anymore.
God will save everyone if they choose to follow Him and make Him Lord of their lives. Past sins are forgotten.
Just being good doesn't cut it. You have to make a decision to make a change. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.Do I still get in if I've been good but haven't paid that much attention to the big man?
i.e is the Vladimuir Putin King complex bit the important part?
If not I'm with the naughty girls (could be worse)
Will I still be able to windsurf?
Someone once told me every one over 50 may as well cash in their chips...or at least move out of the work place. If I were infirm and unhappy and of little to no use, I think I would prefer to go gently into the night...using some sort of sleeping pill concoction, perhaps.
If time heals all, age is still cruel.
Someone once told me every one over 50 may as well cash in their chips...or at least move out of the work place. If I were infirm and unhappy and of little to no use, I think I would prefer to go gently into the night...using some sort of sleeping pill concoction, perhaps.
If time heals all, age is still cruel.
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
Is purgatory still an option these days?... And what better way to control people than through fear of eternal torment?
I've always wondered how people who are well-read could view such a sentiment as anything other than a control mechanism.
If you study history, particularly ancient history, and read about all of the various religions that have existed throughout the years, this idea becomes more apparent. Throughout the years, humans are humans. Humans will always seek to control other humans. And what better way to control people than through fear of eternal torment?
I've always wondered how people who are well-read could view such a sentiment as anything other than a control mechanism.
If you study history, particularly ancient history, and read about all of the various religions that have existed throughout the years, this idea becomes more apparent. Throughout the years, humans are humans. Humans will always seek to control other humans. And what better way to control people than through fear of eternal torment?
They do accept them as control mechanisms, because they are control mechanisms. Albeit in a far more concrete way...and now governments and financial institutions control people than through fear of eternal torment!
How can people who are well-read accept such institutions as anything other than a control mechanism?
..and now governments and financial institutions control people than through fear of eternal torment!
How can people who are well-read accept such institutions as anything other than a control mechanism?
Alc said:Eternal torment is a bit of stretch, though (although it might feel like it).
Alc addressed part of it quite well. By immediately bringing up "government and financial institutions", you come off as quite defensive (i.e., trying to deflect). Then you pose a question to a situation that you yourself made up, which makes you appear either arrogant or disingenuous.
Hell versus the 30 year mortgage. That's a tough call
Alc addressed part of it quite well. By immediately bringing up "government and financial institutions", you come off as quite defensive (i.e., trying to deflect). Then you pose a question to a situation that you yourself made up, which makes you appear either arrogant or disingenuous.
Hell versus the 30 year mortgage. That's a tough call