- Is three people in one, trinity.
- Came to earth, was born, died, and rose again.
- Is omnipresent.
"I would rather live like there is an eternal hell and die to find out there isn't to live like there isn't and find out there is."
You see, let's go straight to God's word now as I being to help shed some light here. As I searched my Bible God lead me to Acts. According to this website with 75 verses (all of which are, out of context of the scripture) let's look at a key one: "16. Acts 3:20,21-Restitution of all-How plain can you get?" - Quoted from Do You Believe All In The Bible? Now, that whole verse REALLY says... "Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began." - Acts 3:21 Let's expand this and use 'The Message' translation to better help show what this passage is really about "Now it's time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you, and send you the Messiah he prepared for you, namely, Jesus. For the time being he must remain out of sight in heaven until everything is restored to order again just the way God, through the preaching of his holy prophets of old, said it would be. Moses, for instance, said, 'Your God will raise up for you a prophet just like me from your family. Listen to every word he speaks to you. Every last living soul who refuses to listen to that prophet will be wiped out from the people." - Acts 3:19-23 See, if we look at that passage in context it does mention changing your ways, turning to God (SALVATION) and 'wiped out from the people' (ETERNAL HELL). See, this is what I'm talking about, we can't lift 3 WORDS and base our whole argument on that. If I had time, I would go through all 75 and expand the entire section or chapter to see what the context of the scripture is. MOST IMPORTANTLY WHEN REGARDING WITH CONTEXT OF THE BIBLE. You have to keep the scripture in context with the verse, section, chapter, book and MOST MOST MOST IMPORTANTLY THE BIBLE AS A WHOLE. Let me throw something else out there. If there is no eternal Hell, then why should I become a Christian? Why should I love God? Why did Jesus come to this earth as a man, suffer and die and then conqueror death only to say that everyone will eventually end up in heaven? I don't believe that God would send His son down here to "save the world" if technically the world wouldn't need saving according to Universalism, because everyone eventually ends up in heaven. Now, the sins part that seems to be big. Jesus died on the cross 2000+ years ago. Was I alive then? No. Does His blood cover my sins? Yes. You see, Jesus's blood covers my sins, past, present and future. I'm a firm believer that if you're saved for real and have a TRUE relationship then you'll never leave God. You might slip, fall, stumble, but never FALL FROM HIS HAND (AND YES FOR ALL YOU OTHER DENOMINATIONS OUT THERE THAT IS THE SOUTHERN BAPTISTS ETERNAL SECURITY IN ME). God knows I'm human and can sin at any moment (and do). However, I've prayed, accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and asked for forgiveness of my sins. He's washed me in the Blood and I'm forgiven. I do on a daily basis go to God for forgiveness of what I've done. To be quite honest, I don't know the theological and technical reason why, but I do because that is what I've learned and that is how Jesus taught us to pray. If I accidentally pass out asleep before I can ask for forgiveness and then die in my sleep, no I will not go to Hell for that sin, because I've already accepted Jesus and ask for forgiveness, but remember that doesn't give me a 'license to sin' so to speak because if I'm truly saved I'll have a desire to not sin (which is very true, I try my best, and fail... but I strive every day to live a pure and holy life for God). I will also say that as a Christian who has been saved for now 15 years, if you're going to search for God, pick up the book He wrote for you (The Bible) and read it. Think of it as an Autobiography of God. Then, form your faith from there. Don't let someone else tell you what to believe. Let God show you through His Holy Word what is truth and the right way and what it means to be a follower of Christ. That my friend, mugg, is my comment on those links. I hope that I've not drove you to leave me and now consider everything I have to say total blashpemy and a mockery and only wanting to stir trouble, because I'm not. I believe that God directed me in writing this post. No, He didn't embody me and pen these words, but I believe He did guide and direct me as to what to say and gave me the words to say. Without Him, I could never have written all this. I am praying for you mugg, and you all really. Comments, are very much encouraged on this post. I hope that I've shed some true light onto this spiritual question you pitched at me with wanting my comment, view, or take on this. However, my prayer tonight was that truly I would "let MY words be few, that GOD'S WORDS might be heard." With Christ's Love I close, - J -