Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site masscomp.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!think!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!wanginst!masscomp!lip From: lip@masscomp.UUCP (John Lipinski) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: my belief Message-ID: <762@masscomp.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 09:38:47 EDT Article-I.D.: masscomp.762 Posted: Mon Aug 12 09:38:47 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 08:36:12 EDT References: <8510@watarts.UUCP> <371@scgvaxd.UUCP> Reply-To: lip@masscomp.UUCP (John Lipinski) Organization: Masscomp - Westford, MA Lines: 27 In article <371@scgvaxd.UUCP> dan@scgvaxd.UUCP writes: > The Bible teaches that all man is in rebellion against God. God will > not send you to Hell, you will go there by choice. Is the world really this simple? That a man can be good or evil and he will go to heaven or hell? What if a man is good some of the time and a little good sometimes and downright evil at other times? Where does he go then? Can a life time of sin be atoned for by one final confession? And who determines what is good and evil here? > It is impossible to lead a "good life" because we are self-centered. So what are you saying? > The word "sin" means to "miss the mark"! It is an archery term. NO matter > how "good" we try to be, we will always miss the mark. That is why God > came down in human flesh to die in our place. I don't see how this follows at all. Why does he have to die for us? > Probably not! Because you have made up your mind already! But you > owe it to yourself to check into it with an open mind! I think somebody else has already "made up his mind". - John Lipinski {ihnp4,decvax}!masscomp!lip