I don't understand Christianity

- The bible is 2000 years old and has been rewritten and re-interpreted multiple times but people still take it so literally
- Jesus was around just over 2000 years ago, so did everyone before then who didn't know about this religion go straight to hell?
- What about people who don't accept jesus into their lives because they havn't heard much about Christianity or grew up in a different religion? Do they deserve an eternity in hell?
- If you are Christian, why? And are you open to other truths? Or do you believe the bible is the only truth?
Make it make sense

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Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@heyitsemma First of all, according to the biblical fairytale no one will spend eternity in hell. When you die you go to one of three places = death, the sea, or to hell. All three are temporary and everyone makes bail on Judgment Day. At that time death and hell are tossed into the lake of fire and the sea ceases to exist. Everyone is judged and if their names are written in the Book of Life they are given eternal life, even if they have been in hell. Those who are not listed in the Book of Life get tossed into the lake of fire, which is the second death. They cease to exist.

If you are a member of one of the twelve tribes of Israel you get to spend eternity in the 1,500 mile-sided golden cube called New Jerusalem. All others get to spend eternity outside the wall that surrounds the golden cube.

When you think about spending eternity in hell you are thinking about the Islamic version. In that fairytale when you die you stay dead until Judgment Day when you are resurrected. The good guys get their own individual paradises with two ninety-foot tall translucent women creatures, a harem of women, and a herd of cute boys. The guy has an eternal erection. Most of the people in the Islamic hell are women and if you are there you will be tortured for eternity. So, know your hells and heavens.

According to Romans 2:12-16 (MKJV) = "12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law 13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; 14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, 15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) 16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel."

So, if you're good you are good and if you are bad, you are bad.

Christianity is many things but it is essentially a race-based religion that says that you have to believe in a Jew in order to have eternal life. That makes Jews the premier ethnic group on the planet. People like it because it allows them to gain power, prestige, and control over their more superstitious buddies. Protestant ministers like it because they can run individual churches as private businesses and get rich, if they do it right. The Catholic priests like it because they get to wear fancy robes and act as superior people. The average person likes it because they want to live forever in a beautiful heaven.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@Diotrephes You are a special kind of uninformed aren't you. Too Funny!!! If you didn't have misinformation you would have no information at all.

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Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@Ferise1 [quote]thanks that was really clear and interesting![/quote]

According to Revelation 20:11-15 (TLB) = "11 And I saw a great white throne and the one who sat upon it, from whose face the earth and sky fled away, but they found no place to hide.[a] 12 I saw the dead, great and small, standing before God; and The Books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to the things written in The Books, each according to the deeds he had done. 13 The oceans surrendered the bodies buried in them; and the earth and the underworld gave up the dead in them. Each was judged according to his deeds. 14 And Death and Hell were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This is the Second Death—the Lake of Fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found recorded in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the Lake of Fire."

Revelation 21:1(TLB) = "21 Then I saw a new earth (with no oceans!) and a new sky, for the present earth and sky had disappeared."

This is where things get screwy because you can be bad but still have eternal life and not get thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15).

Revelation 21:27 (TLB) = "27 Nothing evil will be permitted in it—no one immoral or dishonest—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life."

& Revelation 22:15 (CJB) = "Outside are the homosexuals, those involved with the occult and with drugs, the sexually immoral, murderers, idol-worshippers, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood."

So, no one will spend eternity in hell. You can be an evil person and still gain eternal life but you won't be able to enter the golden cube and access the tree of life. If your name isn't written in the book of life you will be tossed into the lake of fire where you will die forever.

That's the way I read it. What about you?

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