To clarify, I don't think you are using the word "saved" correctly. "Saved to the Kingdom of heaven" is grammatically incorrect. You can be saved "from" something. But you can't be saved "to" something. So what exactly are you being saved from? Why would anyone need to be saved in the first...
To be honest, Matthew, to me, that first question has no meaning. I have never thought to ask a non-believer what they think is best for their "spiritual wellbeing". I don't know what spiritual wellbeing is, but sounds like an invented construct. Like the apparent need of salvation.
What do you mean those are false representations? You mean Christians do not believe you have to be saved? Of course you do. Its the one belief among every Christian denomination that you all agree makes you a Christian.
I find near death experiences do not explain full death experiences at all. Also, the evidence suggests that "spirit communicators" are simply pretending to communicate. Not a single "spirit communicator" has have been proven to communicate with actual dead humans. How could NDE's and pretend...
The good news? The good news is that God, who loves you, also has plans to torture you for all of eternity. Why? Because you were born into a world where you need to be saved from deserved torture. BUT, because he does love you, he has allowed an escape clause from his eternal damnation. The...
Sorry, about that. Wasn't sure if I hit "return" my phone if it would submit it rather than break the paragraph. New to the forum, so now I know. Post is edited.
Eddi, for those who have never gone through the process of de-converting from a religion, it can be really scary. You can lose friends, family, relationships. One of the nice things about thinking you have the answer on how to live forever, only to find out no one is living forever, is you can...
I'm convinced death is final. It sure would be nice if there was another life to live, but based on all the evidence I've seen, it seems death is permanent. Good news is, we are alive now. You have the opportunity to live every day and enjoy it until you die. Or you can live your life as a slave...
First, probably best to explain where my opinions come from. Born and raised in a Christian home. Was "saved" in elementary school and again in high school, as I rededicated myself to the lord. When to Christian school, married a Christian gal (married by her father, a now retired Southern...