Protect whose souls from damnation? Many billions of people throughout history never heard of such a man, the idea of this being a "my-way-or-the-highway+religion" is what turns so many off to Christianity.
Plus the fact I don't need saving from anything.
If you don't agree with this fine. But you asked for the answer and here it is.
To protect every one's soul who has lived since Christ was born and died. Before Christ there was no such thing as repentance. If you was a good person you got to live eternally in heaven, if you was a "bad" person you was judged to hell. So yes at one time is was a my way or the highway religion.
But when Christ came and died for our sins. It gave us the ability to repent our sins (thus giving us control of our fate and erasing your sins from the book of life) so long as we accepted Christ as our lord and saviour. Like I said before the Old Testament days was brutal, both physically and spiritually. That is one of the reasons Christ is so important.
Also just a quick question. Do you see yourself as perfect being? I seriously doubt you do. Being saved just and repenting is how you make up for some of the mistakes you have made in life. And since your not perfect you have made mistakes undoubtedly.
