Agnostic007, where did you get those quotes from? I never pegged you for someone to spread slander and misinformation.
You are either mistaken or pompously lying. I've told you many times that according to the Bible, people don't go to hell for rejecting Jesus Christ's gift of forgiveness and eternal life. People go to hell to pay for their own many sins. It doesn't matter how good a person is, they still have many sins. Jesus Christ, by his own words, is the only way to forgiveness of sins and the only way to Heaven.
Loco, thank you for pegging me that way. I'd like to think it's true. I try to call a duck a duck.
So you are saying that I am wrong. People DON'T go to hell for failing to believe or worship in Jesus or the biblical God, they go to hell to pay for their many sins..
I could argue that premise with bible qoutes but I'll address another angle, an angle of fairness.
Let's say I'm born to Buddhist parents in China. I've had little interaction with Christians though I've heard about the bible and Jesus. I'm a good person who raises a family, donates my time for local charities and am known for my honesty, integrity, character and generosity.
At 38 yrs old I get hit by a taxi driver and killed. According to MOST interpretations of the new testament I would spend eternity in hell. So for a life that lasted 38 yrs, arguably a drop in the ocean compared to eternity, I am punished for an eternity with no chance of redemption.
You can use that same scenario for babies born to Muslims, Jews, Sikhs etc etc.
How is that fair?
Ag