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Reply to "All Have Sinned! - Are All Sins Equal?"

Road Puppy, at least you are seemingly a "thinking individual" who at least hasn't totally closed off his mind to possibilities. I think it's also natural, whether very old or older to contemplate what happens at or after death and whether there is something that we, someone, or people have "missed". Sure that's the time most contemplate that but I believe that the scriptures are quite plain on that point in that God offers salvation, saving grace, when He enables a person to understand their need via conviction of His Holy Spirit and not just when a human decides maybe I want to believe this now and get my get out of "hell" ticket stamped.

Even among Christians there are vastly different beliefs based upon the same Scriptural source (The Bible). I feel that most "Science orientated" individuals have a hard time with Religion, God, or Christianity, because they are based upon Spiritual things, Spiritual Realms etc where there is no Physical just like in my analogy of time with relation to Eternity there is no relation of the physical to the Spiritual.

Regardless of your, my or other's views or beliefs it's all a matter of FAITH on everyone's part. Even to choose not to believe or accept the Spiritual it's still Faith or acceptance/belief in that which one cannot personally know, touch, or prove.

My only request/advice/suggestion is whatever path you choose to go whether you choose to investigate, personally, or consider the Spiritual and your relation to God or Science whether you or others on this board that call themselves Atheist, Agnostic, or just seekers then do not let me or other biased individuals effect your quest. Many are so turned off by Christians (all kinds) that sometimes appear as arrogant or other negative connotations to the point that they, alone, by their actions cause such a negative reaction that decisions aren't made upon a person's own searching but rather out of reaction to someone that represents the Christian side of the spectrum. You see I do feel that God ( and yes I believe in God and that He exist .. not as some white headed bearded old man but rather a Spirit Force greater than anyone human can ever understand or comprehend) is alive and real and interacts with Humans and will make Himself known to people in a way that there is no ambiguity and in a way sufficient that no question remains. At that time and at that time only, do I believe, is man/woman's ability to make a personal faith decision that will effect their Spiritual destiny and Spiritual destination. I do feel that comes for God direct and not through some other person although I do feel that God uses people and His creation to minister for His purposes but ultimately I believe God deals with each individual, that seeks Him, on His own terms and times.

Thank you for your post/response.

Regarding ThomasWayne's post, about Lance Armstrong, I will only say ... and remember this is my belief only from what I understand of the Scriptures and our eternal destiny, I believe that the Scriptures teach that when we enter the afterlife, eternity future, however you wish to call it, that I believe we enter it Spiritually. That means there is no body, no legs, no color, no sex, no origin but we will have a Spiritual Body. In that there is nothing that indicates that or memory or how much of our memories go with us, how much of our intellect remains or even our ability to humanly reason as we do now. We will be in a Spiritual existence and quite possibly one where we cannot talk as we do now so that potential dialog couldn't exist. At that time I believe we will be on God's terms, not ours and we will receive credit or punishment for our decisions made while we have that ability to think and reason according to that which God has provided us with .. His Scriptures and testimony of His Saints (Saints being those that have accepted and believed in God ... Christians ... etc.

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