+ADwAIQ-DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC +ACI--//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN+ACIAPg- +ADw-HTML+AD4- +ADw-HEAD+AD4- +ADw-META content+AD0-text/html+ADs-charset+AD0-utf-7 http-equiv+AD0-Content-Type+AD4APAAh-DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC +ACI--//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN+ACIAPgA8ACE-DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC +ACI--//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN+ACIAPgA8ACE-DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC +ACI--//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN+ACIAPg- +ADw-META content+AD0-'+ACI-MSHTML 4.72.3110.7+ACI-' name+AD0-GENERATOR+AD4- +ADw-/HEAD+AD4- +ADw-BODY bgColor+AD0AIw-c0dcc0+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 size+AD0-2+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0-Arial+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-Foreword:+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0-Arial+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-This is delivered in 3 parts due to 200 lines restrictions imposed by the list manager. That restriction in my view is VERY unreasonable.+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4APA-FONT face+AD0-Arial+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-Part 2 of 3+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0-Arial size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0-Arial+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-From Ben Weller's discussion of Jesus Christ being or not being an impostor, the following are disturbing to me:+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 size+AD0-2+AD4- +ADw-UL+AD4- +ADw-LI+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0-Arial+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-His true identity versus the erroneous conclusion among the general population about who he was +ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/LI+AD4APA-/UL+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0-Arial+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-Isn't it a bit presumptuous and quite insulting to the jewish people of the time to rule that the general population was wrong in their assessment and that a group of less than 20, which by the standards of the time was basically a sect not distinguishable from any other existing sect, was right over the good judgement of the general jewish population? Unless of course we believe beforehand without questioning the dogma, that Jesus Chrsit was THE messiah and the son of God, God himself. +ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-UL+AD4- +ADw-LI+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0-Arial+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-He freely offers eternal life to those who simply believe that He is the Christ.+ACY-nbsp+ADs- (Matt. 16: 13-17, John 20: 31 and Rev. 22:17).+ACY-nbsp+ADs- The apostles made it clear that the only way to heaven was through Jesus Christ +ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/LI+AD4APA-/UL+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0-Arial+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-This is frankly what worries me most about christianity. If you read the excerp above very carefully, you have no choice but wonder what difference there is between the proponent of such a narrow way of access to heaven and any cult leader or any political dictator. In essence, he is saying: worship me or you will burn in hell. Now, what kind of freedom is that? Since most people that I know hope to go to heaven when they depart this planet, what choice do they have according to Jesus? Nil+ADs- zero+ADs- zip. All our ancestors in Africa are probably roasting painfully in hell and the 4 in 5 humans on the planet who believe in something/someone other than Christ are doomed. What a spectacle+ACE- The very imperfect being that I am could never bring himself to such an abject treatment of mankind, so how can anyone pretend to be God and do less than I would? You see where there might be imposture? Or maybe his words have been misinterpreted and misused, as pastors and priests always retreat when cornered with questions? Please, help me on this one: Could it even remotely be possible that the fear of not having access to heaven is what drives some people to christianity? If that were the case, what does that say about the leaders of christianity and the God of christianity? Wouldn't that fit well with the bible story according to which the same God drowned the whole planet except Noah and family and a male and a female of each species? Under the pretext that mankind had sinned? What had the animals done to be drowned too?+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0-Arial+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4AJg-nbsp+ADsAPA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-To be continued... in part 3+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4APQA9AD0APQA9AD0APQA8-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-2+AD4-KMF+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4APA-/BODY+AD4APA-/HTML+AD4-