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+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-
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+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-
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+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
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+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.
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+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
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+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
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