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Why we need Jesus Christ:
When a Christian says you are going to hell unless you believe its not meant to be demeaning or insulting, nor is it meant to portray themselves as better or even as Saints. In fact its quite the opposite. Its a display of compassion that they care for what happens to you. It is meant to tell you that we ALL are sinners, no matter how small, and no matter how small the sin is it is grounds for damnation.
>23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
In fact God wouldnt even need a reason to send us into oblivion if he desires to, we are his regardless and he can do as he pleases
>19One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?” 20But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”g 21Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
>22What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? 23What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory
However it is because he loves us, despite our faults and errors, our blasphemies and aggression against him, that our existence can still be justified, through Gods love and mercy. Without this EVERY Christian would be just as damned. This is the great difference between believers and non believers, as we realized our faults and admit them and try to overcome them instead of masking them as "natural" or "normal" and endulge ourselves into it further. All God desires is that we recognize and choose the truth, that is Jesus Christ, over the lie no matter how comforting the lie is. Choose good over evil by choosing to follow Christ and accept his salvation.
When a Christian says you are going to hell unless you believe its not meant to be demeaning or insulting, nor is it meant to portray themselves as better or even as Saints. In fact its quite the opposite. Its a display of compassion that they care for what happens to you. It is meant to tell you that we ALL are sinners, no matter how small, and no matter how small the sin is it is grounds for damnation.
>23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
In fact God wouldnt even need a reason to send us into oblivion if he desires to, we are his regardless and he can do as he pleases
>19One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?” 20But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”g 21Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
>22What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? 23What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory
However it is because he loves us, despite our faults and errors, our blasphemies and aggression against him, that our existence can still be justified, through Gods love and mercy. Without this EVERY Christian would be just as damned. This is the great difference between believers and non believers, as we realized our faults and admit them and try to overcome them instead of masking them as "natural" or "normal" and endulge ourselves into it further. All God desires is that we recognize and choose the truth, that is Jesus Christ, over the lie no matter how comforting the lie is. Choose good over evil by choosing to follow Christ and accept his salvation.
