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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Baloo: [QB] By my understanding, Christ was the sacrifice that made it possible for humans to enter heaven at all. It does not necessarily follow that you MUST know that's why you get into heaven. It's just that if you know beforehand, you're in a better position to make an informed choice. I believe that someone who does not know Jesus or knows of him but denies his divinity, who seeks the truth and tries to do what's right, might wind up in heaven (there's some precedent for that line of thought). There are others who, even knowing Jesus (or at least of him), who do "all the right things" because these things give them power, prestige, or even only a sense of "I'm better than you, you filthy heathen", who will be surprised when they show up at the Pearly Gates and are denied entry because they did not "know" God. They only tried to look like they did. A lot of televangelists are probably going to find themselves in that situation, I am sure. First of Two, I believe God prefers an attitude of healthy scepticism to "holier-than-thou" any day of the week. The reason Christians evangelize (though apparently many lose sight of this) is that it's probable that the number who will be saved "by accident" is lower than the number who will be saved if there are instructions provided. It is not (or at least should not) be an attempt to "drive the cattle into the corral". When it is, it has no effect, other than to give people a bad taste in their mouth when they hear the term "Christian". God wants us to have a loving concern for each other, and allows us the opportunity to reach out to one another without interference. Evangelism is one way we Christians can do that. Of course, there are some who think that is the only way we must, but that is not true. Every time we speak a word of kindness or wisdom or lend a hand to another who needs it, we show people the nature of God. Of course, there are a lot of "Christians" who live their life in such a way that anyone who knows them has to conclude that Christianity is a fraud, otherwise they would not do the things they do in God's name. Christianity isn't so much the victim of bad press as it is of bad examples. --Baloo [/QB][/QUOTE]
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