Todd
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Yeah, I've been trying to get the Christians here to see that salvation is so much more than just escape from hell or some silly fantasy of floating in the clouds of heaven.Has anybody asked themselves what is this salvation I'm trying to earn? Is it happiness forever in some heaven? Is it to idolize forever that great big "Celebrity in the Sky" called God? Those don't seem like worthwhile goals for a human being.
"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones." -- Marcus Aurelius
My personal conviction is that salvation is the process of delieverance from a life selfishness into a life of compassion, mercy and grace. You know actually living how Jesus summed up the law....Love God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind and love your neighbor as yourself.
If my faith doesn't reduce my selfishness or increase my charity and compassion towards others, then what is the point?