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Originally posted by TriumphRoadster6
If you went to a stranger's house, without him knowing you at all, would you expect him to let you in? I sure wouldn't, and wouldn't let a stranger into my house. It's the same way with God, and heaven is his house. If you don't have a relationship with him through Christ, why would he let you into heaven? However, a stranger would meet you at the door and let you in if you had a good reason. And that's what God does when we come to Him through prayer and ask for forgiveness through his Son and place our faith in him.

Like I said a few posts back, it wasn't supposed to be this way, but as a result of Adam's sin, we all have sin and have to struggle with things throughout life.

Well...again...over-simplification. If god did indeed create us, then how could we possibly be "strangers in his house"? One could even make the argument that god has an obligation to let us in since it's written that he loves us all. And if those writings are so accurate, one would be remise not to believe them. So either god's love is unconditional or he demands pennance (or attrition) and total control. It can't be both ways since philosophically the ideas cancel each other out. Also, why does my relationship with god have to lead through Jesus? I know...many christians have this insanely weird and almost incest-like idea that Jesus is god thus making him his own dad, but what about other religions? Surely there are jews and buddhists and muslims that pray to their god and worship him whole-heartedly but bypass the Jesus middle-man. Are they doomed? Doubtful...since many of them lead more good and pure lives than many christians.