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Originally posted by Maelakin:
According the Bible, I am not damned to hell. The bible as you stated says the only true sin is the total rejection of God. So when I die I should just be able to say, “Wow, guess the big guy does exist,” and be able to walk right into heaven. I most definitely will not deny something that sits in front of me.
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Not true, in fact Christians disagree on this. In the Baptist church, for instance, you have the option the the deathbed last-minute hail marry "save" -- "Jesus, forgive me, I accept you."
For a Catholic, however, you can't get away with that. If you weren't baptised and confirmed you ain't going to heaven -- the best you'll get is Purgatory. Same text -- but two sects interpret it very differently. For a Catholic, you ain't going to heaven without putting in the time and doing the paperwork.
Remind me to tell you sometime how this procedural focus of the religion leads Catholics and Jews to be innately good lawyers. It's true, no lie.