Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: ajm@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Tony McGregor) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: at the last moment Message-ID: Date: 1 Apr 91 07:45:33 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Caulfield Campus, Monash University, Melb., Australia. Lines: 33 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article MAS139@psuvm.psu.edu writes: >I have always wondered about the passage concerning the robber >on the cross who was saved right before he died. If this is >possible, why should anyone be "saved" before the last moment? >What I mean is, what is the incentive to be true to the Word if >salvation can come at the last moment of life? I think you have the horse before the cart, so to speak. Salvation is a byproduct of faith. If you become a Christian you will do it because you believe Christianity to be true. YOU CAN'T choose the time you begin to believe something. If you believe that Christianity is true then your actions will change. If you aren't sure about Christianity you need to investigate it while you can. If it is the truth it's very important to you both now and eternally. I believe that, little by little, people become the choices they make. If you live your life for good you become more like God. If you lead you life for bad you become less like him. As you change if becomes easier to make the similar decisions. If you live a life of rejecting Christ when you finally come to see him clearly you will be repelled by him and will flee. God bless you Tony ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony McGregor ( ajm@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au ) Department of Robotics and Digital Technology, Monash University PO Box 197, Caulfield East, Vic 3145, Australia Phone: +61 3 5732014 Fax: +61 3 5732745 ----------------------------------------------------------------------