Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: lindborg@snow.cs.washington.edu (Jeff Lindborg) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Unforgiveable Sins Message-ID: Date: 5 Apr 91 09:11:52 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Washington Computer Science Lines: 26 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article psburns@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (MAUREEN BURNS) writes: >I firmly believe that, with one grave and serious exception, there is no >unforgivable sin.... > The only exception is the refusal of one to accept Jesus's death as >that sin dept payment, and therefore refusing to accept Jesus into your >heart as Lord and Savior. What about those of us who are not able to believe your hypothesis? Quite simply I am not able to force myself to believe that Christ was the Son of God (or that there is, indeed, a god in the first place). I believe that (according to you) your god is responsible for giving me my skeptical mind... is He not then responsible for my eternal damnation too? >That refusal results in an eternity in hell, >forever separated from God's glory and majesty and love in heaven. I should think that I wont mind being separated from the so-called "love" that involves the eternal torment and pain of the majority of the human population for the sins committed within the period of a lifetime. Doesn't sound real merciful or kind either... Jeff Lindborg