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From: pete@octopus.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Salvation questions
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Date: Tue, 23-Sep-86 13:15:50 EDT
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In article <2691@burdvax.UUCP> devonst@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) writes:
>I hate to get sidetracked from the issue at hand because it is very
>important, but, when you say that Jesus made up for all sin, for all time,
>for all people, what exactly do you mean?  If Jesus paid for everyone's sin
>does that mean that everyone will go to heaven?  If not, on what basis does
>God send people to hell?  Why did Jesus have to die for the sins of someone
>who doesn't/won't believe in Him?

Jesus is literally God's gift to humanity. People go to hell because they do
not accept that gift. Jesus didn't *have* to die for the sins of those who
reject Him; He did it as a freely given gift, because God loves all of us,
even those of us who reject Him.
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