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Originally Posted by GX  Now, as far as my personal beliefs are concerned, I do believe in God and Jesus Christ but I do not believe in original sin. That i feel is something the church made up to enslave people. I do believe in a heavenly afterlife with many levels depending on your personal spiritual growth. To answer your question from my personal perspective, all of you would go to heaven as there is no such thing as hell. In your particular scenario, the atheist and agnostics would be more advanced spiritual heavenly beings than the christians in the heavenly realms. |
I'm wondering exactly how you pick and choose your beliefs within the context of any particular religion and still expect it to be viable. You "believe in God and Jesus Christ", but you "do not believe in original sin"? How long has it been since your read the first chapter of Genesis? If that's not an account of original sin, I don't know what is. Problem is, it wasn't Adam's or Eve's original sin. It was God's, because, according to biblical scripture, he created them "in his own image", and with all their propensities for disobeying him.
And with that kind of basic contradiction, you remain a believer?