Why do you care if people believe your god tales?

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Why do you care if people believe your god tales?

From a current thread:

Holding a negative view of atheists seems to be a requirement to bolster up some theologies. Holding a realistic view would cause to many cherished doctrines to crash to the ground.

"It is all a big conspiracy. The five percent (5%) who are Atheists are ganged up against we seventy percent (70%) who are Christians -- and they have a bunch of smart people and scientists on their side."

Of course, the spread of non-belief threatens the livelihood and status of preachers. But, why does it seem to so upset everyday believers? Does disbelief of others affect their own beliefs?

[Tcg]

Judgement of eternal life burning in hellfire?? Judgement isn't that. ]

As you'll notice if you review my post, I never referred to hell. My point is that it is a mistake to consider John 12:47 a verse that speaks against judgement. Jesus used threats of judgment in his ministry regularly. When the context of verse 47 is considered, it is clear this is an example of one of those threats.


Tcg

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[Replying to Tcg in post #81]

Good Evening, TCG,

I was just quoting the verse from Divine Insight's post. It was his verse used to make his point. I had suggested other verses instead. Just the same, I don't think the judgement spoken of in John 12:48, is speaking of the condemnation of the world. That, of course, is contrary to the mainstream doctrine, based heavily on Dante and more lightly on scripture. I believe it is less ominous than you might assume.

Soj

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