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The entire Christian worldview of "Accept Christ/Be Born Again or Go to Hell" is NOT what Christ taught!
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Somebody please pin this so all of the Christian Hell-consumed fear-mongers can "get it for once" out of the scriptures themselves.
Christians routinely distort what Christ said, making His message into a fear-mongering say-a-prayer-5-minutes-before-you-die-to-avoid-hell nut-case message.
When asked specifically about what one must to do eternal life, He simply said:
"Keep the commandments." Matthew 19:17
Note: This is NOT "accept Christ as your Lord and savior."
When he talked about being "born again" to "see the kingdom of God," He did NOT mention hell in that scripture ONCE, yet people interpret it as "You must be born again or go to hell":
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God." John 3:3
The Kingdom of God is defined as "A life of goodness, peace, and joy," *NOT* as avoiding hell:
"For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." Romans 14:17
Think about it -- why didn't He tell Nicodemus in John 3:3 to "Keep the commandments," if He was talking about eternal life as in Matthew 19:17 ????
It's because He's not talking about that!
The Kingdom of GOD, also known as the "Kingdom of Heaven," is a term to specifically denote the rule of "heaven on earth." It is NOT the place of heaven itself. Christ is saying, in order to see HEAVEN MANIFESTED ON EARTH, the KINGDOM of Heaven, one must be BORN AGAIN (to have one's eyes opened to live a life of goodness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit). This is what He's talking about.
Hell was made for the DEVIL and his ANGELS, and the comparatively few who are indistinguishable from them.
Stop distorting Christ's message of love and hope with your fear-mongering.
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