Re: Making money from Java

"Howard Brazee" <howard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Alistair" <alistair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> What about the uncounted numbers of people that have lived and died
>>> without
>>> ever hearing of Jesus Christ or of even any idea of a messiah that will
>>> save
>>> them from their sins. For example the Indians living in the western
>>> hemisphere. Are they condemned to hell by accident of the time and
>>> place of
>>> their birth even though they had a rich spiritual tradition of their
>>> own?
>>
>>Unfortunately for them, YES.
>
> Because their all-loving all-powerful Father gave them the gift of
> free will, they will be tortured forever and ever.

All have sinned against God. Those who hear about Jesus, and do not believe,
are condemned because they have sinned but rejected salvation. Those who do
not hear are condemned because they have sinned against God. Jesus Christ is
the only human who ever lived who never sinned. It is generally believed
(there is Scripture to support this) that babies and young children who die
before reaching an age to know right from wrong are considered innocent, and
are not condemned. The age when a child reaches this point (which varies
between individuals, and for some mentally handicapped individuals, may
never come) is called the "age of accountability". Only God knows when an
individual reaches this point.
--
Judson McClendon judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (remove zero)
Sun Valley Systems http://sunvaley.com
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."


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