13th April 2003, 7:18 PM
Yeah... (ASM)
So no, Christianity, Islam, Bhuddism, those are all religions. The thing about faith is that God can call whomever he wants. So say there's some tribe out in the middle of nowhere that nobody has contacted. God could easily inform them of Christ's sacrifice (note that "Christ" is only the name we use to identify him. A rose is still a rose in any other language, and I suppose the same could be true of Christ. So what man can say God couldn't give that tribe the notion some being had been sacrificed to save them?
To put it simply, religion is man, faith is God. As to what rules HE has, well, that's his thing.
Personally, I go with the Bible. But like I said before, no one lifestyle gets you to heaven. That's just not what it is. Will all Christians go to heaven? No. Will all others go to hell? I'd say: probably not.
So no, Christianity, Islam, Bhuddism, those are all religions. The thing about faith is that God can call whomever he wants. So say there's some tribe out in the middle of nowhere that nobody has contacted. God could easily inform them of Christ's sacrifice (note that "Christ" is only the name we use to identify him. A rose is still a rose in any other language, and I suppose the same could be true of Christ. So what man can say God couldn't give that tribe the notion some being had been sacrificed to save them?
To put it simply, religion is man, faith is God. As to what rules HE has, well, that's his thing.
Personally, I go with the Bible. But like I said before, no one lifestyle gets you to heaven. That's just not what it is. Will all Christians go to heaven? No. Will all others go to hell? I'd say: probably not.