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[Imran Siddiqui]

I have no idea if you are "good enough" for salvation or not rah, that's between you and God, but going to church does not save anyone. You need to believe in Christ as presented in the gospel and profess it(Romans).

Moving goalposts. Rah never made a claim as to salvation or no. He was talking about quitting the Catholic Church. His attendance on Ash Wednesday seems to indicate that he not only is not quitting, but also is not simply an Easter/Christmas Catholic either.

If you wish to discuss salvation with him, I would suggest not misinterpreting his words on whether he is a member of the Roman Catholic Church

[MrFun]

Just man up and say it: you think he's going to hell.

[Sava]

rah would be right to leave... i can't imagine a situation where anyone who considers themselves a member of the church would get into heaven

[Ben Kenobi]

Even Sava gets it. Chances are if you're posting every second post involves the word 'priest' + 'pedophile', why are you associating yourself with said organization?

[molly bloom]

i also think rah is going to hell

He'd probably prefer that than to having to listen to Sister Bendy's latest batch of idiocy. The conversation and company will definitely be more interesting in hell- if it of course existed.

[molly bloom]

Chances are if you're posting every second post involves the word 'priest' + 'pedophile', why are you associating yourself with said organization?

Sister Bendy's Guide to Rhetorical Devices: example #1: hyperbole

[Sava]

He'd probably prefer that than to having to listen to Sister Bendy's latest batch of idiocy. The conversation and company will definitely be more interesting in hell- if it of course existed.

Hell did exist. It was a place outside of Jerusalem where they used to burn lots of garbage... thus the whole "lake of fire" imagery.

[100% Wolf]

Hell did exist. It was a place outside of Jerusalem where they used to burn lots of garbage... thus the whole "lake of fire" imagery.

There were two different words that both got rendered as "hell", IIRC. One was the aforementioned garbage dump.

[Sava]

Yes. I think it was also made clear that the mystical hell is a metaphor. Yet, that fact has been ignored by all "you'll go to hell" idiots more concerned with professing faith with the fairy tail as being the only thing you need out of religion. God doesn't want idiots.

[molly bloom]

God doesn't want idiots.

Then why is he like a giant roach motel for them then ?

[Sava]

Evil attracts stupid. Stupid can be good by accident, though.

I'm using "God" in place of "existence/reality/the universe/creation". And "God" is not an old white man with a period living in the clouds with a bunch of other weird looking people with wings and halos of their heads.

Our understanding of God is achieved through science. The only truth is what can be tested and confirmed... what is proven to exist.

[Ben Kenobi]

the mystical hell is a metaphor.

It's unsurprising that someone who rejects God, rejects Hell too. You might want to check into what the Orthodox actually teach on this.

[Uncle Sparky]

Rah goes to hell every night, then crosses the heaven by day. Theists.

[molly bloom]

Hell did exist. It was a place outside of Jerusalem where they used to burn lots of garbage... thus the whole "lake of fire" imagery.

I know what Gehenna was. Hell for Christians (which is how I was brought up) is a rather different matter than simply a name for a municipal rubbish dump.

The Jewish Encyclopaedia for your further edification :

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/6558-gehenna

[molly bloom]

It's unsurprising that someone who rejects God, rejects Hell too. You might want to check into what the Orthodox actually teach on this.

You might want to consider brushing up on your 'knowledge' of English and European history. I know for certain who has the more necessary task ahead of them.