Re: Hi there.situationgirlNovember 28 2005, 19:57:07 UTC
Well, you do have to admit that basic Christianity is/was pretty inclusive, as far as Christianity goes. I mean, all you had to do is believe in God, and now Jesus, right? So all the new-comers (i.e. basically anyone after Adam and Eve, if you go for the whole literal creationism thing) couldn't really improve and expand, just define and narrow. I mean, if you cut out belief in God, there's pretty much nothing.
So after Adam and Eve, we had the whole Abraham and Moses stuff, which added a few rules, like the Ten Commandments, which weren't really requirements for belonging but a couple of biggish no-nos. I mean, the one about murder has gotten really fuzzy in the light of our government, war, and capital punishment, but George seems pretty convinced he's going to Heaven. Anyhow, then came Jesus and the new covenant, so that narrowed membership down a whole bunch at first, then it grew like ragweed. So, the only rule left to impose would be to have a super-duper-faith, a.k.a. being born again.
Maybe what I'm saying is that all the born-againers must think Heaven's got limited space, so in order to assure their own places they have to knock out all the competition. Which is ironic, seeing that a basic belief in God usually includes his omnipotence and benevolence. I, personally, would think that an all-powerful god could certainly handle an unlimited floor-plan for the afterlife, but maybe that's just me.
So after Adam and Eve, we had the whole Abraham and Moses stuff, which added a few rules, like the Ten Commandments, which weren't really requirements for belonging but a couple of biggish no-nos. I mean, the one about murder has gotten really fuzzy in the light of our government, war, and capital punishment, but George seems pretty convinced he's going to Heaven. Anyhow, then came Jesus and the new covenant, so that narrowed membership down a whole bunch at first, then it grew like ragweed. So, the only rule left to impose would be to have a super-duper-faith, a.k.a. being born again.
Maybe what I'm saying is that all the born-againers must think Heaven's got limited space, so in order to assure their own places they have to knock out all the competition. Which is ironic, seeing that a basic belief in God usually includes his omnipotence and benevolence. I, personally, would think that an all-powerful god could certainly handle an unlimited floor-plan for the afterlife, but maybe that's just me.
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