Honestly, I won't lie, eternal life doesn't sound all that appealing to me. I can't saying spending eternity in a place or with people that I more or less don't really like sounds fun. I honestly would rather die and stay dead. Why doesn't God give us that option? Why is it that this loving God gives us eternity in heaven or eternity in hell (which I strongly doubt if there is such a place)
I know that some people are like, "But its Paradise! How do you not want to go?" Well because I am really not sure that it is. God said he was gonna do whats best for me, so far I think that hasn't happened. Now I know that we should wait until the end of our lives to decide, but I am not gonna get to the end of my life and find out that it was a complete waste by trusting in someone that so far in my life hasn't proved trust worthy...
Now don't get me wrong I believe in God, but this brand of Christianity sounds a lot of like ISLAM. With the sword in one hand the Bible in the other....
You don't think it does? What does Believe in Jesus or burn forever in hell sound like? Doesn't sound like a love God to me. Sounds like a demanding God who gives me little or no choice....
Do you want to know what I think choices are. Being able to except or deny a gift with out consequences.
What if I came up to you and said, "I am going to give you this gift, and you are free to except it. Oh btw if you don't except it I use this chain saw and chop off both arms and legs." But this is a free gift that I give to you out of my Loving goodness.
So in closing...call me crazy, but I would probably rather die and stay dead. No judgment, no eternal fires, no eternal life....
I know that some people are like, "But its Paradise! How do you not want to go?" Well because I am really not sure that it is. God said he was gonna do whats best for me, so far I think that hasn't happened. Now I know that we should wait until the end of our lives to decide, but I am not gonna get to the end of my life and find out that it was a complete waste by trusting in someone that so far in my life hasn't proved trust worthy...
Now don't get me wrong I believe in God, but this brand of Christianity sounds a lot of like ISLAM. With the sword in one hand the Bible in the other....
You don't think it does? What does Believe in Jesus or burn forever in hell sound like? Doesn't sound like a love God to me. Sounds like a demanding God who gives me little or no choice....
Do you want to know what I think choices are. Being able to except or deny a gift with out consequences.
What if I came up to you and said, "I am going to give you this gift, and you are free to except it. Oh btw if you don't except it I use this chain saw and chop off both arms and legs." But this is a free gift that I give to you out of my Loving goodness.
So in closing...call me crazy, but I would probably rather die and stay dead. No judgment, no eternal fires, no eternal life....