What you describe is called "cheap grace," Pete, and it's not what
Christianity is all about. Paul discussed it in his letter to the
Romans. Chapter 2, IIRC.

I'd go into more detail, but from your tone it appears that you're not
seeking information as much as taking cheap shots. I'm not in the
mood to spar. Sorry to disappoint you.

"Pete" wrote in message .. .
"Corrie" wrote in message
om...

What about the gal who only killed two people by hacking them with an
axe, and didn't even write on the walls in their blood? Naw, into the
elevator with Chuck. But what if it was her abusive two-timing
boyfriend and the homewrecker he was in bed with? Welll, maybe...
And back on the other end, how about the saintly Father Mulroney, who
spent decades helping the poor children of the inner city, teaching
them to read...teaching some of the boys considerably more. Welll,
maybe.....

Where do you draw the line? At some point, you get a whole bunch of
average schmoes like you and me, whose lives are a mixed bag of good
and bad thoughts and deeds. Who gets in the elevator with Chucky, who
goes marching in with the saints? How can you be sure which group
you're in? How good is good enough?

On the cosmic grading curve, I know what's an F - no plans to do that.
I see what's an A - no possibility of that, for sure. B is probably
too much to hope for, if I'm honest with myself. So where's the
cutoff between D and C? That's the - excuse the expression - burning
question.

Corrie

Hey Corrie,

But what about all this stuff about "if you accept Jesus into your life"
then you'll still get the up elevator, Chucky and axe-Gal included... no?

Sounds like a deal.... do your deads; axe some folks, rob some banks, spend
the stolen money on women and wine. Live 40 years of fun, fun, fun! Then
when you either get caught, or even better just get tired of it all, then
"accept Jesus" and bingo! all is forgivin, and you get to compare notes with
Ma Theresa. (while all your victims get nothing..... no life savings,
missing limbs, etc).

Doesn't compute with common sense, respect or civil diginity (to me at
least). Why bother then with police forces, or armies for that matter, just
put Billy on the tube and get all the baddies to "accept" and be born again,
an the world will be a nice and pretty place.

Geesh.

Pete