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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jesus said "no man gets to the father except through me." There is no middle ground.  Jesus is either God or he is insane . He doesn't give you wiggle room and you are either a Christian or not.[/quote]

Verily, Verily I say unto you, my dear preschool teachers.  Unless you complete at least three of the four training opportunities scheduled in the next year, you cannot maintain your position as lead teacher.  
(I am a program director.  At our meeting last week I reminded my lead teachers that they had to complete their training hours before the end of the year.)

That statement cannot be interpreted to apply to all preschool teachers in every corner of the world for as long as the earth continues spinning.  I was speaking directly to a specific group of people in a specific situation and at a specific time in history.  In other words, Jesus wasn't talking to the folks living in a remote rainforest or sitting in a Buddhist temple.  He was explaining that in order to get closer to God, people should follow his example.  Love one another and love God.  Be kind to each other.  Take care of the poor. Feed the hungry.  Be honest in your words.  Fulfill your promises.

Not -  "Believe in me or I will throw you in a pit of fire for eternity".  Do you not see how that totally negates the concept of free will?[/quote]

Accept the gift and helping hand God gave us to make us clean enough to dwell with perfect Love or not.  That's totally free will.  God gives you the free will to accept or reject Jesus.  Obviously if you choose to reject Jesus you probably reject the existence of Hell...so own it...live it... love it ! I hope it works out because even if you are right I am no worse off than you.  the other way around...not so much.  Its win/win for Christians.[/quote]

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