sp_nrc{at}hotmail.com wrote:
> Well, I have not read the entire bible.  I have read up to Isiah and
I
> have read from Matthew to John.
>
> Now, a while ago I decided that I wanted to read the entire bible so
> that I could find out if I really wanted to accept all the things
that
> were told to me when I attended church.
>
> I figured that I would decide for myself whether or not the things
that
> they said were true, because if they were true, I had better start
> practicing the things that they say or else I might go to "hell!"

Yea, a guy got to know how to save himself. You know, do the right
thing so he don't go to hell.

> Now, I found out that the "God" guy that the people at my church
talked
> about actually had a name.  I learned that he was a pretty important
> guy.

Yea I know a lot of people who got names, you know, important people.
I even know some dogs that got names, important dogs.

> Now I can't see what I should write.

Me neither, until I write it down, then I can see it.


> I was told to worship god because if I did not worship god then I
would
> go to hell.

We call that the old time religion.

> Or it could have been to believe in Jesus.

Could have been.

> In the Old Testament, this "God" guy told everyone that if they did
not
> follow his commands, then they would all have totally awful lives and
> that he would kill their family etc.  But what people at Church told
me
> is that I would go to hell (or perhaps this is what I ascertained).

Could have been, hell is very important to some Christians.

> Now, wait a second, this "God" guy, who is the basis of everything
that
> Jesus taught (or something like that) never mentioned anything about
> "heaven" or "hell."

Almost any time someone uses the word "never" he is not quite correct.

> I did not read anything about heaven or hell in
> the old testament.

Well, not until you get to the second chapter of Genesis. But if you
read past that you run into heaven every once in a while.

> If people did not follow God in the old testament,
> then they would go down to the grave, meaning that they would die.

Let us hope they were dead when they were put into the grave. Being
buried alive is not too good.

> Nobody ever said anything about heaven or hell.  (I'm pretty tired
now,
> so this is hard to write).

OK, you may stop now.


> I read the "gospels."  Now, I don't understand it all, so I guess I
> won't say anything.

(New year's resolution.)

> Now, wait a second, Jesus talks about the "Kingdom
> of Heaven" all the time, BUT WAIT A SECOND, HE NEVER SAYS ANYTHING
> ABOUT IT BEING SOMEWHERE THAT YOU GO WHEN YOU DIE!

Why wait?

>
> Jesus speaks of the afterlife once in his story of Lazarus.  BUT WAIT
A
> SECOND, HE SPEAKS ABOUT THE RICH MAN GOING TO 'HADES!' THE GREEK
> AFTERLIFE! WAIT A SECOND!!!!! And Lazarus goes to "Abraham's Bosom."
> Jesus says nothing about Heaven or Hell here.  (But the story is
scary
> nonetheless)

I can't help you there, I have never been to Abraham's Bosom. Is that
near New Orleans?

> Ok, I was also taught that Christianity is based on the bible.  I
also
> believe that if it's not in the bible, it is not in Christianity.

Who ever told you something like that?  Apple pie is not in the Bible,
but it is.  It is at least, till someone eats it.

>  The
> bible is like the basis of Christianity.  "The rule book."
> Ok, I can't remember what I was trying to say so I'm going to bed.
Nighty night. Better luck tomorrow.

((( s.r.c.b-s is a moderated group.  All posts are approved by a moderator. )))
(((   Read http://srcbs.org for details about this group BEFORE you post.   )))
---
þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info{at}bbsworld.com

---
 * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS
 * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 1/10/05 8:09:34 PM