Just being a good person is not good enough. You also need to believe.

Being a good person - loving others, looking after this planet, helping the needy, eschewing violence, lies, hurtful behavior - is good enough if you are an atheist.

However to be a good Christian or Muslim, it is not good enough to be just a good person. You need first and foremost, before even thinking of being a good person, to acknowledge Jesus as your lord and saviour or Allah as your only God with Mohammed as his Messenger depending on which one of the two Salvation Clubs you wish to join.

Being good per se, is not good enough.

So if you are a good , moral person doing no harm to anyone and leading your own life in a peaceful manner BUT you do not believe in their god, you are destined to hell according to the christians and the muslims.

What can be more irrational than such a doctrine? Or more unfriendly and offensive to other cultures?

Please think about this.

Being a good person - loving others, looking after this planet, helping the needy, eschewing violence, lies, hurtful behavior - is good enough if you are an atheist.

However to be a good Christian or Muslim, it is not good enough to be just a good person. You need first and foremost, before even thinking of being a good person, to acknowledge Jesus as your lord and saviour or Allah as your only God with Mohammed as his Messenger depending on which one of the two Salvation Clubs you wish to join.

Being good per se, is not good enough.

So if you are a good , moral person doing no harm to anyone and leading your own life in a peaceful manner BUT you do not believe in their god, you are destined to hell according to the christians and the muslims.

What can be more irrational than such a doctrine? Or more unfriendly and offensive to other cultures?

Please think about this.

I think you can be a great person and an aethiest, the world and history is full of them...l believe that Plato, certainly Aristole, Einstein, were all aetheists. And they were are great contributors to the world and great people.
However, when you merge great intellect with the spirit then magic happens! An example is Sir Issac Newton.

I believe that to, but your being a great person here on earth is only good for an earthly existance. The surprise comes when you learn there really is a God, and you being a great person here on earth was not enought for a hevenly existance.

I've read it in the Bible perhaps a hundred times, but this is the first time this actually got me as strange, so the purpose of life is nothing other than the act of believeing in God?

Yes. That is the primary purpose. Being a good person comes second. Now tell me, are you willing to be baptized and to consider Jesus as your personal lord and saviour?

The same holds true for their cousins at the other end of the monotheist spectrum. You'll first and foremost have to surrender to Allah and acknowledge Mohammed to be his messenger before you attempt to do good.

Doing good for the sake of being good, is no good.

Being good is what Christians strive for, and we do this to show are love for Christ, yet if we were not Christians, doing good is still what humankind should strive for. However, the Bible tells us that no flesh shall be justified by the works of the law. Entrance into heaven requires prefection, a life that is void of any sin. No human has ever lived such a perfect life except one. Salvation is a free gift that came at a very high price. The God of the Bible tells us, that are best works before the throne of God are nothing more than filthy rags. And the whole purpose of the Scriptures was to point out that man will never be good enought to earn salvation, yet if we accept Jesus Christ Blood Sacrifice, God would pardon us from all sin. That is the main message of the Bible.

Mr.Campbell, if I am a good person, never lies, never cheats, never harms aliving soul, gives huge chunks of his income to charity, helps people, animals, leads a blameless life, never drinks alcohol, or gambles or indulges in vice. If I work hard and live frugually, will I go to heaven?

NO, because without being born again in Christ, even one small sin will bar entrance into God's Kingdom. You see, only those who are perfect without spot will have everlasting life. And that gift is offered to everyone, yet most people will reject His gift, and they will reject it because it's Gods way, and not theirs. And what that reveals to God is their selfish nature, because it is all about them, and their own will. Those who love God, will acknowledge His gift of salvation, and they will accept it.

NO, because without being born again in Christ, even one small sin will bar entrance into God's Kingdom. You see, only those who are perfect without spot will have everlasting life. And that gift is offered to everyone, yet most people will reject His gift, and they will reject it because it's Gods way, and not theirs. And what that reveals to God is their selfish nature, because it is all about them, and their own will. Those who love God, will acknowledge His gift of salvation, and they will accept it.

NO may be enough for you Adam. For me this is exactly why Religous Fundamentalists disgust me, sorry but they do. The holier than though attitude sticks in my throat like a pineapple. If there is a god why is there conditions for his love and entry into the kingdom of god.

Does a parent make conditions on their children for loving them, of course not, every bloody kid in the world would be in therapy with trust issues.
If God is the Father why has he put conditions that you need to aspire to in order for you to enter the eternal life.

So I lead the most pure life, yet I once masterbated, guess what son your going to hell. I tell you what If that is how it played I would sooner go to hell than be up there with an idiot like that.

Answer me this.

If the Devil so bad why is he the one that punishes the sinners. If god is so good Why does he let people who rape and murder peopel entry into the Kingdom of heaven if they say they are sorry.

For me the supernatural being doing good here is the Devil, he is punidhing people.

God is the one letting murderers and rapists into heaven if they say sorry and repent.

I know the one I think is doing a good job if they existed.

N, the "No" is enough to condemn Christianity and Islam conclusively.

Why would any thinking person agree with such an ideology? Just think. You are being told that being good is not good enough. That is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard the first time I heard it.

People intuitively know it is wrong and that religion is wrong to ask that. Which is why there has been such a massive drop in church attendance in your own country. Europeans almost to a man are against this kind of thinking.

Americans too have had enough of this nonsense and the religious right is fast losing ground. Its only a matter of time.

Ahh, I misinterpreted you response.

The fact is that accoRding to the Bible being good is not good enough. It is critical to note that this is not Mr.Campbell's personal viewpoint. He is faithfully conveying to us, the core message in the Bible: Goodness is no good if you do not also sign over your complete and unequivocal obedience.

We need this message , duly certified by a Biblical expert like Mr.Campbell. Now I can take it to the other innocent bystanders and let them better undrstand the message when it is delivered to them by some scheming missionary after their souls.

This is the weak link in biblical thought that needs to be used to expose it's irrelevance in an ethical society. We require our children to be good for the sake of being good and not because there is a boogy man watching their behavior. This is a very important lesson to the children. I actually have used the bible to make this point and the kids grasp it easily: BE GOOD BECAUSE YOU ARE GOOD AND NOT BECAUSE SOME GOD WANTS YOU TO BE GOOD.