Quote:Romeo proclaimed: The Bible is simply a listing of humankinds close encounters with offworld beings over many centuries, why should anybody want to make it up?
Quehon said: to control people! For fear of hell!
And ...you haven't answered my questions. where in hell is the evidence???
Atheists wouldn't accept ANY evidence! For example even if Jesus appeared to them in person they'd think he was just a hallucination..
And why should we be scared of hell? It's only for murderers, thieves, perverts, con men, liars, atheists, nonchristians and corrupt politicians etc! Judgement Day is therefore the day God slings out the human trash once and for all, sounds good to me..
As for control, Christianity is all about NOT controlling anybody, and not letting anybody control you-
"Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit...be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, not lording it over those entrusted to you" (2 Cor 2:17,1 Peter 5:2-3)
"Jesus saved you from the empty way of life handed you by your forefathers" (1 Pet 1:18 )
"Don't conform to the pattern of this world" (Rom 12:2)
"You were bought at a price, don't serve men" (1 Cor 7:23)
"A friend of the world is the enemy of God" (James 4:4)
"You were dead when you followed the ways of the world" (Eph 2:1/2)
"You died with Christ from this world, so don't keep submitting to its rules" (Col 2:20)
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil" (Eph 6:12)
See, nobody can control true Christians, that's why Satan hates it so much, he can only control atheists, nonchristians and assorted religious crackpots and cultists..