Atheists: I used to be lost and purposeless like you!?

Question

Then I found God and my life started to have meaning. I repented and was shown my path to save YOU. We are lending our hand to pull you out of Satan's hole, but you must give us your hand in return. Otherwise Satan will claim you and you will plunge head first in his blazing pits of hell.

Answer 1

You can't save the atheists, there's no hope for them save the lukewarm christians and agnostics while there's still time

Answer 2

Does God send people to hell?



Are we saying that some people do good enough so that they go to heaven, and other people do wickedly, and so they go to hell? If true, then just how good must you live in order to go to Heaven? And how bad must you live in order to merit Hell? And what of those folks who land somewhere in the middle?



Let's do a thought experiment: Out of all creation, there's this fellow, call him Dave, who has lived a life that is both good and bad. And there's this other fellow, call him Jim, who has lived virtually the same life. both of these fellows are somewhere in the middle; neither are really bad people, and neither of them are terribly good people either. In fact, these two people just happen to be right on the point of division. Dave and Jim have lived virtually identical lives, and it just happens that with Dave, there is this tiny bit of good he did sometime when he was a kid; Jim is just the same, except in his youth there was this one tiny moment when he was ever so slightly not so good. So we have these two people, identical in all respects, save that very tiny bit of good or that tiny bit of bad.

So it comes to pass that Dave goes to Heaven and Jim, uh -- doesn't.

Almost anyone would say, "Hey, where's the justice here? These people were virtually the same and one goes to eternal bliss, and the other to eternal torment, forever cut off from the face of God."

Dave is aware of this, and from his place in Heaven, he says, "I am no better than Dave! Why should I prosper, while he is in eternal torment?"

Picture the families of the blessed in heaven, lamenting over that one "black sheep" of the family who was sent to torment. Like a mighty army, they all cry out, "Why, O Lord? How can we have joy in heaven when one dear to us lies in the eternal abyss of hopeless torment forever?"



It is, of course, just a thought experiment, but for most of us, it exposes a major problem in the Heaven-or-Hell theory of eternity -- something to ponder?



Now consider these questions. I think they are really pretty simple.



Do you believe that God is loving?



Do you believe that God is just?



Do you believe that God is merciful?



Do you believe that such a God would create such a thing as Hell -- let alone ever send anyone there?



Neither do I.

Answer 3

Atheists: I used to be lost and purposeless like you!?



- No, you were just an idiot.



Then I found God and my life started to have meaning.



- And then you prove it. Being lead around by the nose is not "meaning" to your life.



I repented and was shown my path to save YOU



- How about if you MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, I chose my life to live my way, I have no interest in your fantasy.



We are lending our hand to pull you out of Satan's hole,



- And we don't want it, so MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.



but you must give us your hand in return.



- EXACTLY, and I am not, so again, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.



Otherwise Satan will claim you and you will plunge head first in his blazing pits of hell.



- YES, THAT IS MY LIFE NOT YOURS, SO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

Answer 4

You are mentally ill and I'm not, I don't want to be crazy so stay away.

Answer 5

So you were a waste of space then you started believing in supernatural entities? Good for you.



Do you have a question?

Answer 6

Do not worry. We do not believe in Satan too.

Answer 7

" I repented and was shown my path to save YOU"



If you think this post is going to "save me" you've been horribly horribly lied to by your imaginary friend.

Answer 8

good to know you found your delusions again. We won't miss you. Byeeee

Answer 9

You ARE lost and purposeless, troll. Now, run along and get into your jammies -- and don't forget to brush your teeth. God won't save them for you.

Answer 10

Shut the hell up.

Answer 11

Laugh!!!!!!!!!!! People like you ridicule Chrsitianity and not only drive people further away from God but are the reason so many DECENT people are becoming ANTI THEISTS!



Pew News reports Christianity is shrinking with a corresponding rise in atheism!



Five times as many Americans in 2014 said they never prayed compared to those asked the same question in the 1980s

Answer 12

You were never like me for you know nothing about me hence your not a Christian who follows the teachings of their god.

Answer 13

Good for you. My life has enough meaning; I don't need a deity for that.

When you hear something over and over, you eventually tune it out. We know the arguments you use and we're more than familiar with your book (and other faiths usually). Bringing it up constantly is beating a dead horse.

Answer 14

The first problem is that I'm not lost and purposeless, Second, I used to be a Christian, as were many other atheists, it's not a matter of not being familiar with your happy horseshit. Third, if your goal is to convert atheists to your beliefs, even a simple minded person ought to realize that insulting us is counterproductive to that goal, as you do here and in other questions such as this one: https://answersrip.com/question/index?qid=20170405054139AANBKvD

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If it gives you some measure of comfort to believe your life is magically ruled by invisible supernatural beings you've never seen, and for which there is utterly no tangible evidence, that's fine. It isn't God you're enamored with, though, it's the promise of an afterlife, so at least be honest about that. Your ego can't cope with the fact that you will one day die and cease to exist, so you substituted this comfortable delusion instead. That's your business. Sorry, but I'm not that desperate or that gullible.

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Answer 15

Oh, please. Give all that horseshit a rest.

Answer 16

My friend I'm so glad you're worried about my wellbeing for I fear for yours. Living a life of hatred & fear willing others to go to hell, do you see what you have become?



You must seek enlightenment so as to release your karma from hateful & fear.

Answer 17

You found purpose in having an imaginary friend?



I'm so happy for you...

Answer 18

OK, I found that Buddhism was the only thing I could believe. Beyonce said she used the bible as a tampon.