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[COLOR=deep pink]Well, this has certainly been interesting to read this thread.
Personally, I am a Christian. One of the main things that I find so...what's the word...discouraging (I guess) about Christianity is the big fuss over denominationalism *sp*. I personally don't have a certain denomination. I'm a Christian. that's it. I believe in God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost. I believe in the teachings of the Bible, whether they "actually" happened as described or at all, is irrelevent to their message and teachings. There is no hell, the book of Revelations outlines what is to occur when Jesus returns to the Earth. Hell is a term people made up. Its non-existant. I believe that a person's soul can be saved when you accept the gift of salvation. From then you have to change your life, which is a lifelong process. THAT doesn't happen overnight. But since NO ONE is perfect, no one will get it exactly right, the point is to try to do it right, and to make amends to God when you slip up. I've sinned a plenty, but I apologize for them and try to move beyond them and try not to do them again.
But the whole thing is to discover for yourself what YOU personally believe in, and to respect others beliefs even if they are different from your own. You don't have to like it or agree with it, but you do have to let people be to find their own path. You can show them yours, but you can't MAKE them believe it. [/COLOR]
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