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Originally Posted by photon
They try, but of course the "coverage" is going to be incomplete. So you're still left with people that do not get the chance to choose, or even know there's a choice.
And I'm curious, why didn't you answer this question: That doesn't comes across as hubris? Why am I so special that I have the Truth that most others miss?
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As I mentioned before if you are presented with the truth and choose not to accept it than there is nothing hubris about it. That is a choice you make of free will. I also believe that the very small amount of people that never hear of Jesus and his salvation will go to heaven.
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Originally Posted by photon
I was a believer for probably almost 30 years, hardly ever missed going to church at least once a week (if not 2, 3 or 4 times a week), was very involved in all different kinds of ministry and leadership.
What made me stop believing? Well I think it started when things I was being told didn't line up with the reality I was observing. So I decided to figure out why I believed what I believed, get back to basics I think I thought at the time. And as I started to read more of the Bible and more of the history of Christianity (and religion in general), the more I found outright contradicted the claims of other believers and the claims in the Bible. And during that process I was exposed to bigger questions (like the problem of evil) that there were no good answers to, which forced me to conclude that the god described in the Bible doesn't exist. There may be a deist kind of god, but not the interventionist one.
Like many I've talked to and read, it wasn't something I did willingly, I was forced kicking and screaming into.
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Well I was never forced kicking and screaming into accepting Christ as my saviour.
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Originally Posted by photon
And if I don't? Am I condemned for being honest with myself?
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Since you used to be a believer I think you know I can't answer that. Only God can and will make that determination. In my opinion (just my opinion and I mean no offense when I say this) I don't know if you are being honest with yourself or being led astray.