Quote From: gingers4uYou don't have listen to what I say. I am not God Almighty! But you do have to listen to God Almighty or else you will be sorry. For he is the one that is going to judge! As it is written in the Bible.
I am not saying to be afraid of God. I am saying that you should fear the hand of the Lord. Meaning you can have your cake here on earth, but you are going to answer to the Lord when the earth is done. That is when you are going to fear the Lord because you have to stand in judgement of all the sins you have committed her on earth and if you have not repented by now or then you will be fearing the judgement you will receive from him for your sins.
As for writing the Bible: God's Apostles wrote the Bible from what they lived and were taught by Jesus Christ. If you think there is no hell then why don't you read the Bible. A clear description of it is in Revelations. I think you better let your grandfather read it too.
God is giving us all a chance here on earth. That is the reason he sent his only son Jesus Christ who suffered and died for our sins.
So the choice is your's and others like you. You can have your fun here on earth but you had better repent now before it's too late or get ready for the everlasting punishment for your sins. May God Bless you! I will say a prayer for you and all others that are not taking the Bible (word of the Lord) so literally.
If we wanted a sermon we would go to Church. I think you are getting a little overly passionate here. I too am a Christian but I don't quite believe as you do. I feel that the Lord is a more forgiving Lord than you portray. My belief is that He knows what is in our hearts. And if we have a good heart, that he won't cast us into Hell just because we didn't manage to get in one last prayer asking for His forgiveness right before we die. A lot of people don't have the chance to say a prayer before they die but they are in fact a very good person. I can't believe that the God that I have taken into my heart, the God that I pray to and worship, could be such a vengeful God.
Here is a scenario. You have just sinned, something small, not murder or infidelity, and on your way home from the grocery store. You are hit head on by an 18 wheeler. You are knocked out and on the verge of dieing with only a few minutes left. But since you are unconscious, you can't ask the Lord to forgive you for the sin that you just committed. Are you going to burn in hell because of this? I don't think you will. That would be the literal translation from the Bible. I try to live by by the Bible but I have to admit, I am no saint. And I also do not take it as literal as you do.