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In reply to the discussion: I have been criticized for calling Christianity a shortcut religion. [View all]unblock
(52,483 posts)13. genuine, sincere deathbed confessions work
but if you plot your whole life around sinning, expecting to be able to confess at the last minute, and then snicker while you pretend to suddenly see the light, that whole plan doesn't work.
either your life will end suddenly, without time to confess; or your heart will be so hardened by then that you will not be able to be sincere.
or so i'm told.
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I have been criticized for calling Christianity a shortcut religion. [View all]
MineralMan
Dec 2017
OP
I think a lot of you MineralMan, but when it comes to my belief I think the phrase is
TexasProgresive
Dec 2017
#3
Well sometimes the hard sell is convincing them they are awful and in need of saving.
trotsky
Dec 2017
#20
It's pretty easy, really. We're all liable to do selfish things that harm others.
MineralMan
Dec 2017
#21
If that's the case, there are far fewer actual Christians than people who believe
MineralMan
Dec 2017
#17
The concept of divine forgiveness is fucked up, when you really think about it.
Act_of_Reparation
Dec 2017
#18
Your original comment appears to merely be a statement about divine forgiveness
Peaceful Protester
Dec 2017
#48
That is the problem when one insists on a very simplistic framing of a faith.
guillaumeb
Dec 2017
#23