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Originally Posted by Morrigoon
You say "being good when you're really not" but who we are is defined by our choices. Harry Potter is a Gryffindor, not a Slytherin, KWIM?
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No, not really. Especially when your next post includes this:
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Originally Posted by Morrigoon
I do not buy into dogma, but rather look for underlying intent behind behavior.
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If the intent behind apparently good acts is simply a desire to avoid punishment and not a desire to do good then I'd argue that your "goodness" is questionable. Though yes, it is often true that the beneficiary of such apparently good acts probably doesn't care.
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Originally Posted by Morrigoon
However, accepting the sacrifice means realizing that you believe in Jesus and what he says.
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What about the part where he says there's only one path to God and that is through him? Such as in John 3?