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Atheists & Agnostics

edhopper

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3. Yes

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 16, 2015, 09:35 AM

Aug 2015

putting their lives in the way to save others.
But outside the dying for sins bullshit, how did Jesus die for anyone? Whose life did his sacrifice save?
And since people still supposedly sin and can be sent to hell, who did he die for, how did his death change anything?
How does that compare with, say, the emergency workers who went into the towers to save people?

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The Christian Message [View all] mr blur Aug 2015 OP

I'd buy that card :)... nt uriel1972 Aug 2015 #1

Never understood the "sacrificial blood of Jesus" thing. Many people have died for others through... BlueJazz Aug 2015 #2

Yes edhopper Aug 2015 #3

Yep...that's kinda' what I thought. He didn't seem to die for much if we're still going to hell. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #5

Jesus didn't even stay dead Lordquinton Aug 2015 #8

Good point ! BlueJazz Aug 2015 #9

He's one-third of God... onager Aug 2015 #10

Buy-bull ....ambulatory corpses That's good, that's REAL good! BlueJazz Aug 2015 #11

I would love to send out this as a card! SoapBox Aug 2015 #4

Are worms vermin? Curmudgeoness Aug 2015 #6

Hookworms, liver flukes, pinworms, nematodes Warpy Aug 2015 #7