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Old 07-05-2008, 07:29 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mikeuk View Post
Christ sets out mankind's choice with characteristic bluntness. Christians and non-Christians should be in no doubt about the stark message of the Gospel.

“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned” (Mark 16:16).
Well firstly there are the problems with the gospels as historical sources of Christ and also it is not at all clear that hell was what Christ was talking about, that idea only became popular after 400 AD.
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