Yeah, I remember "evangelism classes" where one of the conversation starters they taught us was to come up to a stranger (or even a friend) and ask, "If you were to die tonight, where would you go?" That approach always struck me as being a little contrived or dishonest. And I dislike trying to leverage fear to get the outcome you wanted. I don't see the great evangelist Paul using that approach anywhere in Acts or his letters.
But, one of my lab techs was a big Jimmy Buffet fan, so I thought about getting a t-shirt made that said,
"If the volcano were to blow tonight, do you know where you're a-gonna go?"
A mate says that. If you were to die tonight where would you go ? Heaven or Hell !
I say Purgatory !
Why ? well because Jesus did not go directly to Heaven but for on the 3rd day in fact !
But if one is not truly born again, well then one is going to Purgatory or Hell ? Some may not deserve Hell ? so Purgatory would do ! why well the worthy Jews went to Purgatory until Jesus came for them !
But if one is truly born again well then you will got to Purgatory for at least 3 days and then God willing into Heaven, it may be a position within Heaven ? but one should aspire to be to of just crept through the Gates ?
You know we aspire to look up to the Saints ?
That mate i mentioned is always aspiring at the lowest denominator level of getting into Heaven ? he looks up to that ! because he has no strength or virtue and loves the free ride aspect, that he need do nothing ! No will power at all, so he will Sin on the spot with no regard ? because he demands that he will be going to Heaven regardless, even if he killed people with no regard or was a mass killer of people down the street for no reason at all ? Much like Islam ? because he is one type of Fundamentalist = the same sort of fundamentalism as Islam is coming from ! Insanity ! and self rightious religious brainwashing load of crap ! Evil !
Such lacks Gods Grace in fact ! for it's a worldly religious works trip that he is truly coming from.
For he does not know Christ Jesus at all in fact ! for he is only looking for the 2ed coming ?
This is what he is all about ! for he knows not Christ Jesus in fact ! for he is seeking him, but lives a lie ! gutless as they come !
He does not have Christ Jesus within him at all ! for he has not Grace !
He bangs on about the Jews like a total moron idolising them like a total brainwashed fool ! They can never do no wrong ! Regardless ! That's pure Evil ! Not even God looked on the Jews in that light in fact !
For they had to abide in God in fact ! and if not then, history proves they fell ! if they abide then they became worthy of God in fact !
But their is Evil and much rotten within every Church denomination the is working away like a cancer, The same was of the history Jews !
Do you Abide or not to abide is the question !
If one does not abide, then you do not love your fellow Man ? as God so loved, as Jesus pointed out !
Killing people is not worthy of Christ Jesus at all. in fact Jesus pointed to such people regarding who they were in fact ! They are the children of the Devil for he was a Murderer and a lies from the beginning ! That's what happened to the Jews, they crept in and undermined Israel !