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Old 10-10-2011, 02:13 AM   #19
thaskalos
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So, does the fact that I have little use for an organized religion condemn me to a life in hell ? I hope not.

I'm interested in how many others do not attend services regularly and still feel good about their status in God's eyes.
My next door neighbor is a Greek Orthodox priest, and we often have discussions about God, the afterlife...and what is expected from us in order to gain entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven.

I asked him once if being an honest and compassionate human being was enough...or were we expected to be more than that...

"God did not create us just to be honest and compassionate", he told me..."He created us so we could be his WARRIORS".

"Unless we make great sacrifices for Him, Heaven will not be for us"...he said.

I solemnly confessed to him that our acquaintance would have to be limited to this life alone...
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