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Originally Posted by gpick24
Here you go, a repeat of my questions in case you missed them.
If getting into heaven doesn`t require you to be good, but to spread the word of god -
1. What`s the point of having 10 commandments
2. Does that mean any child the dies has no chance of going to heaven because they haven`t lived long enough to spread the word of god.
3. Does anyone who has never learned to read or has never owned a bible has no chance either.
4. Will all gods paedophile church ministers be welcomed with open arms.
5. Why is there no mention of Kangaroos in the bible.
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Hi again gpick,
I have said before (I think) that no one is fit to enter heaven because sin cannot be in the presence of God. What constitutes sin? It is the breaking of the God's commandments (found in Exodus chapter 20). Therefore man needs a remedy for sin and that is found in the sacrifice of the Lamb (Jesus). That is the purpose of the commandments—to convince man of sin because they cannot be kept in their entirety. God says the breaking of one makes man guilty of the breaking all of them.
The answer to your second question is a grey area since the scriptures do not enlighten us on this point. Jesus did say not to forbid them but welcomed them into his arms. I think we can take it that no one ignorant of the facts would be pronounced guilty but I do suspect that a simple test will be done to ensure that they are fit to be in God's presence but that is just me rabbiting on.
The answer to question 3 is that God does have other ways of communicating with us other than just reading but he does expect those of us who are able to read his word to act on it. Passive reading is next door to being useless. I cannot say more than that as one has to be saved to be able to understand it.
The answer to your next question (which by the way is difficult to follow) is that in question 2, I explained God's special relationship with children. Therefore those who abuse them can expect no mercy (contrary to popular thinking today).
And the answer to your last question; pray about it.