PwarYuex said:
Well that's not really a sacrifice to all, is it?
Don't you think it seems a little unfair that non-Christians who have no chance to convert to Christianity (even though they may still lead good lives) burn in hell, while murderers receive the grace of god?
That being said, your interpretation of the Bible is wrong. It is clearly stated variously that those who act poorly will be judged, whatever the hell that means.
hmm it is 'to all' in the sense that anyone who accepts the gift of grace can. but yes you are correct in the sense that even though jesus died for sinners, not all sinners will accept the gift.
no i assure you my interpretation of the bible is not incorrect. yes that is stated. there are many verses that attest to that indeed "the wages of sin is death" and so on and so forth.
however, jesus, took our sin onto him.
i am not in any way attempting to imply that a christian shouldn't bother trying to live well. it is quite the opposite in fact, as a christian one should want to live the way that god wants us to live.
also about your point about burning in hell, hell is by definition a place without god.
god is perfect, what a lot of people don't understand is that he cannot just 'let people in' who are 'leading good lives'. as i said before we are all imperfect. noone is perfect. can you see that perfect is a state of being unblemished? obviously some people are nicer and lead more compassionate lives and so on, but they are still blemished. they have sinned. we have all sinned.
the bible says we are saved not by our own works, we cannot earn salvation by 'leading good lives' as you say. jesus says 'noone comes to the father except through me'. leading a good life does not get you into heaven. only faith in jesus
Ephesians 2:8-10 (New International Version)
8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.