I believe in Salvation
But not salvation from Hell
I don't believe in Hell
Instead, I believe in Salvation from the potentially endless cycle of reincarnation (Hindus call this cycle "Samsara")
An illustration of reincarnation
I believe it is possible to exit Samsara and enter the afterlife - or the next level, (or whatever you want to call it!) and thus undergo salvation
Hindus call such an exit "Moksha"
But how might we achieve salvation?
Salvation by faith?
Salvation by good deeds?
Salvation by obedience to scripture?
Salvation by character?
Salvation through accepting Jesus as Lord?
I think salvation is by all of these - but is calculated into a score using the currency of Karma, or "moral credit" as I prefer to call it
We all have a moral credit score to nurture and improve
Faith bestows positive moral credit
Good deeds bestow positive moral credit
Obedience to scripture bestows positive moral credit
Being a good person bestows positive moral credit
As does accepting Jesus as your Lord.
So... it's all ultimately all about moral credit!
Hijacking an aircraft and flying it into a building will give you tons and tons of negative moral credit. If you do that you can forget about going to heaven. There will be no reward, only punishment. And no amount of positive moral credit can save you!
The moral credit (either positive, negative, or neutral) that you accumulate in your lifetime determines who you will be in your next life and can lead to Moksha if it's very high and your conduct as a human being impeccable.
I think this system is very fair and very reasonable!
This has also been posted on my blog. Click here to go there and have a look!
But not salvation from Hell
I don't believe in Hell
Instead, I believe in Salvation from the potentially endless cycle of reincarnation (Hindus call this cycle "Samsara")
An illustration of reincarnation
I believe it is possible to exit Samsara and enter the afterlife - or the next level, (or whatever you want to call it!) and thus undergo salvation
Hindus call such an exit "Moksha"
But how might we achieve salvation?
Salvation by faith?
Salvation by good deeds?
Salvation by obedience to scripture?
Salvation by character?
Salvation through accepting Jesus as Lord?
I think salvation is by all of these - but is calculated into a score using the currency of Karma, or "moral credit" as I prefer to call it
We all have a moral credit score to nurture and improve
Faith bestows positive moral credit
Good deeds bestow positive moral credit
Obedience to scripture bestows positive moral credit
Being a good person bestows positive moral credit
As does accepting Jesus as your Lord.
So... it's all ultimately all about moral credit!
Hijacking an aircraft and flying it into a building will give you tons and tons of negative moral credit. If you do that you can forget about going to heaven. There will be no reward, only punishment. And no amount of positive moral credit can save you!
The moral credit (either positive, negative, or neutral) that you accumulate in your lifetime determines who you will be in your next life and can lead to Moksha if it's very high and your conduct as a human being impeccable.
I think this system is very fair and very reasonable!
This has also been posted on my blog. Click here to go there and have a look!
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