If a persons time on earth is just a test to determine if that individual is worthy of heaven, why are people born so different? Take psychopaths for example. People born without empathy. How are they supposed to love their neighbor as their self?
On another thread people are talking about drag queens. Gay people claim they are born that way. That homosexuality is not a choice. I would daydeam about kissing girls in my kindergarten class. Gay people daydream the same kind of stuff only about people of their own sex. Why are people punished for being what their creator created them to be? Psychopaths or gay for example.
What about people raised in a culture of Hinduism? They hear about Christianity but reject it because of what they have lived and been taught from birth. They get set on fire too? By the supreme judge of the universe? Kinda seems like that judge is more than a little mentally ill his/her self.
Danny
Personally, I don't think there is anything any Christian is going to be able to tell you or do for you that will make u believe. I think you have fought so hard for so long not to believe you could have possibly been given over. But there is always hope as long as you have breath. And I will try to shed a little light on some of the stuff you just mentioned by putting some emphasis on the giving over part.
We actually walked and talked with God himself when we were created (Walked & Talked). Through pride (sin) with a little help from another of God's Creations (Lucifer/Satan/bringer of light) that is jealous of the relationship we (had) with God. Who wants to destroy mankind because of that jealousy. We have over time fallen further and further from God. I call it devolving. So we as a race have went from walking and talking to seeing miracles and such to now all we have is His word with some not so obvious miracles. If God were to have completely walked away from the human race we would simply have stopped existing. Not only because we would destroy each other but because God is tje glue that keeps all those life sustaining dials in just the right place.
Now through individual sin and rebellion against God. People through out mankind's history have been given over and in some cases cursed by God. The Bible says the fear of God is the beging of wisdom/knowledge. If that is true? Then what is the opposite? It's foolishness! And He says you will be given over to that.
To put it quit simply:. Over time whole generations and types of demographics have been given over to their pride. It don't take long either! You can see it in a single Christian family unit just two or three generations!