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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart
Those aren't Christians because they don't respect people with different beliefs. Neither do they respect God in his sole right to judge humans.
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Ehhhh, I know a fair amount about the history of Christianity. Christianity has never been big on "respecting those with different beliefs". Christianity is "universalist" and so doesn't allow for the existence of alternative moral orders. If you have different beliefs, you are at best a heretic misguided by Satan. Either way, you're just waiting to be "saved" by Jesus.
Likewise, saying they feel God has the sole right to judge humans isn't very accurate to the Christian view (though it describes Judaism or Islam to a tee), as Christianity is built on the idea of forgiveness of sins. IE by believing in Jesus Christ, and seeking salvation through him(and by extension his church), you escape God's judgement. Though this
somewhat depends on your denomination. In short, God isn't really a judge in the way he is in Judaism/Islam, because
he loves you, and if you don't love him back, you're doomed to go to hell...