Is Christianity the only way to Heaven?
Hi Everyone, I know I have been such a slacker on this site lately. I was going to do a few posts over the weekend, but I went out Saturday night with some friends and didn’t feel up to doing much the next day. I am a little curious to know what my reader’s views on Tarot cards are. Do you think they are evil? Tarot cards represent someone else’s religion, so why would we judge them for using them?
Don’t get me wrong when I say my site is mostly a Christian based site, but why not welcome all walks of faith? I wouldn’t mind learning more about different religions. Christians believe that our religion is the only right one; therefore everyone else who believes something other than what Christians believe will go to hell. Wow, that’s kind of cruel don’t you think? Do you think God would really send everyone else who isn’t a Christian to hell?
Christians believe that Jesus is the way to the father and not only a way to the father, but the ONLY way to the father. In order to get to heaven you must accept Jesus as your lord and savior. I sometimes ponder the idea of all these other people in this world that have other religious beliefs and I just wonder why God would be so cruel to them by sending them to hell just because they have a different religion.
Let’s take a look at some of these people in foreign countries. I don’t think every single person in a foreign country has heard about the Christian faith. Why would the people who have never heard of our faith be condemned to hell? I know we have missionary people out there who travel and spread the word of God, but I still don’t think everyone hears of our faith.
I just know that our God is a loving God, so why would he condemn so many people to hell for having a different religion other than the Christian faith.
Posted: May 6th, 2008 under Religion.
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Time: May 6, 2008, 12:11 pm
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Comment from James D. Wickson
Time: May 6, 2008, 7:01 pm
I play card games with Tarot cards. I mean actual card games similar to Spades or Bridge. Tarot cards were not originally intended for divination. They were made for a trick taking card game. The variants of the original Tarot game are still played today in continental Europe. The use of Tarot cards in connection with divination and the occult did not begin until long after the creation of that deck.
I don’t believe God really cares what people do with a deck of 78 cards but the divination only model under which Tarot decks are currently sold in the US and in many other countries is flawed. It does not reflect the whole truth regarding Tarot. Most Americans only think of Tarot cards in connection with divination and the occult and are completely unaware that Tarot, at least as originally conceived, is a family of trick taking card games. I think the common understanding that we Americans have of Tarot cards badly needs revision. I believe our culture would benefit in many ways if we had a better understanding of the card playing aspects of Tarot instead of always treating it in this very one-sided fashion as a divination tool. We Americans for the most part have not been given the entire truth about Tarot cards. I think this state of affairs needs to change.
Comment from kathy
Time: May 10, 2008, 8:34 pm
I was taught that God doesn’t condemn you to hell if you haven’t heard about Jesus. The act that condemns you to hell is having been taught about Jesus and denying Him anyway. Basically, according to my understanding and belief, people in areas that haven’t had missionary contact should be saved from damnation. I don’t think God would condemn people for having had the “misfortune” of living in an area with no contact with the modern world with no knowledge of Christianity.
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