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I don't mind if you disagree with us, but I wish you would make an effort to understand what it is we actually believe. God was not correcting a mistake. To claim no one was redeemed for 5000 years is not what Scripture teaches. So what was the case of these people? So wasn't this the case for people before Jesus? Before God created man, He had already prepared to meet the crisis if it would eventuate. It was not inevitable that Adam sin. God created him perfect, and with the power to choose. There was no sin in Adam, until he chose to disobey God's simple requirement. Adam and Eve were created to live forever, however, their future was completely dependent upon their willingness to obey. They most certainly could have lived forever, for they had free and easy access to the tree of life. Sadly though, in their desire to become more than what God had created them for, (sound familiar), they chose to disbelieve God and believe the devil, who promised them they would become like God, and never die. This was the first lie, and astonishingly has been repeated from pulpits the world over ever since. However, praise God, like I said He was ready for that crisis, and Jesus immediately stepped up and promised to take upon Himself the death that Adam brought upon himself and all his offspring. We do not deserve to die for his sin, but our own, for as I am sure you are aware, we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. The people of history before the incarnation had faith in a future Saviour. This Saviour was brought to their minds in the form of the gospel as revealed in the ancient Jewish sanctuary services. Every lamb, every offering portrayed in type the future Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world. And as they looked to the services of their sanctuary or temple as depicting the forgiveness and mercy of a gracious and loving Saviour, so we also look now to the sanctuary in heaven where that same Saviour awaits all who would come to Him in faith, and from which He will soon return to take His believing brethren home with Him, thus fulfilling all the purposes of God that He created man for in the beginning. "For this is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom, thou didst send."

I haven't read through the whole thread, so I apologise if this reply has been offered before...in fact, I am sure it has been in one form or another, however, I do feel compelled to reply, for in seeing the title of the OP, "Why Choose Christianity?", the answer that immediately came to mind was Jesus. Christianity is all about Him. Jesus, our Creator and Redeemer. Without Jesus there is no hope, no future, no life, for as Paul said to the Athenians; "in Him we live and move and have our being". Christianity is all about a gracious merciful passionately all loving God who despite our rebellious sinful behaviour chooses to come in search of His lost children. As He walked in the garden of Eden after our forbears sinned and called "Adam, Adam, where are you?" so He calls to all today, "Come unto me all ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Christianity is not about man's search for God and finding his own way to paradise. No, no. Christianity is about the Creator of the universe becoming eternally one with His creation by becoming a man, suffering throughout His life the enmity and hatred of a nation that recognised Him not, and offering Himself to death the wages of sin that we deserve, and thus offering mankind hope. Christianity is about an all powerful merciful loving Saviour who right now is ministering in the heavenly sanctuary as our High priest offering all who would come to Him in faith forgiveness, and the promise of a new life in Him. Why choose Christianity? Because Jesus said "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no man can come to the Father except through Me."