Mick70

"From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.” (John 6:66-69

You're lucky, I usually get kicked out of non-christian religious forums after just a few days..:)

My own calling is to spread the gospel on the internet and it's great fun, I've been doing it for 20 years and get good feedback from people..:)

Nothing wrong with wine, Jesus called it "the fruit of the vine" and told his disciples at the last supper that the next time they drank it together would be in heaven. I don't drink myself so that's me out then (sniffle).

thanks, i'll try again and see if it works..:)

Yes, "We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is preaching, then preach in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully" (Romans 12:6-8) "..each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that" (1 Cor 7:7) However let's not forget that monks and some nuns live secluded lives without getting involved with the world in order to work at getting closer to God.

Kids get up in the morning and happily get on with their lives, not worrying about about the weightier matters of life like we adults tend to do, so perhaps we should be like them in that respect..:) Jesus used birds as another example of how we should just get on with our lives without worrying- "See the birds of the sky, they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, yet our heavenly Father feeds them." (Matt 6:26) And Bear Grylls (a christian) used the same mindset to get through his brutal SAS training, "just DO it" was the friendly advice he gave to a fellow recruit who was beginning to falter. Grylls in SAS- https://i.ibb.co/fpHXrrd/rel-grylls-sas.jpg PS- is the Grylls pic displaying okay? I've made 76 posts and still can't find out how to post pics

The answer to the question 'What would God have us do?' is easy..:)- Jesus said - "The work God requires is to believe in the one he has sent" (John 6:28 )

Yes, the "purgatory" idea has got satan's fingerprints all over it, he's basically saying "don't worry if you find yourself in hell, you'll be let out after a while, you can trust me, why would I lie?" Jesus said "..there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies"- (John 8:42-44)

Jesus said- "Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” (John 18:37)

Okay then I think we're all agreed that when Jesus rejecters die, there's absolutely no chance for them to avoid going to hell..:) Can I digress slightly and ask about the 'purgatory' belief held by some people which claims hell has a "swing door" and that Jesus- rejecters will be let out after serving their "sentence". Personally I regard it as nonsense, or am I wrong?

So are you saying that when all nonchristians die and stand before God for judgement and he says-"Confess your sins or you'll go to hell", they'll be able to simply confess and save themselves, even though they lived their whole life on earth as Jesus-rejecters? If that's the case, won't hell will be completely empty if people can easily avoid it like that?

The holy spirit fills the universe- "Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the Lord, "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" (Jeremiah 23:24) In the same way, radio waves fill the air all around us, but we need a radio to tune into them, so when we buy a radio we need an instruction book to know which knobs and dials to tweak to tune in. Likewise Jesus is the "instructor" who shows us how to "dial in" to the holy spirit- "On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you" (John 14:20) But sadly many people have difficulty dialling in.

Can I ask a simple question?- Will Jews (and all other Jesus-rejecters) go to heaven? Or did Paul get it wrong when he said- "How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot,..it is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God" (Hebrews 10:29-31)

As for no NATO country putting boots on the ground to help the Brits, I'm sure that fact wasn't lost on the Kremlin..;) PS- I hear the US made the Brits pay through the nose for the stuff they supplied.