I can sympathize. :o) I should not even be in this disscussion since I disagree with so much of what I've read and even typed myself. .:o) I don't agree with it, but in my studies a large number of churches I visited espoused such a view. It was basically, 'if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior' or 'if you don't believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to God' then you will either be damned to hell or you will spend eternity in purgatory.

>I just typed and deleted three responses. That's probably a good sign that it's time for me to bow out of this discussion. It's already clear I disagree with the one-size-fits-all view of Christianity, so there's really no point in chucking tomatoes back and forth endlessly. See you in other threads!
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>>The majority of the 'christian' faiths claim that anyone who claims to be a 'christian' but doesn't believe that the only way to be a chriistian is to have a personal relationship to God through Jesus Christ is not a christian. Accepting Jesus Christ as your savior and admitting that the one and only way to salvation is through Jesus Christ is a requirement in being a christian.
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>>>>>>>>According to Christian faith, you're already lost.
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>>>>>>>Doesn't matter, I wouldn't ask them for directions anyway. There's maps on the web :).
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>>>>>>Think spiritual, not physical....
>>>>>>meditate with me, won't you brother? :-)
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>>>>>But I already know what I want to do with the rest of my life, I've done my thinking about life, universe and everything, I'm pretty much at peace with myself. If and when I face a moral dilemma (or trilemma, quadrilemma, ... enlemma), I know I can discuss it with my family.
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>>>>So what is your assessment of your life?
>>>>That you just live, work hard, try to be a good person, maybe have some kids, hope they turn out decent and maybe help man kind in some way and then die? :)
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>>>>If you have money, you can travel some, but if you think about it, that's basically it.
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>>>>>So, which definition of "lost", if any, applies here?
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>>>>In Christian point of view its about your soul. They believe that if you don't know or accept Christ as your Lord and savior, your soul is lost.
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>>>*Some* Christians feel that way.