The Bible sas God favors his children. It may sound harsh but it's the plain and simple truth. God is very clear of his laws in the Bible and most of you are extremely quick to discount the scriptures completely.
Call me close-minded, call me hateful, call me whatever you'd like, but I'm getting my beliefs right out of the Bible. Do you find the Bible hateful and offensive? The Bible is an offensive book. It's not for the feint of heart. It's harsh and it makes clear that God deals with sin harshly. If you can't accept the fact that our God is a jealous and angry god then you don't believe in the God of the Bible.
So many people say to me "we all interpret the Bible differently, who are you to tell anyone what it says? You think you know everything about God don't you?". No I don't know everthing about God and I don't know everything about the scriptures, but God made some things very very clear through the scriptures, some things I don't understand how anyone who says they believe the Bible is God's word could question. The Bible says those who practice idol worship, be it gold statues or gold coins, are fools and will not be accepted into the kingdom of Heaven. The Bible says this and it's clear for anyone with eyes to read. Why can't you accept that the Bible says this?
I don't know everything about God. I'm sure I know next to nothing about God, but I do know what God left for us in the scriptures, which is all I need to know to have a personal relationship with him. I also know that everything in the Bible is to be taken as the absolute truth. If the Bible says that those who bow down before idols in worship aren't going to Heaven then I KNOW that they won't be going to Heaven. Are you telling me that the Bible is a flat out lie? I don't understand how anyone who calls themselves a christian can do that.
That may seem unfair and harsh to you. It is harsh. But Sin isn't taken lightly. God doesn't just let everyone get away with whatever they feel like doing. Christ's sacrifice only blots out the sins of those who are willing to repent, and I don't mean repent to Allah. Christ himself said that he is the one and only way to Heaven. Christ said this.
But so many of you who call yourselves christians tell me that that's not true, that people of all religions and faiths will be in Heaven. Why do you think this? Because it makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside? Jesus commanded christians to reach out and preach his word (the Bible) to the lost. Who are the lost? Anyone who hasn't accepted him as the one and only lord and savior. Read the scriptures if you disagree.
Only those who accept Jesus Christ as the one and only way to eternal life will get into Heaven. This is what Christ said and it's undeniable. If you deny it you're lying to yourself. If you don't believe this you either don't believe Jesus is the son of God or you believe that Christ was a liar or off his rocker.
I sound harsh, but the truth is harsh. I know some of you will think "oh look at shart, he thinks he's so righteous, that he needs to tell us how to live our lives. Christ would never endorse such behaviour." I know the truth about how to get into Heaven because I know what Jesus told us to do. The Bible says that the scriptures are to be used to judge righteously, to differentiate the christians and the non-christians. Don't call me close-minded and judgemental when all I'm doing is quoting the scriptures. These scriptures aren't rocket science either. Basically it's saying "Jesus = the only way to Heaven, idol worship = against God". How you could not see that I don't understand.
If you disagree with me then I'd like to see how you interpret these scriptures. If you're afraid to even look at scripture then I think there's a bigger problem.