Nothing like a good ol' church conference to get the evangelical blood flowing. When I was 15, our church hosted our denomination's annual youth conference, and boy oh boy, did we ever confer... with the opposite sex. But when we weren't teasing and wondering if that girl may be interested in a short-term dating relationship, we did do some constructive activities. One of these was to conduct a "God Survey" of people in downtown Saskatoon. We were all nervous at first, but after trying on perfume at the Body Shop at Midtown Plaza (hey, you have to do strange things to impress conference girls from Oregon), we talked to several people on the streets. I remember being shocked by the answers that many businessmen and shoppers gave. Shocked, that is, at how few of them denied God's existence.
When you grow up in an Evangelical youth group, you're kinda bombarded with the teaching that most of the world is filled with evolutionist athiests. But to the contrary, in most of the conversations I've had with unchurched folk, I've been surprised at how many believe God exists. And in the more in-depth conversations, (with both churched and non-churched people) I'm surprised at this recurring thought: "Yeah, as long as you're a good person, [no matter what you believe] you'll end up going to heaven."
And so, my question is twofold:
What should you say to a camper who tells you this?
What Scripture teaches that this is belief is true or false?
Oh, and you can't use John 14:6. That one's too easy.
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I dont think I quite understand what your asking.
i was recently in a school play that talked about how people all thought that they could find their own way to heaven when at the end of time they all found thier fault and begged for mercy. some good verses are- Colossians 1:15-17
15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
and another to consider when they say that being good or just saying there is a God will get them to heaven.- Matthew 7:21
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
another gooder is- John 10:28-30
28I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all[a]; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. 30I and the Father are one."
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