Captain Nails It On Patriotism

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(09-04-2016, 02:16 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I remember reading about how only God can judge us. I thought that meant He judged whether we went to Heaven or Hell. According to whatever source I was reading, my thinking was incorrect. Our destination is determined by whether we are saved or not. Judgement Day determines if our Heavenly stay gets upgraded. Kinda like Vegas. In a way, isn't that a letter grade?

In the original Christian theology, the big question to get into heaven is, "Did you believe in Jesus or not?" They don't worry about whether you were a sinner. They just automatically check 'yes' in that block. But some denominations believe there are some other criteria. For example, in Catholicism they wanna know, "Did you do all of the things you were supposed to do to be a good Catholic?" (baptism, confession, etc.). If the answer is 'no', then you have to go to purgatory. Purgatory is like a remedial class. They dump you there for a few years to figure things out and tell you, "We'll get back to you on the whole Heaven thing, dude."