Captain Nails It On Patriotism

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(09-04-2016, 01:11 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: 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."

In addition to believing in Jesus, don't you also have to ask forgiveness for your sins to get into heaven.

And about the Catholic thing, aren't those extra requirements man's things and not necessarily God's things?