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comment by thenewgreen

I can understand how being a Christian would influence your desire to remain unknowing as to the date/time of your death. Like all religions, Christianity asks it's partitioners to adhere by a code. But Christianity throws in the ability to atone for sins even on your death bed which would definitely create the temptation to "cheat". But as they say, "the sinners have all the fun", maybe life would be more interesting with a bit of the forbidden right up to the last moment?! -JK. Hope you had a nice Christmas Raxyn.





Raxyn13  ·  4356 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Haha, I hope you had a good... whatever you celebrate, if anything!

The thing is, I don't know if my repentance of sin would be sincere if I it was based on me skirting the system. I'm just a normal guy, and normal guys mess up: I don't expect any special treatment from God just because I'm a Christian. So if I spend my whole life giving Him the finger and then elbow him with a wink and a nudge just before I kick the bucket, how does that make me a good follower? I'd rather live my life not knowing, that way every day I can serve Him AND the people around me. Because a Christian that doesn't live for others really isn't doing it correctly!

Also, thanks for being so civil! On Reddit any mention I make of my faith becomes a massive circle-jerk. I'm glad this community is a bit more accepting. :)