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Originally Posted by Pio1980
The doctrine of salvation looks like a con to me, of little practical value if it conveys a blanket forgiveness without practical redemption for the harm caused.
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Yep. That's what makes Christianity unique. It's Grace, and no man made religion has that aspect. It's always based on works. But Christianity is not.
I use this example: Two boys are told by their individual fathers to clean up their room. One boy's father is a typical "man made" God. e.g. Allah. The other's is Jesus.
The first boy cleans up his room out of fear because he knows that if he doesn't, he's gonna be written out of the will. The second may choose to clean up his room or he may choose not to. But he knows he is in the will regardless. If he chooses to clean up his room he does it out of love and respect for his father, who he knows has his best interests at heart. If he doesn't, he knows he's being disobedient and it will chip away at his joy in his life if he does it too much, but he will still be in the will.
It's why the bible calls us heirs.