Originally Posted by MysticPhD

Because Christ ALREADY saved us. What we face are the consequences of our lives . . . as in reaping what we sow. We are not ALL Evil or Good. We are a combination. The parts of our lives that contain our evil or wicked instances will be refined out as dross in the consuming fire of God's pure love. The remainder will stay with us as we are "saved as by fire,"

Every instance in theOT where God is blamed is simply the result of our ancestors' ignorant belief that everything

Originally Posted by JuliaRav

Thanks for all of the responses to my first two posts.

Here's another question. I find it's very hard to understand the Bible just by reading it on my own. It's just so deep. I've checked some study guides out of the library, but I've found the same verse can be interpreted 10 different ways, depending on the author's denomination. How do I know that a particular interpretion is correct?

I can ask my pastor, but I certainly can't call him every day. I was wondering