The “fire insurance” is the only reason to dedicate your life to Christ. You may say there are little benefits, but if you weren’t going to roast in hell there’d be no reason to suffer through church, evangelizing, praying, and all that. Life’s too short.
I feel like this is kind of a glass half empty or half full thing. Your reasoning isn’t incorrect, but I feel it’s more important to focus on the eternal reward of faithfulness rather than the eternal punishment of unforgiven sin (or whatever Hell may be).
The reward isn’t as desirable as the punishment is horrifying.
Dek Rollins said:
they spend more time wacking off than they do imitating Christ’s love.The reason they do that is because it’s a natural urge and desire of human beings (which God supposedly created). It’s especially a very natural part of growing up and developing. Encouraging people, and especially youth, to repress themselves and be ashamed of themselves for something that’s biologically ingrained into them is one of Christianity’s biggest faults today.
I mean, that wasn’t my point, but okay. I don’t disagree with you.
Oh, well that’s how I took it.