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According to the Bible, the wages of sin is death. In the prophet Isaiah's time, death was a disgrace, a punishment to everyone because everyone sinned. As is still the case today, there was no escape from death, and in those ancient times, the people believed that the souls of the dead went to an underworld land of shadows, until all of their spiritual energy diminished completely, making the poor souls vanish forever.

These days, we don't believe in that kind of macabre ending to our souls. As Christians, we look to Jesus to have transformed death so long ago; dying now is no nightmare of oblivion, but rather it has become a promise of fulfillment, abundance, and immortality.

Atheists say that we are deluded in our beliefs. They believe that we are just randomly gathered atoms and molecules that evolved into a living being. Our lives ultimately have no meaning and we are all alone in this vast universe. There is no such thing as forgiveness, salvation, or immortality. We are just a universal accident and once we are gone as a species, nothing will be left of our mere existence.

Agnostics are not so sure. Theologically, they make a
trifecta bet as far as God is concerned. They will question the existence of a Supreme deity, but often hold out for some sort of Ultimate Being. They neither believe nor disbelieve. They are waiting for God to prove His existence. Faith is too big of an irrational leap for them to take. They would rather that God
leapt towards them.

Christians are different from both atheists and agnostics. They believe that Christ is at the center of Creation, Nature, Time, and History. He is the reason that we exist, and that we are made to eventually come to God through Jesus. The Bible tells us repeatedly that there is no other way to God except through Christ. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. There is no other name under heaven given to humankind except that of Jesus that can truly and eternally restore us to God.

You would think that this would satisfy most Christian people, but sadly there are some people in churches who do not know what to believe. They don't take the scriptures at face value anymore. They are intrigued by other faiths and curious about other religious documents. They wonder why some Christians are so absolutely sure that Christ is the only way to God. Rather than read the Gospels, the New Testament and Bible for themselves, they rely upon other sources to shape their opinions and ideas. Instead of trusting
God's source

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