The Union of the West wrote:Coscoba wrote:
Highly speculative interpretation.
"Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."
"He who believes and is baptized shall be saved"
"Repent and and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins"
"Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord"
Shall I go on?
I think you are taking this way too literally.
As a Middle Eastern Catholic, now observing the growing threat of ISIS in our national north, we hear stories that make you think.
Does it not say that God loves all of his Children?
Does it not say we are to love the other like God loves us all?
Do you think God would take away the Kingdom of heaven from people who led good, faithful lives, as lets say Muslims, but since they didnt get baptized, they stay out?
A recent example that comes to mind, that is, yes, extreme; but,
During the first ISIS attack at a military base in the North, in August, a muslim soldier sent a picture of himself on whatsapp, saying goodbye to his family, before he climbed on the abandoned tank to cover his Christian comrades' retreat.
When later interrogated by the press, one of his brother in arms said that the martyr stated to him, months before ISIS reached Lebanon, that he would die to save the nation's Christians from persecution.
The church teaches us that a death dedicated to saving another person's life is an act worthy of heaven. Shall this soldier be deprived of it, because his circumstance at birth prevented his baptism?
Is that equal love to all of God's children?