MAXI, PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS QUOTE.

[The_Rorschach]

Well, as far as strict requirements go, if I remember correctly for the gentiles there were only four. I wish I had my Bible on me, my memory is so fucking terrible, but they were something like, to abstain from fornicating, not to eat meat consecrated in the names of false gods and. . .Thats where I lose track.

But yeah, you have a valid point. Christ's teachings had less to do on hell and damnation, or avoiding it, and more on explaining the message of the Kingdom on Heaven and how one who follows Him should act with compassion.

Although, depending upon how deeply you read the scriptures, there is a wealth of information to be found. I have a neat little theory on time based on the four gospels. Need to get my bible and notes to share though.

While I believe that Bible was written under the inspiration of God, and therefore His word, I believe the true words of God within are largely symbolic. For the most part, when God spoke to others, He spoke allegorically (I hope I'm not misusing this word). Like with Christ's Sermons on the Mount, he used parables.