re: #268 avanti

OK, serious question for our Christian friends. I sponsored a midshipman at the Naval Academy, a sort of home away from home for the kid. In the 4 years he was with us, he felt like our son and we were like his second parents.
The issue is that he is a Evangelical Christian and is troubled that his second “mom & dad” are going to hell. Short of accepting Christ, how can we relieve him of that burden ? No small issue for him, he’s prayed and cried over it. He’s in flight school now, but we talk every week.
BTW, neither he or his parents have pushed their faith on us, but I can see it troubles him.

What God did in Genesis was to place Adam and Eve in front of two trees; Life, representing God, and knowledge representing everything else.

God gave them the choice. We all have a choice, if God gave Adam and Eve the choice, we as Christians should respect the choices people make.

The gospel is not a fire insurance gospel, repent or burn in hell unlike many evangelicals miss-apprehend.

Christians should not push, lay guilt trips. badger or coerce. If what we have faith in is true, our sharing is not in vain. But we have to live the life first, and not offended in our gospel.

Thank him for his concern, ask him to respect your choice as God respected Adam and Eve’s.