The Christian faith is one of the largest belief systems in the world. Christians have founded countries, eased catastrophes and contributed to the world. Critics claim that it is a belief in fairy tales, but to many, it’s extremely appealing. The story of Christianity is one that has fascinated and confused many. The Creator of the world, God, made man and lived with the first humans. But Satan, a fallen angel, tricked them to disobey the Lord and eat fruit that was forbidden to them. Humans were no longer perfect, and God could no longer be with them. For God is perfect, and can only be around other things as sinless as himself. But to restore the rift between humans and himself, his son Jesus was sent to earth and killed to become the pure, unstained sacrifice to cleanse the wrong in the world. Jesus came back to life, as death could not hold him, and returned to Heaven to be with his father. Those that believe in the sacrifice that Jesus made, and accept his unconditional forgiveness, have the blessing to be called children of God. They can go and live with the Lord forever in Heaven when they die, washed clean by the perfect sacrifice, Jesus. But those who reject God and what Jesus has done for them will spend forever in torment seperated from God in Hell with Satan.
To many, the Christian story sounds unfair, and God is viewed as an uncaring proud God. The idea of eternal punishment for those that don’t believe in Jesus, or perhaps have never heard of him is a difficult topic and can be viewed as cruel. So, is God just a proud eternal being in the sky who judges who goes to Heaven and who doesn’t? The Bible clearly states that God loves everyone, even defining God as love. But the idea of a finger-pointing God casting people away from his presence doesn’t sound all that loving. Is God being hypocritical? Is God really loves everyone, why doesn’t he let everyone go to Heaven?
