MyUncle

Just a comment re:

how could any of the denominations be correct?

I do not profess to Know what is right, but live based upon that which I believe to be right. Most of the major similar religions have a qualifier paraphrased similar to this:

That God Will judge us by the intentions of our heart.

I think it is enough to, at your very core, INTEND to do the right thing by God.

Like when your kid is just clumsy and knock's over a lamp. It would be MUCH different if he/she carelessly was playing ball in the living room. The NET effect is the same, but the intention of their heart is much different.

Please acknowledge that I said that "it is not my party", I do not believe that I get to choose who gets to go. If I were overly concerned about who else was going to be there I probably have a problem that will prevent me from getting there in the first place.

Now I honestly believe that I am following Gods will. I am happy and content that even if I am wrong, I have lost nothing. I am happy with my life even without the prospect of an afterlife. I do not expect to panic on my death bed. I do expect to be sad to leave my friends and famly behind though. I will miss them, and I expect to be missed. I am sorrier for those that will be sad that I am gone than I am for myself.

I can not picture GOD as a Larger form of sports official, or someone waiting to catch us when we fail. I see him as the person who is in our corner trying to feed us the info we need to be successful. I do not believe those directions will be the same for each of us. We are all different and each have different needs.

Just my thought! Good day all!