addressed their souls

addressed them after death

god is a living god

Yes but they were ignorant. They required the instruction of a servant of God appointed to this task

deep down

even those men knew right from wrong

for the law is written in our hearts

I think they were ignorant of many details

they just ignored their hearts

those thad did wrong

not all were wrong

at all

you had big societies

not all were evil

What about a mentally retarded man?

Can he truly be expected to find morality obvious

well yes and most do

Or does he require instruction

and if not, god knows

you should be teachers

the bible says

so you can teach

I believe living a Christian Life is NOT obvious, which is why we have the Bible, prayer, a community of Christians, elders, etc.

jesus will tell people

go away from me i have never known you

those that say they believe in god

We enter it ignorant and must learn

yet just do evil stuff

to them he will say

i have never known you

thereby pointing out that they did not truly believe at all

a christian life means being a good person. and yes, the bible is god's word. the bible says to give your life for your friend is an expression of the greatest love

the bible also says the letter kills

so to read the bible to save another person or teach him is to give your life

At this point I am convinced that the debate is based solely on different ways of communicating the same thing

the only thing im pointing out is

do not rely on your works thinking you will be saved because of them

rely on your faith

You say faith alone, I say faith without works is dead, but we both believe that a man of faith must live his faith out

god does not love boasters

well he does love them