WHEN?
Thomas Roper ¹

The next time you are approached by a Christian missionary you might think about asking him, or her, the question listed below.  I should add that my experience, as a Baptist pastor, has shown you probably will not receive a very intelligent response.

I have a question for those who believe that one must “accept Jesus” as messiah, G-d, and the son of G-d, in order to “be saved.”

At what point in history did this become necessary?

· Was it at the time that Jesus was born?

· Was it when he began his ministry?

· Was it when he was crucified?

o Was it when, according to Christian teachings, he “arose from the dead?”

o Was it when, according to Christian teachings, he “ascended to heaven?”

WHEN??

If it was at one of those points, say for example when he was crucified, did a person in China who died the next day, go to hell because he had not accepted Jesus as savior?  In other words:  Is it or is it not, necessary for one to accept Jesus as G-d, in order to please G-d?  If so, “when ― at what point in time ― did it become necessary?”

Footnote:

1.  Mr. Roper is a former Southern Baptist pastor who converted to Orthodox Judaism. He resides in Virginia Beach, VA.

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