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Originally Posted by Elspode
But still...he will be forgiven, as long as he accepts Jesus as his personal savior, so this life may suck, but Eternity will be cool.
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Because to God, any sin at all causes separation from his perfect will. He makes no distinction between lying to someone and cutting off their head, insofar as "sin" is concerned. To recognize your sin and accept forgiveness is all that's required. That's the whole point of Jesus dying. He became sin, and took the punishment in our place. That's not carte blanche to act any way you want, and you are right to doubt anything the preacher says. But man is not the example to follow, Christ is.
Jeffery Dahmer could have truly repented and been saved before his death, and spend eternity in a much better state than many lifelong "Christians" who weren't what they said they were.