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Originally posted by Moses
So Gandhi goes to hell? Hard to wrap my heart around that one.
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There is considerable discussion within the Christian community regarding the value of "good works". Without going into details, the camps kind of break out like this...
- If you do good works, it will help to make you receptive to the Holy Spirit (assuming that you somehow have heard the Word of God), and you will come to believe and be saved.
- If you believe through the Holy Spirit, you will do good works.
It's kind of a Chicken and Egg type of discussion.
As I said earlier, it's not for us to judge what is in other's hearts. Whether Gandhi is saved or not is up to God. As a Christian, it's my duty to be available to share and tell the truth about God's Word with people who want to learn about it. If Gandhi heard about Jesus (as I'm pretty sure that he did), and chose to turn away, it's kind of like a poor innocent man in court turning away a top shelf court appointed lawyer. Do so at your own risk. Given that nobody's perfect, you won't have much to stand on.