Quote Originally Posted by Leslie View Post
That is not saying a person who worships a pagan god will go to heaven.....

He's saying that people can't make excuses for why they didn't come to God because he's self evident in nature. What you're trying to say is that if a person does good works, he will go to heaven, no matter if he worships Christ as God or demotes him to a mere prophet apparantly.

I wonder what one of the Popes of the middle ages would have said if you told him his Church now says they worship the same god as the Muslims. He'd probably call you a heretic and burn you at the stake.
There are many heresys in all ages, perhaps you can find a quote for me. I am sure Islam's spread must have elicited some comments from the popes. Perhaps you can demonstrate. As is, all I can find suggests a consistency. What you are saying I am saying is, however, is false. If Christ is not present in the person's life, meaning he has never encountered Christ meaningfully, then he falls under the stipulations of the p***ages I have quoted. Muslims that are brought up believing Jesus is not God in the flesh have not encountered the Gospel meaningfully. They have a some error in their religious beliefs mixed in with some very truthful elements. But do not mistake the terms pagan with Islam, Islam is not paganism. It is not nature worship. They believe in one God just the same as Judaism. If Christ judges a person to be righteous at the end of the age, it is his perogative. As such, I think the p***ages I have given demonstrate a general application of that judgement.