Quote Originally Posted by nrajeff View Post
You are half right, Libs. If a person wants to--but is UNABLE to--help his fellowman, then God isn't going to be like a Pharisee or Calvinist and say "Too bad, you must go to hell even if it's not your fault."

The "thief" while on the cross, about to die, was obviously unable to do much in the way of good deeds for his fellowmen.

The good news from the LDS is that God is fair, and WILL NOT punish people for things they failed to do that were beyond their control. Such as not accepting Jesus due to their living in a time and place where no one had heard of Jesus. And God won't be holding anyone but Adam accountable for Adam's transgression.

So your point actually is a reason to abandon Calvinism and the Athanasian Creed, and come back to LDS, since LDS theology portrays God as a much more fair and understanding being than the compe***ion does.
You seem to have this terrible need to make God in the image of what you consider to be "fair". It really gets in the way of your "seeing" God's truth, IMHO. God is completely and perfectly just in all of His ways, whether we see it or understand it or not. That's who He is...one of His main attributes (justice), which is how we ended up in so much trouble, to begin with.