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Originally Posted by james73
If you accept there are different paths to salvation for different alien races, why is it so hard to accept there are different paths to salvation right here on earth?
Just think how complicated things would become if alien visitors with different salvation belief (but holding that belief directly from the same God you believe) came to visit earth. How would you discern whether they were in fact alien "Christians" and not alien "Muslims" or alien "Buddhists". How would you discern whether they even actually believed in the same God?
Or maybe they have a picture of a tablet with "YHWH" written on it, which you could claim to be proof they are of the same God - how do you then prove they are not alien "Jews" or alien Jehovah's Witnesses or alien Lord's Recovery? (oh, that one's easy, they'd all be wearing the same clothes  )
Would you try to convert them to Jesus or accept that they have a different salvation model?
Philosophical questions for you, not to be taken too seriously but fun to ponder |
That's assuming the aliens sinned. I know I am going off the deep end here so take this with a grain of salt. In NDEs of people who've been to heaven where God showed them beings from other worlds, it was made known to them that the aliens never sinned and fell like we did, we are the exception.
But Because humans had to go through much more by overcoming sin, we'll also be rewarded with much more. God gave us the right to be royalty as his children, an offer that was not extended to anyone else.
Now the bible says we are royalty and we will rule and reign with Jesus. In eternity he is The Lord of lords and the King of kings. Who are these lords and kings? They are us. This concept of us being royalty would have much more meaning if we also reigned in life over other all types of beings in eternity as servant-kings.
Of course I could be wrong and I certainly would not die for this theory
1 Cor 2:9
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”—