>>17924194
The other way around

The moment the fruit was eaten, we were already set for death
He came to pay the price so we don't have to.

But it is up to you if you want to return home (where you have to follow his ways) or reject his sacrifice and go where we are meant to.

>>17924199
EVERYONE in the Bible lived holy lives and yet, they still suffered

The Messiah is right there on the Cross

If your definition of suffering is purely flesh, then you are, by definition, a worshipper of the world. Not really welcome in heaven


>>17924202
No. Why would he?

No forgiveness without guilt
No guilt without recognizing your sin against him
And you will not recognize it if you will not worship him

>>17796662
That is false.
Vernacular translations were praised but also labeled as dangerous because of context and mistranslations.
While it was banned, it was not a blanket ban, and people can still have access to it. It is just forbidden to use it in official gatherings. In fact, ecclesiastical authorities are known to use those Bibles when speaking to the common people

Latin was the official translation because it was the lingua franca