Why?

[LogDog75]

7. Good questions

I too am an atheist and I find people's belief in religion to be difficult as to why they believe. I looked-up John 3:16 and Mathew 1:21 and here's what they say.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
So what confuses me is if someone who never heard of Jesus will perish and not have eternal life? Seems rather cruel of an omnipotent being (think Q from Star Trek: TNG) to make this judgement so narrow.

Mathew 1:21: She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
Since Jesus was Jewish that means only those of the Jewish faith would be saved. Again, it seems rather cruel of an omnipotent being to make this judgement so narrow.

When you ask a Christian or someone of another religion to explain they use the vague that "It's God's will" or that God has a plan for us but they never can explain why God doesn't share it with us.

When I want to have fun Christians, especially Evangelicals, I ask them this question: "Can Joseph sue Mary for divorce on the grounds of adultery? After all, Joseph isn't Jesus's biological father." The look on their faces is priceless.