My general point is, it doesn't matter what you believe, it matters how you live.
that's not true. god says the only way to get to the kingdom is through him. this means that you need to have a personal relationship with the lord jesus christ to get to the kingdom. sure, you will be rewarded for the things you do if you make it, but only if you trust in jesus as your lord and savior and admit that you are a sinner. whoever said that ministers take what is given in the offerings is completely wrong. it takes money to spread the word of god. they have to pay bills too. do not ever say that they take money from the church. about this whole wtc thing. i do not think it was in gods will, but he allowed it to happen. i think god is weaping because of it. if you ask me why god allows things to happen, i can't tell you why. all i can say is that he won't give us more than we can handle. just look now, we can handle this. the nation has came together as one, an outpour of people donating money, blood, food, clothing etc.