I'm rather puzzled by the bit about "he judges us on how well our lives
have served His purposes." The Apostle Paul (in Romans 8:28) says that
"all things" (and by extension all people) are working according to His
plans. The noted apologist C. S. Lewis echoes this view in his
"children's" novel THE LAST BATTLE: the Calormenes loyal to Tash were
given credit for their devotion to Tash as though they had served Aslan.
Their devotion to their notion of God (even though their notion, their
ideology, was false) "was accredited to them as righteousness."
It would seem that your position is basically that, as long as one is
sincere in one's beliefs and earnestly works to live according to those
beliefs, one is considered righteous before God. Is this a fair
statement of your beliefs, or have I misunderstood? (I'm not necessarily
disagreeing, mind you; I simply wanted to make sure I understood you
correctly.)
Andrew Callender
afcallen@king2.king.bristol.tn.us