Let me say that yes I do believe that salvation is a gift to undeserving mankind. I know what Jesus and John the Baptist had to say about it.
That said I've noticed that 90+ percent of nominal Christians have taken a differing doctrine preached after Jesus was gone by one who claimed to have seen him in the desert on the Damascus road. Jesus clearly warned that many would come in his name (Matthew 24). Jesus warned that some would claim he was out in the desert (again Matthew 24)
As for 90% of Christianity accepting a doctrine promulgated after Jesus left he warned "enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. Because small is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to life and few there be that find it.
"Take heed that ye be not deceived, for many shall come in My name"
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
