jar writes:
But I do believe that God not just resurrected Jesus (that is a fairly common theme in many religions) but the he Ascended in to Heaven and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I'm curious as to what you mean by resurrection. Are you talking about a "Jesus Seminar" understanding, where it is a metaphor or possibly some kind of vision, or was the resurrected Jesus present physically in that He BBQ'd fish and could be touched?
jar writes:
That still doesn't tell us anything about GOD.
Of course it would. If God resurrected Jesus then that is an affirmation of Jesus' life and message, so when we see what Jesus says about God it has considerable credibility
GDR writes:
Will my behaviour be judged on the same basis as someone who grew up being physically and mentally abused?
jar writes:
No one knows.
OK. We don't know but we do have beliefs. If we give any credence to what the Gospels claim that Jesus said, then we can expect judgement to be fair. IMHO the person who does the best job of sorting that out is Lewis. Essentially as I read him, it is that it isn't about what we do or don't do but about where our hearts lie. The things we do or don't do are symptoms of that but also driven by personal circumstances.
He has told you, O man, what is good ; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8