God Lets You Decide

Dan Delzell has a beautiful story about the god of love:

What I am about to share with you could literally lead to the salvation of your soul. And that in turn could lead to others in your family being saved after you tell them about the three chairs. It's an incredibly simple concept. The good news of the Gospel is easy enough for a child to grasp.

So here goes. Take a deep breath. And picture yourself at the gate of heaven.

Now imagine an angel of the Lord telling you: "Before you find out whether or not you are going to enter heaven, or instead, be sent to hell, I want you to sit down in one of these three chairs. But choose wisely. Once you sit down, two of the chairs will drop into hell, and only one of the chairs will remain. If you sit in the chair that remains, you will be welcomed into heaven."

http://www.christianpost.com/

At first I thought it was just another 21st century evangelist engaging in hyperbole, but then I had a quick browse through my bible and discovered that god is really into that sort of thing: 

God is testing you to find out whether you love him
(Deuteronomy 13:3)

I can't work out whether Christianity is a religion for masochists or sadists - it certainly ain't for normal people.