if god treats everyone equally regardless of sins (with a simple apology) how does he choose who goes to hell?

Answer 1

He knows what is truly in your heart no matter what comes out of your mouth.

Answer 2

That's a big if... I don't really know of any doctrines that teach that particular way. I think you are talking about Christian theology, which is based on belief in a savior, confession and acceptance. If so, the idea is that by believing God incarnated as a savior, by confessing your need for one, and by accepting God's sacrifice as being personally for you... you are then fundamentally changed in such a way that - even though you are still filled with sin - your sin is cancelled out and you are able to go to heaven.

(I've heard of a kool-aid analogy for kids, that describes the sin in us like red kool-aid. The acceptance of the savior is like adding blue kool-aid, which then of course becomes purple. Even though the red is still in there, the koolaid is changed to something else... it looks and tastes different.)

The people who believe this today usually believe that everyone else goes to hell... though the early christians (not today, except for new-agers who are regarded as non-christians by the mainstream) often believed this was the fast track but also believed in reincarnation. The idea was that reincarnation was a path of suffering and that this was a merciful release of that suffering - a suffering that was deserved. There were some who believed that the end of the world was coming, at which point, anyone who hadn't completed the path to enlightenment would burn in hell. That compelled some to take the fast track out of fear they'd run out of time. Others believed that by following and dedicating their lives to the practices of the "master" or "teacher", they would be continuing that path towards enlightenment in that way... much the same as in other eastern religions.

Probably too much info... hope it helps.

Answer 3

It's not the apology that keeps you from dying and going to Hell. It's the personal confession, that I am a sinner in desperate need of a Savior, and that Jesus is the son of God born of a Virgin (Mary) lived and died as an atonement for our sins and was resurrected 3 days later and now sits at the right hand of the Father interceding on our behalf.

And God never sends anyone to hell. He gives you free will to choose your eternal home

Answer 4

God loves everyone equally, he doesn't treat everyone equally. Biblically this is shown many times. And to ask for forgiveness one must truly be sorry for what they have done, for he knows that which is in your heart. As for hell, I can't recall the bible describing a hell. It mentions hell as an antithesis of heaven, but no description. As for going to hell...? The hell of peoples minds, of fire and brimstone, was a fictitious creation of Dante. The catholic church adopted this idea of hell to frighten its congregation into a false piousness, thus controlling there existence. For through them, according to them, was the only path to salvation from "hell". So, though God loves all his children equally, some may not deserve the gift of heaven because of the life they have lived. You shall reap that which you sow...etc. If you are still confused and possibly frightened by religion, take out the religion of your faith. Learn how you wish to be faithful, if at all, then decide if you wish to join a religious sect. Faith is a matter of the spirit, not a matter of society.

Answer 5

God does not choose who goes to hell. He elects who will go to heaven. All deserve to go to hell and many get what they want. People want themselves, not God. The ultimate of that is hell. Being away form the God you did not want whle living, so you get your wish in death. If God did not gracious choose some for heaven, none would go to heaven and all would go to hell. God chooses people on the basis of grace andnot anything they have done, good or bad. Heaven is not owed to anyone, it is a gift. The real question is why does God choose anyone for heaven since all desereve justice, eternal punishemnt. Some get grace, eternal life, no one gets injustice.

Answer 6

Keep forgetting to capitalize His name & see what happens! He doesn't choose, We do, by repenting our sins & asking to be forgiven & then accepting the fact that He sent His Only Begotten Son down here to be sacrificed for consideration as an offering of sanctification for All our sins, past, present & future, offering us the gift of salvation & thereby a way out of Hell

Answer 7

The choice of going to Hell is imbedded in a man's Free Will, so God is not the chooser - the chooser is each and every human who defies His Great Commandments to
1) love God above all else and
2) to love his neighbors as himself.

Answer 8

Each person makes a decision to follow God or not and they make the decision to go to hell, if you do not confess your sins and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you and to help you to stop committing sin then you make the decision to not follow God and therefore God can't allow you into Heaven because you did not choose to follow Him.

Answer 9

A sinner has to do more than just a casual apology as you seem to think. People have free will so they choose to accept the gift of life of remain hell bound.

Answer 10

People go to Hell for not repenting, i.e you can sin and still get into Heaven. God is all-forgiving, but only if you WANT forgiveness and accept that what you did was wrong.

Answer 11

God does not choose who goes to hell- man (or woman) chooses to go there, by rejecting God.

Don't blame it on God- we choose. We are 100% responsible for our own selections.