if going to hell depends on the worship of god, if someone with no knowledge of him go there, i,e natives befor misonarys, or a man who grew up on a iland, like tarzan, dose god hold them resposable?
2006-07-15 14:35:12 · 26 answers · asked by ALAN M 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast."
Your question is null. Going to hell doesn't depend on worshiping God. It doesn't depend on knowledge of Him. Going to heavan (the opposite of going to hell) is given to man by God's grace. I don't think any man could grasp the entirety of God's grace to answer your question.
2006-07-15 15:09:17 · answer #1 · answered by asafam23 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously you've heard of God so I don't see an issue, but he tells us through his word that even a man that has not been told by human tounge can look around and see that magnificent wonders God has made and know that they did not just happen and would then search having human curiosity for the way they came about. If he didn't care enough to find the truth that is his problem.
2006-07-15 21:40:49 · answer #2 · answered by MJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There is a difference between not knowing and not caring. If you know that there is a God, but you do not worship him, you will not be saved on account of the fact that you have seen the truth but do not follow that path. If you do not know or have never been introduced to this truth, then that is a different story. God is fair. He would not hold them responsible for something they were never introduced to, let alone knew it existed.
2006-07-15 21:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all. God loves us, whether we return it or not. Even if somebody had never heard of Him. But I guess it depends on the life the person lived. If they were a mass murderer/rapist/child molester then I'd hope they'd go to Hell.
But God is forgiving and will not condemn an innocent soul to Hell for not ever knowing of Him. It's not their fault.
2006-07-15 21:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by tkd_angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe your query is in respect to the Christian God of the Holy Bible. I believe that any person--who has lived in such remote places or in ancient times such where Christianity (New Testament) or the preparation of Christianity (Old Testament) hasn't been introduced, and thus the absence of Moses's Ten Commandments and the LAW that Jesus said He had come to FULFILL--is not subject to these laws until such times as introduction of such law. This person was "disobedient" in TRANSGRESSION, not sin (willful disobedience of law) and therefore God will not hold them accountable. Still, it takes a God to judge such circumstances and in the end the Lord Jesus Christ will decide. Take care and God bless
2006-07-15 22:07:41 · answer #5 · answered by KonSengWon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, going to hell is not because people don't worship God. The demons worshipped God before they became demons and they still are going to go to hell. People go to hell because they don't choose to put their faith in God.
No one in history and no one in the future can honestly say they've heard of God. God makes himself known to everyone. So no one is without an excuse.
2006-07-15 21:42:22 · answer #6 · answered by spockofvullcan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is comng when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out- those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned. "
John 5:28 -29, I think there is another verse too but I can't find it. This talks about those who were before Christ, but I bet it is the same for those after who still did not know him. You are judged by your actions and your heart.
2006-07-15 21:57:05 · answer #7 · answered by ice_sickle007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He goes straight to hell, no question about it. He just had the misfortune to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. And that's the straight dope, not nice, but what can a god like the one you must be referring to do? Can't be giving a pass to this ignorant one and that one, and yet require those who heard of him have to love their neighbors and love Jesus and so on to get into heaven, now can he?
2006-07-15 21:44:58 · answer #8 · answered by sonyack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, God doesn't hold people responsible for knowledge they haven't been exposed to as well. He knows if a person has never heard of Him and He knows if they were good and moral within the standards and would judge them accordingly.
2006-07-15 22:05:05 · answer #9 · answered by KitKat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salam
if a person has never heard of a message, or never heard of God and was never introduced to any devine religion, and dies. He is accountable to the type of actions he does in his life. Human moral can tell what is a bad doin and what is good among people without religion, so they will judged on that accordingly.
however those who know of a religion and God will judged accordingly due to their beleifs
thank you
2006-07-15 21:40:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋