2006-07-30 10:01:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
All religions agree except one. All religions say 'be good' and go to heaven. But Christianity says all men are sinners, and that the only way to 'be good' is to admit your fault, and to accept the gift of God's son and his sacrifice.
God created men. Men cheat, steal, kill, lie, lust and worse. God is a perfect judge. The only way God could execute a perfect judgement on imperfect men and still be merciful, was for his own son to stand in our place and take our punishment for us. If we do not accept Christ's act of suffering we will suffer, regardless of what our religion is.
I know having many religions is difficult to understand, but know this: Only one belief can be the most popular, and that's Christianity. For the past 2000 years, it's been Christianity. Only one book has been the number one best selling book since the invention of the printing press, and that book is the Holy Bible. Only one religious book contains historical facts used to conduct modern archeological digs... the Koran and the Book of Mormon (even the Scientology doctrines) contain 'ancient' cultures, kingdoms and lands, but only the Bible is considered historically accurate from an archeological point of view. Babylon, David, Solomon, Nebuchadnezzar, Pharoah, Ur, Tyre, Sodom & Gomorrah, and literally hundreds of other people and places from the oldest parts of the Bible have been confirmed to be real places and real people.
Also take for example the death and resurrection of Christ. This is the one miracle on which all of Christendom hangs. There are more written witnesses of Christ's resurrected life than there are of any historical figure's natural life all of the way up until a couple of hundred years ago (think Napoleon or Julius Ceasar). The written witnesses are found not only among the many new testament authors, but among Roman and Jewish historians (kind of like news anchormen) of the time. And the manuscripts written that make up the new testament were copied more times and faster than any other written work of antiquity, which means we have more ancient copies. 10 times as many copies (over 5000) of the new testament, from up to within 50 years of completion, compared to the next most common ancient book, The Iliad, with copies from 250 years or more from the original autograph by Homer (or whoever).
2006-07-30 10:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by marklin1972 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christian = Baptist + Presbyterian + Methodist + Catholic, etc. = Christians (I don't think there is a wrong denomination in a religion - the religion is either right or wrong.)
So, Jesus was a Jew, but that was before anything in the New Testament happened. Wouldn't Jesus be a Christian if he was around today because he follows the teachings of God?
I think Christianity is the only true path to Heaven. I don't know about Judaism. I look at Christians as being completed Jews. I got that from someone I know, but it is so true.
I guess I didn't tell you anything that you don't have to have faith in to believe, but faith is what you need to believe in God and believing in God is what gets you to Heaven.
Science has proven parts of the Bible to be true. Anyway, Science has proven John Chapter 10 to be true, I think that's the one where God stops time. There are parts of evolution that Science has been trying to prove for like forever and they still can't prove it, so Christianity must be the way to Heaven.
Listen, if you have questions, the real person to ask would be - www.askmrchristian.com ... That's a great source for anything you need to know and you'll get a response in a matter of days.
My dad is good at explaining these kinds of things. E-mail me if you want about this.
2006-07-30 10:08:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is a sore subject. Personally whatever religion you are, you can never say another is wrong or bad. No man is greater than another and therefore how can we say what religion is destined for hell. For all we know we all can be destined for "hell". That is what is wrong with the world, we try to control every situation and we think we are better than our fellow man. We have so much to learn.
2006-07-30 10:47:59 · answer #3 · answered by Nikki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only 2 of those religions believe in hell, Christianity, and Islam. Really, none of the hundreds of other religions have that doctrine.
2006-07-30 10:05:42 · answer #4 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I personally believe that there will be people of every culture and religion in Heaven someday. I think God will judge us based on how we lived acording to our own beliefs and morals. He respects a passionate and kind-hearted Agnostic much more than a half-baked Christian.
2006-07-30 10:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by Felix Q 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe we are born to be DESTINED for heaven or hell. If we were born with a destiny already made for us, what would be the point of living? We all choose our destinies, in general and if you have a relgion. And within certain religions, one can choose their destiny to be heaven or hell.
2006-07-30 10:06:56 · answer #6 · answered by Gertie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one is "destined" for hell. If you ask Jesus to be your personal Lord and Saviour then you will go to heaven. If not then you wont go to heaven. Its that simple.
2006-07-30 10:19:40 · answer #7 · answered by hannah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I know is that believing that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin and that he was crucified, dead and buried then rose from the grave gives me full asses to heaven and all of its rewards. My savior is alive!! How do I know he is real? Because he lives on the inside of me and
2006-07-30 10:06:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's baloney. All of it. Nobody is destined for heaven or hell.
2006-07-30 10:04:07 · answer #9 · answered by Irritable 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you don't treat your fellow human beings the way you want to be treated.... and that will happen during your lifetime.
2006-07-30 10:05:36 · answer #10 · answered by imagineworldwide 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋