My faith, me....I denounced christianity for exploiting my father's good nature and they had him kick my mother out of the church because she questioned what they were doing with the money.
Then they bled him dry and forced him to become homeless when he could no longer contribute his paychecks to them. That caused my family to separate and I also became homeless....So when I was chilling on the streets starving, jesus was the last thing on my mind because it kinda was his fault in my eyes.
But, this was just a regular church.......and this is how I see all churches now...I'm a good guy, I contribute, have empathy, am creative, hold a good job now, am very generous, There is no possible way I would return to a church because of my personal experiences.
I do read alot.
I learn about all cultures and am curious about their lifestyles.
I'm a huge history buff, and love fantasy novels
So what would happen to me if I never woke up tomorrow
2006-08-10 07:22:47 · 21 answers · asked by bob l 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Figato, that is not how reality works
2006-08-10 07:31:00 · update #1
To the mortuary. Maybe via the hospital.
2006-08-10 07:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand you had a tough life growing up, and that you may even be fed up with religion. You know, many people think that it has to do with being a good person that you will go to Heaven, but to tell you the truth, being a good person, bad person, normal person, if you do not trust God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and don't confess your sins and admit that you need a Saviour, then the next morning you will be facing God and He will judge you according to what you have done for Him, and how you lived for Him. read Romans 10 there is the simple gospel. No one knows another person's heart, but God knows.If you have any more questions, feel free to ask
2006-08-10 07:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this is really hard for you to hear, but don't mis-judge God based on the bad mistakes of the humans who claim religion. Churches can easily be WAY out of sinc with the Bible they pretend to follow. (And from your story, I'd say that one was so far removed they no longer know why they're in Church in the first place.)
When we are offended, it is easy to "throw the baby out with the bath water" or get rid of the good when getting rid of the bad.
Rest assured, God has not given up on you. Don't give up on Him. Churches may have let you down, but He will never forsake you.
I'm not even going to answer your main question directly. I'll let scripture do that for you. Feel free to email me if you need to talk about it.
2006-08-10 07:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by trillo333 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow.
Firstly I really hope you wake up tomorrow because I think the world needs you.
I, too denounced the church - firstly after my mother (catholic) was told that she and my dad (protestant) were going to Hell as theirs was a 'mixed' marriage. Secondly for all the elitism, superiority and hatred I found in religion. If there's a God up there, he's my God as well as everyone else's and he wouldn't send my parents to Hell and He'd love all of us equally. I think, in this situation, you have to find your own truth.
Mine, after much reading, studying, meditation and self-policing, is that we are all drops in an ocean and when we die, we become part of the whole. Hell, and indeed heaven, is here on earth. You can be a great person and not believe in God in the Biblical sense. Furthermore, like you, you can be a curious person and, for me, to be curious is to be loving and all-embracing of humanity.
Please wake up tomorrow.
2006-08-10 07:39:16 · answer #4 · answered by Empea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur heart is good.all churches have some truth in them,but because man runs them,and we all struggle w/good vs. evil,churches that started out good can become corrupt,bcause all have sinned and fallen short of the gloruy of God.that being said,all good people who blieve in a higher powr will go thru the tunnell,to the light,and be greeted by loved ones who have gone before.live life to the fullest every day,but know that their is acceptance and understanding in our true home,when its time for us to return there.we are not human beings having a spiritual experience,we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
2006-08-10 07:34:01 · answer #5 · answered by Lyn K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to hear about what happened to you and your family. I'm a Christian but I also don't go to church for many reasons. To answer your question, if you died tonight you would go to heaven just like everyone else when they die. Jesus reconciled all people to Himself...the problem is most Christians don't understand the timeframe and purpose of salvation.
2006-08-10 07:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Colts fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was not Christianity, that was a religion, but in answer to your question where you ever baptized, have you accepted Christ as your Lord and savior, noticed I said Christ and not a religion, the Bible says that as soon as we died our soul is instantly returned to the Father that gave it to us, and our bodies return to the dust that was formed to make us. As to where you will go, that is entirely up to God, and He holds the book of Life in His hands.
I am sorry that you and your family suffered the way you did, it is sad that some religions prey upon others that are seeking the spiritual food that they so need.
2006-08-10 07:32:16 · answer #7 · answered by pooh bear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus - Church two different things.
You're blaming one for the acts of the other.
Pick up a bible and read about how much Jesus loves you regardless of the sins committed in his name.
No friend. It is the reality you refuse to accept.
2006-08-10 07:30:01 · answer #8 · answered by Salami and Orange Juice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no longer something. you're in basic terms asleep till you're resurrected. God does no longer punish anybody. death is the charge for our sins. do no longer pay attention to fake doctrines of hellfire. (Ecclesiastes 9:10-12) 10 All that your hand finds to do, do along with your very skill, for there's no artwork nor devising nor wisdom nor information in She?ol, the region to which you're going. 11 I back to confirm under the solar that the rapid have not got the race, nor the powerful ones the conflict, nor do the sensible even have the nutrition, nor do the information ones even have the riches, nor do even those having wisdom have the prefer; because of the fact time and unexpected incidence befall all of them. 12 For guy additionally does no longer comprehend his time.. . .
2016-11-04 07:22:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll go where everyone else does...the heaven that you see in your mind & your spirit will live forever! Don't worry about the church there's a lot of hypocrisy in the system. The universe will recognize that you're of good intention.
2006-08-10 07:33:08 · answer #10 · answered by Ivyvine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah Christianity is quite a scam.
Read the Dark tower series by Stephen King. In the first book a boy dies and the story is based in where he goes after he dies.
2006-08-10 07:26:50 · answer #11 · answered by Unreal U 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋