Will we abstain in heaven or indulge?

Question

What about all those poor misguided people of the other religions that find themselves waking up in hell?

Answer 1

Both, we will abstain from all that is wicked or sinful, and indulge in perfect love, fellowship, goodness, mercy, peace, health, worship, etc.

Some further comments on Hell per your request....

Revelation 21:8 -- 8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Psalm 5:5 -- The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.



The following are words the Bible uses to describe those whose names are not written in the Lambs Book of Life: The Book of Life is the real and ultimate measure of who is saved and who is not. By “unbeliever” I mean those whose names are not in the Lamb’s (God’s) Book of Life.

 Lost, perishing, sick, dead, servants of sin, enemies of God, “against me” (Christ), unrighteous, accursed, abominable, fearful, unbelieving, murderers, whoremongers, sorcerers, idolaters, liars, dogs, filthy, unholy, corrupt, deceived, children of wrath, evil, wicked, foolish, guilty, fornicators, hypocrites, full of hypocrisy and iniquity, whited sepulchres, immoral, full of darkness, of the world, thief’s and robbers, and devils…..
Many others could be stated, but these are more than enough.

WE FACE A SERIOUS PROBLEM...
The first thing the Bible reveals to us is our natural standing before God. We are "by nature the children of wrath" (Ephesians 2:3), and "dead in trespasses and sins" (Ephesians 2:1). We have proven time and time again that we are sinners by birth and practice. There are no exceptions: "As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10). "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). We all fall short of the divine standard of absolute holiness. We stand before the Righteous Judge - guilty as charged.


I feel it important that we answer some important questions that reveal the truth of man’s condition apart from “justification” (salvation through faith in Christ Jesus our Savior, accomplished through the shedding of His precious blood which was poured out to wash away our sins on the cross of Calvary, and the belief that He indeed has risen from the dead and sits glorified at the right hand of God the Father in Heaven). The reason it is imperative that we look to the Word of God for a strait forward answer these questions is because it will show us the magnitude of what is truly at stake; an eternity of damnation in hell, or eternity with our glorious Savior Christ Jesus the Lord.


Hell and “the lake of fire” were originally created for Satan and his minions (fallen angels). It has never been God’s desire for any but these rebellious fallen angles to go there (II Peter 3:9). Never-the-less, God and sin cannot co-exist (dwell together). God will also never force anyone to love or accept him. It is true that no one can come to Christ except first that “the Father draw him”, or to say it another way, enlighten him of his desperate lost condition and need for repentance and forgiveness. However, all men are given free will to choose for Christ or not. Many have, and will continue to not heed to the beckoning of the Spirit to receive the free gift of salvation. “Not making a choice” or “putting your choice off defaults you to the status of enemy of God. Scripture says very plainly, “choose this day whom you will serve”. Therefore, any person who hearing the message of the gospel, who does not “receive” (by willful, intentional choice) the atoning work of Christ for the forgiveness of his sins will, unless the Lord offers him another chance where he does in fact repent and receive Christ as his Savior, spend eternity completely separated from God in Hell, also called “the lake of fire” or ultimate Hell. This eternal existence is literally eternal. The Bible makes no mention of the so-called “annihilation-theory” in which those who did not accept Christ are simply “vaporized” to a status as if they never existed at all. I do understand that the “annihilatoinists” think themselves well-intentioned and see literal eternal damnation and suffering and utter separation from God as inconsistent with their perception of God’s loving character, and thus the moral implications of such suffering, even for the most vile impenitent sinners is inconceivable, unnecessary, and serves no good or ultimate purpose. This view, in my opinion though, no matter how noble those who profess such a theory, does not line up with the literal teaching of the Word. I am willing to admit that I have far from perfect understanding on this issue. But since I believe the annihilation view of hell is wrong, that would mean that a literal view would be the morally superior view. God is perfectly just and however He works this matter out, it will be disseminated in a morally superior way based upon His perfect justice. Perhaps part of the equation could be that since mankind is created in the very image of God and is clearly the pinnacle of all His creation, God simply would not ultimately utterly destroy that which is of such supreme value. Scripture clearly indicates “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet loose his own soul”. That said, we can reason the value of one human soul is worth more (at least to God) than the sum total of all the earth’s material wealth.

Moving on, there is no mention in the Word of the Catholic concept of “purgatory” where all mankind (even ‘saints’) must go to in effect be “cleansed” in preparation to be fit for Heaven. This doctrine essentially states that nearly all men will eventually enter Heaven. I have even seen this damnable heresy (“God will ultimately save all mankind) taught amongst protestant circles recently. This may be wishful thinking on the part of some, but it is not substantiated by Scripture. This should motivate us to be absolutely sure we know our status before God. We have no second chance after death! Have we truly repented, with brokenness over our sin and violation of God’s perfect law and cried out for mercy accepting Christ as our Savior? Is He the Lord of our life? They are both inexorably intertwined. Do our lives bare the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, self-control). Are our lives a living testimony of a “born-again” nature, or could we be one who calls Jesus “Lord”, but “our heart is far from him”? If we are not sure, the fear of eternal hell-fire should motivate us to immediate repentance. “For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Hebrews 10:30-31)”. This all said, let me also be so bold as to say that I believe that if Almighty God offered heaven to sinners in hell, they would likely reject it. Their hearts are too hard; too proud. They would not be comfortable with the reality of heaven, it would be too bright, too real, too good, too glorious. Furthermore, since they would be forced to lay down their pride, and willfully submit to the will of Christ Jesus, they would be miserable. I believe that as eternity plays itself out, our character, depending on which side of eternity we are on, will continue a course toward more Christ-like, or more sinful, self-absorbed, and corrupt. Hell, as awful as this is to say, is God allowing sinful, impenitent man to have what he actually prefers.

Answer 2

i imagine the ACLU is a lot off base the following. at the same time as a guy is chosen to be a decide, he's chosen on the premise of his moral personality, his fairness, and his intelligence. the shown actuality that he's a Christian is for sure an crucial element of his personality and he replaced into chosen with the completed understanding that his Christian beliefs could impression his judgements. If the persons of Alabama did not choose a Christian on the bench, they ought to have denied him the right to be a decide on the outset. for sure doing so could be hostile to each thing the ACLU stands for. If searching on the ten Commandments enabled this decide to make morally sound and honest judgements, then it truly is an infringement upon his freedom of religion to get rid of them from the court docket docket. it can be merely as unfair to inform a Muslim decide he could no longer keep a replica of the Koran on the bench or forbid a Jewish decide to positioned on the large call of David.

Answer 3

In Heaven, we will indulge -- in that which is good for us. Any abstentions will not feel like deprivations.

Since Hell is simply the absence of God, a lot of people are there already, they just don't know it. It's likely that they will be so self-absorbed that they won't even notice their surroundings.