The bible says just as no one knows where the wind comes from so to when you are reborn...this is for you...if you are tired and you fell you have no more strength...this is for you...if you hit rock bottom from drugs and alchol...this is for you...if all you want to do is end your life...this is for you....if you do not like they way you are...this is for you...if you feel you are worth nothing...this is for you....if you lie, steal, cheat, kill...this is for you..if you pray this prayer and belive that Jesus will save you not the prayer... He promises that if you were to die today you will go to Heaven. It is free..the only thing in return He asks is for your heart....most importantly you will be saved......Pray this out loud...belive with your heart..Jesus i admit that I miss the mark (Sin) I believe that you died on the cross for me....I belive that you arose on the third day and are in Heaven come into my heart and be my only Lord recieve me into your family.in Jesus name Amen.
2006-08-14 12:48:08 · 15 answers · asked by MARCO O 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus died for my sins. I believe in Jesus. Therefore, if Heaven exists, then that is where I will go.
2006-08-14 12:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by frankiquilts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Christian belief that atonement can only be effected through Jesus runs counter to the provisions for atonement prescribed in the Jewish Scriptures. First and foremost, God, and no one else, provides the means of reconciliation and fellowship (2 Chronicles 7:14), which precludes any claim for atonement through the death of Jesus. In contrast to the Christian concept that man is hopelessly entrapped in sin, the Jewish Scriptures provide ample testimony that although man may have an inclination towards evil (Genesis 8:21) the means of personal reconciliation with God are always at hand (e.g. Psalms 51:16-19, Jeremiah 29:13).
2006-08-14 13:14:42 · answer #2 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
150,000 people die a day, some go to Heaven some go to Hell, that is not what Jesus said:
Jesus Christ spoke about the condition of the dead. He did so with regard to Lazarus, a man whom he knew well and who had died. Jesus told his disciples: “Lazarus our friend has gone to rest.” The disciples thought that Jesus meant that Lazarus was resting in sleep, recovering from an illness. They were wrong. Jesus explained: “Lazarus has died.” (John 11:11-14) Notice that Jesus compared death to rest and sleep. Lazarus was neither in heaven nor in a burning hell. He was not meeting angels or ancestors. Lazarus was not being reborn as another human. He was at rest in death, as though in a deep sleep without dreams. Other scriptures also compare death to sleep. For example, when the disciple Stephen was stoned to death, the Bible says that he “fell asleep.” (Acts 7:60) Similarly, the apostle Paul wrote about some in his day who had “fallen asleep” in death.—1 Corinthians 15:6.
The Bible teaches that the dead “are conscious of nothing at all.” They are not alive and have no conscious existence anywhere. The account of Lazarus confirms this. Upon returning to life, did Lazarus thrill people with descriptions of heaven? Or did he terrify them with horrible tales about a burning hell? No. The Bible contains no such words from Lazarus. During the four days that he was dead, he had been “conscious of nothing at all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5) Lazarus had simply been sleeping in death.—John 11:11.
The account of Lazarus also teaches us that the resurrection is a reality, not a mere myth. Jesus raised Lazarus in front of a crowd of eyewitnesses. Even the religious leaders, who hated Jesus, did not deny this miracle.
Think about this too: If Lazarus had been in heaven for those four days, would he not have said something about it?— And if he had been in heaven, would Jesus have made him come back to earth from that wonderful place?— Of course not!
Yet, many people say that we have a soul, and they say that the soul lives on after the body dies. They say that Lazarus’ soul was alive somewhere. But the Bible does not say that. It says that God made the first man Adam “a living soul.” Gen. 2:7, Adam was a soul. The Bible also says that when Adam sinned, he died. He became a “dead soul,” and he returned to the dust from which he had been made. The Bible also says that all Adam’s offspring inherited sin and death too.
The Scriptural teaching of the resurrection, however, is not compatible with the doctrine of the immortality of the soul. If an immortal soul survived death, no one would need to be resurrected, or brought back to life. Indeed, Martha expressed no thought about an immortal soul that was living on elsewhere after death. She did not believe that Lazarus had already gone to some spirit realm to continue his existence. On the contrary, she showed her faith in God’s purpose to reverse the effects of death. She said: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” (John 11:23, 24) Likewise, Lazarus himself related no experiences of some afterlife. There was nothing to report.
Clearly, according to the Bible, the soul dies and the remedy for death is the resurrection. You enjoy the best sleep ever, until Jesus resurrects you, sometime in the future.
2006-08-14 15:54:02 · answer #3 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Christian heaven sounds very borring. Nothing but white robed people with harps for all eternity. I like the challenges of life, of exploring the world. What is a tear when compared to laughter? Yes we suffer in this world...but with out evil, good cannot be complemented.
2006-08-14 12:53:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a lovely thought. I wish you luck with this. I am an Atheist, so I believe in neither heaven or hell. But hey, whatever makes you happy.
2006-08-14 12:52:50 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're astonishing. a million Thessalonians 4:13-18 13 yet i wouldn't have you ever to be ignorant, brethren, touching on to them that are asleep, that ye sorrow no longer, on an same time as others that haven't any desire. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose back, in spite of the undeniable fact that them also which sleep in Jesus will God convey with him. 15 For this we are saying unto you with the aid of the note of the Lord, that we that are alive and proceed to be unto the arrival of the Lord shall no longer ward off them that are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the useless in Christ shall upward thrust first: 17 Then we that are alive and proceed to be will be stuck up consisting of them contained in the clouds, to satisfy the Lord contained in the air: and so lets ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore convenience one yet another with those words.
2016-12-06 13:28:20 · answer #6 · answered by tatu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I much rather just rest in Summerland before I start my next life, and have time to refect on my past lives. I hate living in large cities, and a large garden sounds like so much more fun for a person like me.
2006-08-14 13:29:48 · answer #7 · answered by Moonsilk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since this is hell already I'll choose the one that suits me fine.
2006-08-14 12:52:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm already going to heaven!
2006-08-14 12:53:07 · answer #9 · answered by Sk8erboi83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no hell, there is no heaven ... at least not as Christians know it.
2006-08-14 12:58:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋