A missionary minister talks to an Eskimo about Christianity. He goes through the whole story for a few hours while the Eskimo patiently listens. Eventually, the minister asks if the Eskimo has any questions.
He says, "I have one question. What about the innocents? Would your god send someone to Hell if he doesn't know about Jesus and God and all the rest."
The minister says, "No, of course not. God is fair and just. Of course he wouldn't send someone to Hell if they truly didn't know about the Gospels and Jesus' message. The innocents go to Heaven."
The Eskimo then says, "Then what was your motive in telling me this?"
2006-08-16 00:33:22
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answer #1
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answered by nondescript 7
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In the old times people recited the "news", Gospels and other historic events from generation to generations.
No wonder you can see many contradictions in the 4 Gospels about many event.
Just in those 4 Gospels alone, I found no less than 15 contradictions.
2006-08-16 08:06:12
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answer #2
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answered by Mesum 4
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No. The bible NEVER told us that those who haven't heard the gospel will go to hell. In fact, there is a separate provision for them.
Romans 2:11-15 stated it very clearly.
For as many as have SINNED WITHOU LAW shall also PERISH WITHOUT LAW: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, DO BY NATURE the things CONTAINED IN THE LAW, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
Which show the WORK OF THE LAW WRITTEN IN THEIR HEARTS, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;
So, those who haven't even heard the gospel have chance for salvation as long as hey're doing the goodness(law) written by God in their hearts. (Example: gentiles never read the bible and yet they know how to love their parents and children)
God is just. He considers everything in man's life before making judgement because He wants all men to be saved. (I Timothy 2:4). If He sent someone to hell, we can be assure that it is because the man is definitely evil.
2006-08-16 08:07:14
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answer #3
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answered by Neo_Apocalypse 3
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Does Hell exist only in Christianity? There have been preachers long before the written script came into existence. What happened to Adam & Eve, then Cain? What language did they speak? What you sow, you will reap- Heaven, Hell could be in this world itself. The basic teaching of all religions is to do good to all creation. The joy of doing good, helping others in itself is like living in Heaven. You would not want to go anywhere.
2006-08-16 07:38:01
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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The best way I can answer this is that God is just. He will do what is right. We have His word now so there is no excuse for us Not to except Christ and if we don't we stand by our own deeds before a righteous God. I for own don't want to trust my actions before Him. I'll take the righteousness of Jesus instead...Jim
2006-08-16 07:32:30
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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Are you mad? They were people hundreds of thousands of years before the Gospels were even written.
2006-08-16 07:26:29
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answered by Anonymous
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No, dude, they went to wherever their culture taught them about. Only Christians, the bad ones, go to Hell. If you change your religion, you get a different After-life.
2006-08-16 07:25:10
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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HELL COMES FROM THE HEBREW WORD ((SHEOL )) IN THE OT AND THE GREEK WORD ((HADES )) IN THE NT BOTH SIMPLY MEAN THE (( GRAVE ))
AND THERE IS AN END TO HELL. AND THE LAKE OF FIRE IS NOT HELL BUT WHAT IS CALLED THE SECOND DEATH IN WHICH THOSE WHO DON'T ACCEPT GOD WILL BE BURNED TO ASHES INTO NONEXISTENCE.
Re 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Re 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Re 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED TO CHRIST. HE WAS NOT LEFT IN HELL BECAUSE HE WAS RESURRECTED AND HE DID NOT SEE CORRUPTION OR WHAT WE CALL DECAY BECAUSE HE WAS IN HELL OR (( THE GRAVE )) FOR ONLY 3 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS.
Ac 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
the last great day is the white throne judgement. The “Last Great Day,” represents the time when those who have never had the knowledge to understand salvation will be resurrected and be given that chance. You know Hope all those billions of people before Christ was even born or how about all the billions of babys that died before they could even walk or talk. Have you ever wondered what happens to them because they never knew Christ or the truth? Or how about the millions of chinese today that don't know of Jesus. And i could go on and on about the billions of people who don't know of Jesus and the truth of God, but think you get who i am talking about now.
that is what the white throne judgement or what is also called the last great day is all about, too resurrect all these billions of people and put Gods spirit in them to help them to know the truth of God and Jesus, it is also called the second resurrection because there was a first resurrection 1000 years earlier when Jesus returned to earth and resurrected His people or His saints the ones who keep the commandments of God today. Here lets look at Rev.20;
Re 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Re 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Re 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
See the first resurrection will be us "hopefully" and we will reign with Christ on this earth to teach all these people that have been left alive after the tribulations on this earth just before Christ came back. We will be spirit beings just like Christ and we will teach these people of His ways and laws, then after the 1000 years of us reigning with Christ, the second resurrection occurs what is also called the white throne judgement, this is when all the people who have ever lived from times past like adam and eve to the present day will be resurrected and given 100 years of life and also will be given Gods spirit and yes we will be there to help these people to keep Gods laws and His ways, pervided we made it in the first resurrection.
Now if and there will be some people who still will not want to follow Gods laws,these will be thrown into the lake of fire, which is called the second death, this fire will burn them to ashes and they will be no more, nonexistent!
when will this happen and as you can see the second resurrection happens after we reign and help Christ for 1000 years after His second coming. You had one more question it was about the Feast of Tabernacles,
2006-08-16 07:26:48
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answered by His eyes are like flames 6
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Only christians go to hell
2006-08-16 07:26:06
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answer #9
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answered by chabnormal 3
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No, in the end, we ALL get sucked into that huge black hole in the center of our galaxy.
2006-08-16 07:33:52
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answer #10
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answered by Steffi 3
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