2006-08-17 19:32:27 · 18 answers · asked by hananiah m 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes,Ephesians 2:9 "Not of works,lest any man should boast."
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2006-08-17 19:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by Pashur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is such a good, then IT is not worth believing in. All religions in the world are created by humans. All the so call 'words of gods' are written by humans. They are no different than a fiction novel.
Religion is the world oldest business scam. It sells you something that you have to pay for the rest of your life and it promises you will get the product after you die. Anyone try to do something similar would get thrown in jail, but when you call it a religion, it become a non-profit organization.
WHAT A JOKE!
2006-08-18 02:47:39 · answer #2 · answered by galactic_man_of_leisure 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Those who rejected salvation will not be judged by their good work but their sin and rejection of Christ. All the good sombody has done will not matter at this time. There will be 2 different judgment and the only time works will come into play is for the saved. Not to see if they will get into heaven but to see how many rewards they get.
2006-08-18 02:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by Airman_P 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes - because he says its not your works that I desire - it's your soul. That's why when the Holy Spirit convicts one of their sins and need for Jesus Christ, it then becomes their choice to accept him or deny him. And it's not God's punishment. All people are born into an eternal separation from God in hell. The option is that when the conviction comes we accept Jesus Christ. That is the point of our free will to choose. It's not our birthright to choose from the beginning heaven or hell. It's our birthright to go to hell. It's our choice upon conviction if we go to heaven. So many Christians even miss this concept.
2006-08-18 02:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by dph_40 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
judaism has two possibilities - you are reincarnated until you get your life as sin-free as it will ever be, and if you can't do this you spend some time in Gehinnom ("hell") being cleansed of your sins (but nobody EVER stays in Gehinnom longer than 12 months, and this long is for the most evil of people, its definitely not an eternal punishment as in christianity) before moving on to spend eternity in Gan Eden ("heaven").
this applies to all humans on earth, your religion does not make your afterlife different.
2006-08-18 02:45:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
im not in the position to answer you that but keep on doing the good works according to the word of God..
2006-08-18 02:39:53 · answer #6 · answered by happydoods 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no... it doesnt matter... u hav to receive him... iasked a pastor once, why didnt GOD just make heaven and put everyone in it?... well, none of us really DESERVE to go to heaven... u hav to earn ya spot... we hav to be worthy of it... doin good things doesnt mean anything, even if they really mean it... even if its from the heart... GOD isnt as nice as everyone perceives HIM to b... the old testament shows how forgiving he actually is... i cant remember what chapter, but look for the story of 'THE GOLDEN CALF'... it shows how mean and strict he can b... and read John chapter 15, once u do, u realize that without HIM, ur a dried up branch...
2006-08-18 02:44:00 · answer #7 · answered by bigguu254 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No good deed ever goes unpunished. A major rule in industry and office work.
2006-08-18 02:38:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
absolutely not. "saved" is a concept based on scripture interpretation that is at best questionable, and at "worst" cynical and opportunistic. does it make sense to you that a "loving" god would do such a thing to one of his "children"? think for yourself, don't be a sheep.
2006-08-18 02:41:18 · answer #9 · answered by drakke1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its not God.
When Adam sinned, mankind already fell into hands of devil.
The option is really simple.
Being saved or not saved.
2006-08-18 02:45:17 · answer #10 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋