your here and you die you get reborn again to live here in hell and if you do good things while here and you die you finally go to heaven you just have to keep going to hell tell you get it right what do you think about this theory?
2006-08-21 02:44:38 · 13 answers · asked by hpylky 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We all would like to think that every soul will go to Heaven. But that truly is not the case and it is stated that way in the Bible. We must not let those who do not believe in Jesus Christ think that they will make it to Heaven. It is our responsibility to not imply that everything is OK just because someone is a friend or a good person. Do not trivialize the importance of Jesus Christ for He is the only way. We must be willing to speak the truth, not only for their sake but for ours also. Because the Lord will hold us responsible. Yes it is true, anyone who does not believe in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will go to hell. I do not assume that I can judge anyone. I know very well that it is not I but Christ who will do that. So do not get your feelings hurt on my account. It is not I that came up with this or made it up. It is in the Holy Bible. Some go through life day in and day out not knowing what they are headed for. And to this I am sincerely troubled. I fear the wrath of God. I can not begin to imagine what that would be like. I do know that any trouble that we have gone through here on earth will be pale in comparison to it. There are a lot of people that claim to be ordained to preach the gospel yet some just tell you what you want to hear and that in itself is a sin. If they are truly ordained to preach the gospel then hell is in that teaching. Read the passage from The Holy Bible kjv below carefully. I want to be clear that this is not coming from me but from Gods' Word.
2006-08-21 02:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds an awful lot like the Hindi "samsara" to me (at least the first part) where the goal is to cycle through lives until you are finally pure enough to enter the state of moksha (i.e., liberation).
The current existence, meanwhile, could be considered a "hell" since it's full of dukkha (i.e., potential for suffering) in the Buddhist tradition.
The end part, you should be careful with. "Heaven" in this philosophy is not a real location you are finally permitted to enter(that's more of a traditional Christian concept), it is a state of being that you find yourself in -- a state where you lose sense of ego boundaries and become "one" and at peace with everything.
Because of the loss of ego, you are no longer over-attached to temporal things nor suffering the effects of unmet desire. You are free or liberated from all of that.
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So the concept is standard in eastern religious traditions.
Some questions to think about as you explore this...
Does your life experience conform to this theory? What evidence do you see for and against it? Can evidence be interpreted in more than one way?
Is this world actually "hell" as your theory explains -- or is it a mixed bag of feelings, good and bad, and what does that mean?
Do you think it would be heaven to lose your sense of self and be impersonally immersed in the cosmos, or is the dissolution of the self something you wouldn't like or feel was correct?
What currently makes life meaningful for you? Is losing all desire for things good or bad?
Do you believe this life is truly illusion and not real (as this belief system says)? How do you incorporate the pain of people dying, broken relationships, and so forth into this theory? When you lose your mother, for example, can this theory feel authentic and make you feel better about things, or does it feel like its violating/lessening that relationship?
Those are the sort of things I ask myself when I explore new ideas about life.
2006-08-21 10:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jennywocky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You asked for my answer, here it is. We are doing this life thing as you put it because it is God's plan for us. I can understand with so many bad things going on in the earth, that you could think it is hell on earth.My take on it from a Christian Perspective, is that Hell is Hell, and earth is earth, or life is life. And from what I can glean from the Bible, Hell is very much nastier than earth or life. And you go there if you do not receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, I do not want to be separated from God, so I accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior....Some people think this is theory also...OK.
As for your theory,it is a theory. Just not the one I would pick.
2006-08-21 10:00:31 · answer #3 · answered by Carol M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh come on now, surely it's not all "hell". Yes, we go through some trying periods but they are only there to help us learn the lessons that we are supposed to be learning in this lifetime.
Take a minute and think about all the good things in life...the sun still rises, we have food, shelter, clothing. Most of us have our families, You have a nice PC that you can sit and chat on, etc., etc.
2006-08-21 09:53:41 · answer #4 · answered by Ana 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ummm... No.
Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Don't let anyone fool you. You die, you go to either Heaven or Hell. No 2nd chances after the last breath.
2006-08-21 09:55:17 · answer #5 · answered by azar_and_bath 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think life is what you make it. A lot of people go through hell in life, get through it, and find their own personal heaven. I don't believe in heaven or hell except what people experience on earth.
2006-08-21 09:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by Eugena 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
THIS is hell? I highly doubt that. Life is what you make it. Think about it.....do you think that George Clooney or Michael Jordon or Jennifer Lopez are in hell right now??? Personally, I am pretty happy and I would be very very very surprised if I die and they tell me that I just did 70 years in hell.
2006-08-21 09:51:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that you have been listening to the devil. There is no such thing as going to hell over and over again until you get it right, because it is impossible to get it right. This is why Jesus died for us, so that we could have the mercy and grace of God and go to heaven. Jesus loves you.
2006-08-21 09:53:02 · answer #8 · answered by Preacher 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
hell and heaven are just phases of life on this earth !
2006-08-21 09:53:43 · answer #9 · answered by handsomedev2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life on earth is a balance of both
2006-08-21 09:54:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋