2006-09-04 08:54:49 · 35 answers · asked by Michael B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yup, it's fair. They had their choice.
2006-09-04 09:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by Peachy 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Prove it. Is it fair that all Christians float off into another galaxy, turn into fish, become Jews and Muslims so that they can see the other side. Who has seen Hell, been there and back to tell if its fair or there. Who really believes you can do all the wrong as long as you confess and some man tells you are forgiven and then you will die and be rewarded.
Sorry, I guess I am ranting.
2006-09-04 09:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. But the Bible says that we were all Born Sinners through the sin of Adam and Eve. So it does not matter what your religion or Race is (Christian, Muslim, Catholic, Jewish, etc). If you don't accept Christ as your Lord And Savior and leave a clean life you will go to Hell. Read Proverbs 23:13 and John 3:16 in the Bible. It will expatiate more on it.
2006-09-04 09:01:24 · answer #3 · answered by Vickky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We know that God is infinitely Just. He knows the heart of everyone and their motives. He will rightly judge all who have ever lived. So anyone seeking God will be given more and more light to find Him. The Bible simply gives you the roadmap to take a shortcut on the journey toward finding God.
Anyone who consciously rejects Jesus as the Son of God and Saviour of the World will be sent to Hell. Remember, Abraham was not a Christian or even Jew but was faithful to God and is with Him now in Heaven.
2006-09-04 09:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anthony M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, that is not fair. That is a common Protestant and Evangelical belief, but it is not Catholic. Catholics believe that there are three things necessary to constitute a mortal sin--i.e. a sin which if left unrepented would lead to hell. These three things are gravity, full consent of the will, and full knowledge. Let's go through them one by one. For the sake of the argument, I will use a Buddhist, but it would apply to each individual (even Christians, of course). Is the gravity of not believing in Jesus Christ of great weight? Yes, that is serious. We are called to know and love God and Jesus Christ is God. Does a Buddhist have full consent of his/her will in denying Christ? Usually non-Christians do deny the divinity of Christ on their own--without being forced into that belief by others--so in general, yes they do have full consent of their will. Does a Buddhist have full knowledge of what they are doing? In almost all cases, the answer is no. Most Buddhists are not fully aware of Christ's teachings, the reasonability and logic of the Christian faith, and what Christians actually believe anyway. So, again in general, most Buddhists do NOT have full knowledge of this act (denying Christ). Since they do not have full knowledge, they are not fully culpable and God, being a loving AND JUST Father knows this, and will judge each one according the gifts and grace that each one was given in his/her individual lifetime.
2006-09-04 09:07:29 · answer #5 · answered by Mary's Daughter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell is the grave and don't feel to bad because most Christians are to. In Luke Jesus said that few would be saved, so he allowed people to grow up and reproduce and show what they were and picked a few to live forever and the others simply didn't deserve to live. How hard is that to figure out. Most people don't deserve to live! Luke 13:24 you know narrow the gate?
Matthew 7:21 Lord Lord did we not prophecy in your name and do many powerful works in your name and I will confess to them I never knew you get away from me you workers of lawlessness.
When he destroyed the whole earth in Noah's day only one family was saved.
Wages of sin is death. Dust to dust Ash to ash Your just going away
2006-09-04 09:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to understand something about heaven. By your terms some of my freinds will go to heaven. However heaven can not beheaven if the people you love and care for are not there with you. So there is no way I can go to hell even if it did exist. I am part of someones heaven so I can't go anywhere but to their heaven. This means that the only way you can get to HELL is by not haveing anyone that cares for you and wants you with them. Unless all your freinds are bad and all of them are sent to hell with you.. But you see there is the catch 22 again. One of them has to have a mother that loves them that went to heaven so that person will be pulled out of hell and sent to heaven. Now here we go again. It is no longer heaven if all of that persons freinds are not in heaven. So I get to go anyway.. Everyone goes to heave by the standards of the bible.
I can believe or not believe it will not matter. I know there is not here after so it will not matter in the end anyway.
2006-09-04 09:09:04 · answer #7 · answered by Don K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the people who are not Christians, Jews, or Muslims, do not believe in Heaven and Hell. For instance, Hindus believe in reincarnation. I'm not sure, but I don't think Buddists believe in Heaven or Hell either. So the idea of them going to Heaven or Hell doesn't even concern them because they don't believe in it. Besides, God's Heaven is reserved for his worshippers and people who did good for Him, so if they don't believe in him...why?
2006-09-04 09:02:29 · answer #8 · answered by curious 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jews don't believe in Hell
2006-09-04 08:59:51 · answer #9 · answered by . 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Left to ourselves, not a single one of us, independent of our religious beliefs, is "good." We are all fallen, through sin, and therefore unworthy of heaven and deserving of hell. Only through Jesus Christ is the penalty for our sins paid. The price of sin is death; you can either accept that Jesus paid that price for you, or you can spend the eternity after you die paying for it in hell. It is a choice that we all have before us. It is fair, because we all have equal opportunity to accept the free gift before us.
2006-09-04 09:00:46 · answer #10 · answered by hisnamesaves 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once again and always.........man is never asked to pass judgment on hell to another human being.......that privilege only goes to God. Remember, too, you never want to be a stumbling block to someone maybe seeking to find the truth.....and the truth is Jesus is our Lord and Savior. I do pray that these right wing evangelical fundamentalists are quieted down. They do not one thing to spread the good news of the risen Christ to anyone.........they are just a hindrance.
2006-09-04 09:00:16 · answer #11 · answered by Cassie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋