2006-09-05 00:51:04 · 27 answers · asked by Corrie A 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you read the bible, it says anyone who does not know Christ as their Lord and Savior will be cast into the lake of burning sulfur where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, otherwise known as Hell. So to answer your question, if you don't know Christ and you haven't been saved you will surely go to Hell when you die.
2006-09-05 01:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by mda2000 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There is only one way to be saved,there is only one name to believe in and that is Jesus the Christ.Jesus said, I am the Way the TRUTH and life,No one comes to the Father except thru me.
Jesus paid much too high of price to save the world,if there was no hell. So,it most have been very important to provide away of escape from hell, the burning lake of fire.
Understand the Christian Church is not a building, a certain religion, It is them that believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior and walks the Faith.Not works, not righteousness, because ours are like filthy rags. But those that give their life to Christ and are in Christ Jesus.
There is no other way and it is all a matter of choice. Not choosing is a choice.
2006-09-05 01:19:55 · answer #2 · answered by Faith walker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well for starters true christians do not believe in a burning hell as it is not scriptural that a burning hell exists.
Ultimately God is love and not a torturer of the worst kind. God cannot commit evil or repay evil for evil.
Everyone has the opportunity to learn the truth about God a few take to the truth and a lot shun it or only wish to believe what they are told without examining what the scriptures really teach for themselves. Jesus states that broad is the gate and spacious is the road to destruction and narrow is the gate and crooked the road to life and few are the ones finding it. When Jesus said few are the ones finding it he didn't mean the many who claim to be in christendom because there is many deviations of christianity and the the Bible reads that God is the God of truth. There can only be one truth, something is, or it isn't, they cannot be both true. Yet there are many denominations all claiming they are the one, some are old some newer.
Hellfire has been around a lot of centuries and used as a threat to try and force people to listen to the churches. As we know it has failed. But God is love and so is His begotten Son Jesus Christ. Jesus showed love, meekness, strength, justice, long suffering, mercy and forgiveness these are the qualities he mastered from his Father. Though God will destroy the wicked and those refusing to recognise they are sinners by virtue and repent only He can read the hearts of people and with the authority given to Jesus he can make judgements to whether you are in the book of life.
Some people have not come to an accurate knowledge the Bible and many particularly in Christendom do not wish to search out if their church and what they teach is scriptural. They are happy with their lot and have no interest in discerning the Truth but go along with whatever teachings of their church. Some people have no interest in religion or do not wish to know incase it brings to them responsibilites from their action. But God knows this and will take this into account that they had no interest in Him.
But those not in the Book of Life will not be tortured mercilessly as majority of christendom teaches because God is love and that is what God is. God will destroy those who are unrepentant and wicked by death. Death as in no more and having no life. The soul is killed. Wickedness will be out of existance.
In Matthew 10:28 28 Jesus said, "And do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna."
Note the destruction of the soul.
Churches have like Jesus warned been misleading people and getting involved in worldly politicals. How many times have you heard a preacher, pastor, archbishop etc. tried to use their positions to influence politics when Jesus says I am no part of the world. Jesus did nothing to influence the politics of the Roman Empire. This world and authorities is coming to an end soon and God's kingdom is taking over as the only solution to mankinds problems. Just as there is no point polishing the brass on a sinking ship so true christians do not get tangled or try to influence politics of a system that is going to be destroyed. It is all going to be swept away when Jesus will reign as King over a new paradise earth of his righteous and meek followers.
2006-09-05 01:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by Spadesboffin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The christian god theory exhibits many faces. In previously books (previous testomony) it style of feels greater obvious that he's a spiteful, jealous, vengeful and indignant god. contained in the later books (new testomony) the trinity god theory seems to be greater approximately love. besides the indisputable fact that, in each and every the previous and the recent, particular verses can coach the two a sort of aspects. some see him greater as a father determine spanking an insolent new child. i think of it incredibly is somewhat modest in assessment to condemnation to eternal torture. take under consideration on your ideas. that's as much as you to make up your very own ideas. do no longer enable human beings bully or threaten you into believing something which you do no longer. while you're believing it just to dodge punishment, do you rather have faith it, or are you merely pretending?
2016-09-30 08:52:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somewhere in the New Testament it says something like 'Those who would leave the black sheep behind I will not claim them'. It must also be upsetting to Jesus for people to think the 'black sheep' will burn in hell. Not that I dont have that problem when people make me mad. I try really hard; but I cant get through why God allows people to torment others without suffering anything for it. I'm working on being more open to God letting people get away with anything, no matter who they cause to suffer. That would be better, right?
2006-09-05 01:51:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell is a permanent destination, read Revelation 20:11-15 judgement of the non believers, Revelation 21:8 list all that are heading for hell. Hell has all kinds of torments, the worst of all is knowing that there is no hope that things will get any better.
2006-09-05 03:49:47 · answer #6 · answered by judy_derr38565 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. There is no hell, and no "lord". Like everyone else, nonbelievers decay in the ground after death.
Why are you so obsessed about who is going to "burn in hell"? That's all that you've asked so far, and each question you've asked two or three times.
2006-09-05 00:57:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not neccesarily. I'm too lazy too look for the verse, but if you've read New Testament, you can easily find it.
When Jesus sent some of the disciple out to cleanse demons from people, they came back and told Jesus that some other man was cleansing out demons, but they didn't know him. They asked Jesus if they should stop him, and Jesus said "No, whoever is not against me is with me."
So, the other religions that although they're not Christian, they may actually be for him without knowing it, by the way they're living.
2006-09-05 01:02:10 · answer #8 · answered by Morgan 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, if they haven't accepted Christ as they're Lord and Savior, They will burn in Hell forever.
It's the sad truth.
2006-09-05 00:57:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as you do not do (too many) sinful things and as long as you are a good person to others and to yourself, I do not believe that you will descend to the little men with pitchforks and tails for just not believing in Christ. God still loves us, even if we do not think he exists. Just be a good person, and do not sin (based on the Ten Commandments, that is).
2006-09-05 00:58:09 · answer #10 · answered by Display Name 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋