...and God is quite displeased. He tells me I not only have ruined my own eternal life, but that I convinced 3 other people to forsake God while I was alive, also. So I will have their eternal torture on my conscience. Should he punish me for all of them, or punish them too?
2006-09-08 04:22:12 · 52 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You already have your own answer. You have wasted 5 points trying to awaken the atheists to suddenly realize the errors of their ways. They are laughing at you.
2006-09-08 04:26:46 · answer #1 · answered by Bella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That IS a good question..But I was told by someone who claimed to know that if I worried about whether or not I was wrong about the existence of God, then I couldnt be an athiest. After many years of looking into different religions and my own part in the scheme of things, I decided that organized religion was Gods biggest embarrassment and chose to follow a more natural way of living my life.. I do however realize that ALL faiths have their positive points but can see none of them thus far that could be anywhere near what God had originally intended mankind to follow..They all seem to be merely a way for those in power to keep that power and control the masses. Just my opinion.
No offense to anyone ...
I urge you to do more research in the matter and then decide for yourself how to define your spirituality...If you can do that without being affiliated with any one 'religion' then I would say youre on the right track..
Blessed Be~
2006-09-08 04:36:21 · answer #2 · answered by Cheppyyyyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you lead another person into sin with you, you are "doubling" it, so to speak. You will be punished for not believing and you might be punish also for making others follow suit. He will punish them for not believing and He might also punish them for following you. But actually God doesn't "double" or "triple" punish you. When He punishes you, He sends you to hell. You can't go to hell twice. Once is enough punishment in itself.
From the Catholic Church, it says that if a nonbeliever doesn't believe because he was never informed about God's existence then he isn't sinning. You can't be punished for something you've done wrong but never knew it was wrong. But if you were informed about God's existence and consciously choose not to believe it, then you are sinning. Like-I know it's illegal to drink beer when I'm 15 yrs old because my parents told me or the police told me. But I thought about it and made the decision to still drink beer. I will be punished by law according to it's level of punishment. If I was never aware that drinking beer was illegal for minors (maybe I came from a different country where 15 is legal) then I will be punished on a lesser charge because I never knew the laws. Does this make sense? God punishes us and awards us according to what we do, what we say and what we believe and He takes in account what we know about it all.
2006-09-08 04:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be 'punished' for what YOU do( or rather DONT do) and they will be punished the same.
You are not responsible for other's eternal life , each person is resposible for their own.
I believe that only the saved will be judged by God for actions ( while being saved) that led to someone turning their back on God. This then is not a punishment but rather a lack of reward.
2006-09-08 04:30:20 · answer #4 · answered by SpeakingTruthinLove 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok, no longer atheist, yet i assume this question ought to artwork for us pagans besides... "What? You provide us a techniques that could conceive of a universe it is finished with out you, yet you're angered by making use of the undeniable fact that it is how my techniques got here to words with the universe?" in my opinion, i won't have the ability to be certain Divinity being too offended at a individual whilst that individual's reasoning has come to the tip that Divinity does not exist... in spite of everything, if it have been some thing Divinity did no longer desire us to contemplate, we does not have the skill to return up with the assumption in the 1st place if Divinity is what gave us our brains and subsequently all our available theory procedures. (i'm hoping that made experience... it is been an prolonged day.)
2016-10-14 11:13:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trying to say what will happen when you meet god is an impossibility. Anyone who says they know for a fact you are going to hell are overstepping their bounds. Who knows maybe God wouldn't even find you at culpable for your position. Maybe, there was someone in your life who was supposed to prove you otherwise. Maybe society in General will be held responsible.
I would guess since you are questioning about God that you are not truly an Atheist. Asking questions and searching them out even though you don't change your overall position is better than what most "God fearing" folk do.
2006-09-08 04:30:40 · answer #6 · answered by Alice W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're an atheist you shouldnt concern yoursef with a god cause doing so would technically make you a non atheist :) However, granting that this thought prevails in a large number of people, I think that I'd just share with you my poin of view regarding religion.
For me religion is just a tool to control the world. It may be good because it may have caused peace in the long run. It is also the ultimate expression of man's inseurity on what he can not explain! So whatever religion whatsoever you involve yourself with... I think it pays to be just good :)
2006-09-08 04:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by jaysondin87 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that, in that case, he would have to punish them too because they were also responsible for their own actions. But I think he would have some specially evil and maniacal punishment for you, for not believing in his glory and accepting him as the one, true god ( I think that god is a little bit vain in that aspect, but who I'm I to criticize). But maybe God isn't that displeased with you... "To you I'm an atheist, to God I'm the Loyal Opposition".
2006-09-08 04:32:10 · answer #8 · answered by Filipe F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God understands your heart. If all you have done, you do with the best of intent, He will know. If you have any doubts, however, that may be a sign to investigate the possibility that you are mistaken a little further. Be careful though, if you are wrong and God does exist and you know it, you might become a bible-thumping, born again disciple! (Your worst nightmare, I'm sure!!) It's worth being informed though. Good luck!
2006-09-08 04:31:35 · answer #9 · answered by Helpful Kim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you have enough to worry about yourself.
If the others have consciously forsaken God, and followed the wrong path, I would not want to be them either.
After all someone convinced you to become an Atheist as well.
We are all responsible for our own actions, knowingly leading others to Hell, is not a good thing.
Peace, and may God Bless your soul.
2006-09-08 04:29:22 · answer #10 · answered by C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were an Atheist then you wouldn't believe that for an instant. So therefore I think you are a christian and just posing as an Atheist trying to get a rise out of anyone.
Next time you want to ask a question posing as a christian about Atheists then I suggest you capitalize the Atheists and then you might not get caught.
2006-09-08 04:27:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋