ok, if god is all good.. pure greatness.. then how come we get threatened to go to eternal hell if we dont beleive in him.. when apparently jesus died to give us the freedom of choice and cleanse us of sin.. if god made us go to hell because we didnt beleive in him or were uncertain of him (or her) then isnt god commiting sin?.. gah! no wonder there are so many wars about religion.. everything contradicts itself!!
2006-09-10 11:46:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
just to add ... if i was to make a informed decision on whether to beleive in god .. why would i pick up a 2000 year old book that tells storys of magic and sorcery (lets face it a few fish cant feed thousands.. even big fish) .. why is the bible any different to reading harry potter?.. other than to scare people and to contradict itself?.. jesus says about forgive thy neighbour etc.. be nice to your enemys.. but then he is still saying i will go to hell for not beleiving him.. what happened about him being nice to me?..
2006-09-10 11:57:06 · update #1
Heaven and Hell were invented to make immature people do whatever priests wanted...and that includes giving them much cash. Mature people don't need childish rewards and punishments. There are many contradictions in the Bible. Even some prominent preachers admit that. Anyone who doesn't is blind.
2006-09-10 11:55:45 · answer #1 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God is love, compassionate, and merciful!!!
God doesn't threaten..... the way it was written by mans hands is the scary threatening part of it all.
God don't sin, and God didn't create Religion, and if he did, it was one for all. It takes mans greedy hands to mess things up. I believe most of the Bible, and keep an open mind on what don't sound right.
It's amazing how long this World has been here, and how it got messed up with greed, money, root of all evil.... then it moved into the Religion area, that's the main reason why there's so many types, and why so much confusion.... money was to be made. Also Religions causes wars, don't you think it's all related in some way.
That way I seek and have a close personal relationship with our Lord, I don't allow religion to mess me up, that's why I am more spiritual, because I am open.
Trust me most people will make it to Heaven, in the Bible it mentions about the robe of righteousness and the gown. This is what it means... when you get to Heaven, if your wearing the robe of righteousness -great, you get to see God, if you get there and the gown is on, that means God had mercy on you, cause he didn't want to send you to Hell, so your in Heaven to learn what you didn't learn down here, then eventually you will see God, because... God's Love has compassion and is merciful for you. Yes some may go to Hell, He gave them every chance.
2006-09-10 12:31:26 · answer #2 · answered by inteleyes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh you best to believe you going to Hell if you don't repent your sins before you leave this earth that God created. He did not give you free will to commit the crimes that some people have commited. There is a misconception of what free will means. Do a little more studying on it. Read a Bible with a open mind, don't go by other people opion read the Bible for yourselve whether you believe or not it is good to read it for yourselve so you will have a better understanding. Even the devil reads the Bible and he knows the word just as good as a christian knows it that is why he keeps trying to get people on his side. Misery loves company.
2006-09-10 12:16:41 · answer #3 · answered by country girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You err because you do not know the Scriptures. Ignorance will be NO excuse on the Day of Judgment. I highly suggest, with the greatest of humility, that you pick up a Bible and start reading at the beginning of the New Testament. Your eternal destiny depends on it.
2006-09-10 11:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People are sending themselves to Hell by sinning. God is offering a way out. But he's not going to force you to believe, the choice is yours. Just remember, salvation is there for the asking.
2006-09-10 12:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by ted.nardo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not a threat it is a fact!
There are ONLY two places to go when you die
1. Life with God (Heaven)
2. Life without God (Hell)
WE choose God allows.
Jesus died to set us free from the punishment and rule of sin not to give us permission to sin.
2006-09-10 11:51:53 · answer #6 · answered by williamzo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
saying that God made you go to hell is like saying someone else made you jump off the building when you alone made that decision.God allows you to have a free will because only you can make the decision for where you will spend eternity...not anyone else not even God.
2006-09-10 11:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by jeanette98070 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God gives us the choice of whether to follow Him or not. And those choices have consequences. If you follow Christ, you're sin is forgiven and you get to heaven, if you don't, you suffer for your sin in hell.
Romans 1:20 says that men are without excuse.
2006-09-10 11:49:53 · answer #8 · answered by STEPHEN J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whah?? Contradiction? First of all, God doesn't sin, you are not analyzing the Bible, God WARNS us about our consequences if we choose not to believe in Him, if you are against Him you are on Satan's side. If you are on Satan's side, then you'll go to his kingdom, Hell, as opposed to God's paradise, Heaven...so, how is God sinning when it's our choice to decide where we want to reside for eternity?
2006-09-10 11:56:22 · answer #9 · answered by ♥JCluvsu2!♥ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have all the information wrong.
Adam and Eve chose death (sin). They were the only people ever created to have REAL FREE WILL. They could choose eternal life or eternal death. They chose death (the tree of knowledge of good and evil).
God knew that we could not save ourselves with our own good works. So it went for thousands of years, man tried and tried to save himself.
Then came time for God to send his only begotten Son to save the world. He made it SUPER EASY. None of us have to do any WORK, all we have to do is believe.
If we reject God, we are essentially saying that God does not matter, and I matter most. Those people who reject God, go to hell by their choice alone. All others go to heaven.
That is a very loving God. He gives us the opportunity to be saved without us having to try to save ourselves. He did it all for us. THAT IS LOVE.
2006-09-10 11:54:17 · answer #10 · answered by MD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋