Is it true that Christians think people who don't share their opinion deserve to be in hell?

Question

That people who don't believe as they do deserve to go to hell more than
someone who does, but has committed horrific acts of savagery here on earth?
Does this mean they really don't care if a person does evil or not, they only care about what the thoughts in their heads and what they believe in the long run?

Answer 1

No, I don't know where you got this, but no. All people are sinners, regardless of the degree of sin they commit. Whether one commits sin openly or solely in his/her mind or heart. But what you do and what you think are intertwined. If you believe something you will live your life according to it. I believe that if I get hit by a car, i will probably die. So, I live my life careful of streets when I'm walking and when I drive. Only a fool would only care about what a person thinks and not what a person does or visa versa. Both are important, what you do and why you do it. Both are important.

Answer 2

I'm sure there are some Christians that do feel that way, along with some Catholics, some Buddists, some Muslims, etc. But as someone who was raised Christian I believe that as long as a person lives by what they know to be right and by the convictions they have in their heart, that they will be rewarded.

And I don't think anyone is trying to imply that it's okay to committ crimes, but I think they're saying that if someone who has committed a crime is truely sorry and repentanted for what they've done they can be forgiven.

It's easy to try and lump everyone claiming to be one religion. And it's easy to disregard a religion based on some of the outrageous things that a few people in that group believe. No matter what type of group you're looking at you're going to find good and bad people. My wish for everyone is that they stop worrying about what everyone else believes and really search within themselves and pray for direction as to what the truth is.

Answer 3

1 Timothy 5:8 says that if a person (follower) does not provide for his own, he is worse than someone without faith.

So, if someone has been taught, and should know better, and commits a sin, is worse than one without faith.

It should not be that someone that believes says that someone is going to be punished for someone who does not. This is, in actuality, disobedience in and of itself.

And for a Christian to say that someone else (whether a believer or not) is going to burn in hell, he/she is actually going against the bible itself. Jesus and his father are the judges and not us.

We can show what the outcome will be for those who do not obey, but we do not sentence them. Nineveh (Jonah and the big fish story) was very wicked and yet when God had Jonah tell the city what would happen if they kept on their course, the whole city repented, and catastrophe was averted. Jonah was very angry about the outcome at first, and had to be shown by God that he should be happy that they repented as was God.

Answer 4

jane l,
"Is it true that Christians think people who don't share their opinion deserve to be in hell?"
Well some might. But the focus that you are presenting is inaccurate to describe what I experience and think.

If I were to be preaching about myself, it would be baseless. There would be no foundation to what I was saying. But the Christians that are doing it right don't preach themselves, they preach Jesus Christ crucified and resurrected.

So my opinion is nothing. What the Bible says is what we are pointing to. What Jesus said in the Bible is what we are pointing to, and those that were blessed enough to be inspired to write parts of it; we are pointing to. It's not us that figure on who's geting in, and who's not getting in. But we might be able to tell you that your views do or do not compare scripturally with the Bible.

"That people who don't believe as they do deserve to go to hell more than someone who does, but has committed horrific acts of savagery here on earth?"
This is the point that a lot of unbelievers get hung on. But the key to understanding the answer is in your choice of words.
"Deserve" has nothing to do with it. It's about faith. That is: TRUST. You have to trust in Jesus. He said that there is no other way. That's not my opinion, that's God's opinion. I figure that His opinion counts since He created it all.

"Does this mean they really don't care if a person does evil or not, they only care about what the thoughts in their heads and what they believe in the long run?"
The Bible says that we are all evil. Some people accept that, some people don't. But here is a quote from something that Jesus said:
Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, "They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

To know that you are no better than the mass murderer, that you are unrighteous, that you are even considered a trespasser on God's green Earth, is to become weak and repent, and then come to Him. That's why you might have heard it said, " There is strength in weakness." It's His strength that we get when we turn to Him.

It's like that.

Answer 5

Is anyone besides me repulsed by the intense misanthropy inherent in many of these answers? "Everyone deserves to go to hell" is about as contemptuous of humanity as a person can get. It's only a small step from there to coming up with the notion that "Since I am saved and they are not, I'm so much better than they." Of course it's never admitted out loud, but the attitude is still there.

Answer 6

Sharing an opinion... I may have an opinion that the moon is made of blue cheese, but the truth, the fact is: it is not.
Now a Christian believes that Jesus Christ is their savior and Lord, meaning that Christ has redeemed them from the consequences of sin, namely separation from God and ultimately hell. If a Christian should merrily go on their way while they see another person denying the saving work of Christ, they would be negligent and guilty of unbelief. (and be guilty of their fellow man's blood)
Anything beyond this, each act of good or evil will be judged by God, both in this life and in the life to come.

Answer 7

Christianity is a very broad title that covers a lot of different religious groups, and each of those groups is going to have different ideas about non-Christians. As for your second question, I think a lot of religions would believe that a believer who commits horrible sins might actually be worse off than a non-believer, because the believer has been taught they're wrong.

Answer 8

Unfortunately, there are a lot of Christians who believe that their denomination has the monopoly on the truth, so if you don't live your life the way they say you should, as far as they're concerned you're doomed to Hell. Sorry. Jesus came to Earth to be our Savior, and when He returns to Earth He will be The Judge. I won't presume to tell anyone that they're doomed to Hell. I don't know that. Only Jesus does.

The Bible says "For all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23), so I believe it doesn't matter if you only told one little white lie in your life or if you were a mass murderer like Jeffrey Dahmer -- you're still a sinner and there's nothing that you can do yourself to repair your sin. "But God shows His great love for us in that when we were sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8). So Jesus has already paid the debt that we owe, and we all have the chance to be with God and Jesus in Heaven if we will accept the gift offered through the blood of Jesus.

The Bible also makes it clear that having Jesus as our Savior and the gift of grace does not give us license to sin (Romans 6:1 and following). Once we give our lives to Christ, we are told that we must do our best to live our lives in accordance with God's will, and that the grace of Jesus will cover our sins when we screw up, as we all do. However, the main reason you'll hear many Christians saying it's what's in your head and in your heart that matters comes from the teachings of Jesus. He was openly critical of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law because they didn't practice what they preached, but more importantly because when they did what God told them to do, their motivation was not out of love and respect for God but for the accolades and approval of their fellow man. That is why Jesus emphasized having the right attitude over the doing the right thing. He didn't say we shouldn't do the right thing, but we need to do the right thing for the right reason. So not only should our speech and our actions reflect our belief and reverence for God, but our thoughts and hearts should also reflect that belief.

Answer 9

This is not Christianity and those who believe so are not Christians. As a multicultural person I can assure that this attitude or concept is a Middle Eastern one. This is culture not religion. There is a saying in this culture which states: "I and my brother are against my cousin, while I and my cousin are against the stranger." Also there is a saying in this culture which indicate the attitude "Support your brother whether oppressed or oppressive" and finally "Those who seek religion other than Islam would not be accepted by God."

Answer 10

I dont think people who don't share their opinion deserve to be in hell.
Only the ones that dont agree with me...... just kidding.
Well, I believe in God and Jesus!!! My whole family is Catholic except for me. 1. “Well, I certainly am a Christian; I’m doing the best I can. I try to live by the Ten Commandments, the Golden Rule and the Sermon on the Mount But I do consider myself a christian and its way too general to group all christians together.