Jesus said except ye repent, and be born again ye cannont see the kingdom of heaven." John 3
when i prayed-i felt my sins forgiven, but its more than feelings-i repented i cried out to Jesus-Im sorry for my sins, come into my heart as u said you would in Revelation 3 vs 19&20, help me Jesus im so sorry and deliver me, be my friend. amen
and he did and talks about hell gnashin teeth forever and the joy of heaven for recieving him and his word John 12 vs 48 and Revelation 19-22nd chapters -ohhh yessss or ohhh no -depending on our choice
2006-09-11 14:31:08 · 41 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus died for our sins so we would have the ONLY way to get to heaven...through Him. People still die and go to hell because they simply chose not to believe in Christ and ask Him to save them....it's heartwrenching..God made it so simple and yet so many make it complicated.
2006-09-12 16:05:24 · answer #1 · answered by SS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In The New Testament, one of the Apostles wrote and qoute Jesus saying "I came only for the sins of Israel". So, unless you're from Israel there is no sin he has to clean from you. Besides, he was talking about the past sins of Israel not even your grandparents could have done. Then he also said in
John:3 "Except ye repent, and be born again ye cannot see the kingdom of heaven" which means there is something you still have to do. If you have done something wrong, be sorry and then choose to do good.
2006-09-11 14:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heaven and Hell are just states of mind. Kind of like dreams and nightmares, bliss and depression. That's a possibility. Another one is that they're situations and feelings experienced here on Earth. Hell being the metaphor for all the pain and suffering so many people (and animals) go through, like in wars, for example, and Heaven being the true happiness that we feel from Love, Peace, Harmony and Serenity.
And if it wasn't for such segregationist and judgemental beliefs such as the Christian view of Heaven and Hell as literally places we go to after we die, there would be a lot more love and peace in the world. The world isn't in black and white, there is no seperation between people who go to Heaven and Hell, there's simply the fact that we all have to coexist here on Earth, and everything else is just irrelevant speculation that leads to conflicts, fear and hatred towards different views.
2006-09-11 15:16:20 · answer #3 · answered by Ricardo P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to have a go at this one
new concepts....could this torment not be literal that would be not good of a lovely God but only that in order for paradise on earth for the true lovers of righousness..there would just besome sort of removal of them How can there be paradise on earth if rebels are still around?
Go to the orginal promise that Adam and Eve lost So, it took another perfect human (Jesus) to buy back what Adam and Eve lost. We were born with ther sin and now have the hope again of paradise on earth So, after all is said and done...and you learn the true about God and Jesus this will set you free from false teachings that lead to cutting off.(as you mentioned)
2006-09-11 15:05:31 · answer #4 · answered by carole 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are enemies of God and God is a righteous and just judge. If a criminal walks into a courtroom and asks the judge. "well judge I've been good for most of my life, why don't you let me go." The judge will look at the criminal like he's crazy and promptly sentence him to jail for the crime he committed. Same with God. He demands payment and sentence for the sins we have committed against Him. Jesus freely paid the fine for a believer. In fact He remembers the sins no more. An unbeliever needs his sins bought too...and they will be bought by a sentence in hell. Because God is Just and Righteous that is why people will go to hell.
2006-09-11 15:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's only for the people who choose not to accept Him or for the people who don't make a decision. If you don't make the active decision to believe that He died for your sins, your lack of vote will be considered a "no" vote.
He says that He will never leave you or forsake you, so now that you've accepted Him, you can rest assured that He will not leave you because that's His promise. If you ever feel like He's not right there, check your own life to see what's really going on. You're probably going to find that you've moved away from him and not the other way around.
2006-09-11 14:48:33 · answer #6 · answered by Shopgirl9337 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is a figment of the imagination of a whole group of people, not just you. The human mind is so inventive, it can create a whole slew of deities, imaginary friends, enemies, etc. and be affected by them and their opinions (the ones created for them by the mind).
Try to focus on the people you can see and hear. Work on creating good relationships and communications with those around you instead of the imaginary Jesus in your head. You'll feel even better than you do now!
2006-09-11 14:43:45 · answer #7 · answered by nora22000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus did not die for our sins. As a matter of fact he not die yet. His life is fresh frozen and he will come back, mary, have children and then die a natural death.
The myth that Jesus (PBUH) died for our sins was created by devil Paul who was the bitterest enemy of Jesus (Encycopedia Britanica). The purpose was to kill the message of Jesus through worship of Jesus. As most people are naive, they fell into this Satanic trap. Your question is very very valid. It makes no sense that Jesus paid for our sins and we are given a license to go on sinning. Then why we punish them in this world too. Why God is punishing homos through AIDS and family break downs etc.
The current bibles are not pure and the God Most Merciful, the Most Comnapssionate sent the final book which is Quran. Qurna refutes such claims of Jews also. It says that if you are favourtie people of God, then desire for death (So to go to heaven early and enjoy) but Quran says that they would never desire death becasue of their acts and they know deep in their heart that what they are going to get there.
Devil Paul actually stole the idea of a Jewish tribe who took the Prophet Uzair as the son of God although it was a very unjust thought as God is not a man and does not need sons or daughters. Devil Paul however spread this idea and converted Islam of Jesus into Christianity. Barnabas, James and other true followers of Jesus did not accept the ideas of devil Paul and were very annoyed. There were many Christians including Bosnians who did not buy devil Paul's Satanic teachings. These christians used to be called unitarian Christians but they were eliminated by force (Ref: Blood on the cross by Ahemed Thomson).
2006-09-11 14:43:03 · answer #8 · answered by pathowiz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you felt that Jesus has forgiven you then be free and sin no more you have confess out of your mouth that you believe that Jesus died on the cross and that his blood save you from sin so you can have everlasting life. God forgave you !! now you have to forgive yourself!! in the bible GOD talks about the soul of a sinner that do evil and not believe !the only judge that GOD has cast was Satan!! no soul is in hell until GOD has judgment day of each soul!!!
2006-09-11 15:15:35 · answer #9 · answered by Carol 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOD NEVER sends anyone to hell. People do that to themselves, when they reject the belief of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, not accepting Jesus as Lord & Savior. Then when they are judged like the world will be whether we want to or not, if anyone's name is not found written in the Book of Life, they will not be able to enter into God's presence and His Kingdom.
Hope this answer helped.
2006-09-11 14:55:36 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. Happy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋