it just doesnt make sense
2006-09-23 03:27:32 · 24 answers · asked by gasp 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
simple question and I agree, it doesn't make sense.
2006-09-23 03:29:19 · answer #1 · answered by Angry Insightful Black 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It doesn't make sense to you , because you do not understand the Christian religion. If you are really interested I will give you a brief summary to answer your question, but if you were just doing this to create an arguement, then I guess you might as well ignore the rest of my answer.
God does not hate anyone. He created all of us, so we are all his children. The Bible is made up of what many men and woman centuries ago were taught, and what God told them. It says very plainly that God is giving you a choice and it is up to you to make the decision of what you need to do.
#1: Accept the Gods son Jesus died on the cross to save you from your sins, ask forgiveness for those sins ans ask that you be saved. You should then try to live your life in a loving and Christian way, though God knows that you will sin, but all you have to do is ask forgiveness and he will forgive you, because you have asked to be saved. If you do this, you will be taken to Heaven upon your human death, to live with God for eternity. You will be spared from the pits of Hell.
Or #2: Reject God and Jesus, don't believe that you need to be saved and live your life the way that you want to, then you are not a Christian and you don't go to Heaven with the Christians upon your death. Hell is the only alternative.
God is not sending anyone there to Hell. Each person sends themselves there. I don't know why non-believers try to make the argument that God is not loving because he sends people to Hell, because that is rediculous. He doesn't send anyone there, like I said above, they send themselves there. He gives us all a choice. You know what the consequenses of choosing the second choice is. If you choice that one, you condemned yourself.
God Bless
2006-09-23 10:41:54 · answer #2 · answered by LittleMermaid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No God doesn't hate anyone. He only sends people to hell because they chose not to accept that he is the son of God. God doesn't like sending people to hell but is forced to because of our sin which separates us from him. That's why non believers go to hell, and Christians don't. Read the Bible if you want to know more.
2006-09-23 10:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by Yvone 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God does not hate non believers first of all. They are his lost sheep that he looks for and tries to bring back into the flock. Non believers go to Hell because despite His repeated attempts to save them from it, they have become hard hearted and prideful. In essence you are given free will and make your own choices. If a non believer ends up in hell it is the non believers fault.
2006-09-23 10:33:34 · answer #4 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever see a non-believer in hell ? If you haven't then don't make claims that you can't proove.
God does not hate anyone. Gods are only in the imagination of believers. Imaginary beings don't love or hate or do anything else.
You're right about it not makng sense, that goes for all of religion.
2006-09-23 10:35:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This stuff is soo confusing. Well, I'll assume that you and I believe in God to answer your question.
God loves everyone. That will be my axis of truth.
Now for two results, Evil people go to hell, and Good people go to Heaven.
Now I believe that there can be good people born to the so called "evil" or "misguided" beliefs. These people, who had no chance to become Christians or whatever are good people. Simply put. They go to heaven.
Now evil people, who are they? If we look at a mean person in our lives, why are they mean? And does this person deserve to go to heaven? I believe that this person is simply not thinking about all of their values and sorting out what actions pertain to their true values. good is made to keep the pack together, bad is the stuff that arises in misunderstanding of ones soul.
Since a good person can appear evil by some misunderstanding, most people go to heaven... I have never met a helll bound person that I know about.
!! Tis a good way to believe and go, if you believe in a God as a person, cognitive being.
2006-09-23 10:34:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as God's hate. It's a human concept and God loves everyone without conditions. He doesn't send anyone anywhere but some people choose to send themselves to a temporary "hell"-a place of darkness and emptiness- because they are not aware of the light of God.
2006-09-23 10:32:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He does not hate anyone. It's simple. A teacher would punish you for not doing your homework. Your Mom would spank you for beating the neighbor's little puppy. Does it mean they hate you? Of course not. They just want you to learn your lesson. Look, the hell concept is simple. Those who do wrong to others in this world and get away with them, they will be punished for their deeds in the life here after.
2006-09-23 10:42:10 · answer #8 · answered by Harry thePotter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a circular argument. In order to believe that you are going to 'hell' you must first believe in the mythological system that created hell in the first place. If you do not believe in a particular mythology, you cannot go to a place that requires belief in that mythology in order to go there.
Only followers of a mythological system that includes a place of eternal punishment can conceive of 'non-believers' inhabiting such a place. Someone who rejects these mythologies considers 'going to hell' as a non sequitor and a rank scare tactic to keep the 'faithful' in line, and keep the collection plate full.
So this is a philosophical Roach Motel - the mythology can't hurt you until you accept it, and once you accept the mythology as 'fact', you cannot reject it for fear of going to 'hell' . Brilliant way to keep the flock in line, no?
2006-09-23 10:39:32 · answer #9 · answered by john s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hell is the place of separation from God. If you don't accept Jesus and the free gift of salvation that allows you to enter God's presence, that is where you go. So if you live this life saying "I don't want anything to do with God", He is merely giving you what you wanted.
2006-09-23 10:33:04 · answer #10 · answered by SETFREEBYJESUS 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atheism is God's favorite religion.
What bible believers have yet to figure out is that their tricky God invented the bible as a trap. It is like intellectual or spiritual flypaper and those who get hung up on it will be sent to hell.
Those who use the intellectual and spiritual gifts they were born with (atheism) will go to heaven.
That God is a real trickster, but he gave us examples (Adam & Eve, Job) to warn us. Some people just don't listen or understand. They are too busy preaching the gospel to actually know what it really means.
Oh, well.
God loves atheists.
2006-09-23 10:32:21 · answer #11 · answered by Left the building 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋