"He is just. You're either saved, or you're not. Your actions aren't what you'll be judged by; it's whether you have faith that Jesus died for your sins. Your actions are just a symptom of your faith, not the diagnosis."
So if I have "faith" and can justify my actions according to that faith, I go to heaven?
Wait, that means that Hitler is in heaven, since he justified his actions based on Christianity.
nevermind, I'm not interested in this "heaven" anymore.
2006-09-28 10:27:18 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think the FSM would like that. Are you willing to give up all the beer and strippers?
Blessings )O(
2006-09-28 10:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
First off what Hitler did was not based on Christianity.in any way. It was based on what he thought. He tried to justify what he was doing to the people. You have to remember killing is wrong. People kill in wars, they kill to protect themselves, they even kill as a form of justice" the death penalty". Its true GOD can fogive, but I think you truly have to feel remorse for what youv`e done. To kill by what you say is an action according to faith does not make sence. To kill in the name of God and go to heaven it doesn`t sound right. When Hitler died he was planning more deaths. He also was thought to have committed suicide. For these actions it is very doubtful he is in heaven. You must be true to God and truely ask for his forgivness and guidence in your life. Find your self a minister to talk with, tell him what you stated in this site. Let him answer some of your questions on faith. And don`t give up on heaven or God, for they will not give up on you. I will keep you in my prays.
2006-09-28 10:59:15 · answer #2 · answered by richard b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Either you or saved or you are not. there is no in between.If you are a born again Christian, then nothing you can do will change that fact. If Hitler was ever a born again Christian, then he will be in heaven. I seriously doubt that he was saved, however. By their fruits ye shall know them. Don't play around with your Spiritual Life, you may have eternity to regret it.
2006-09-28 10:34:27 · answer #3 · answered by loufedalis 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
God does not call people to murder others. If one commits murder in the name of God, one is a liar.
Here is the deal: When you accept Christ as your Savior, God begins conforming your life to Christ's. What you used to find enjoyment in--the sins of the flesh, for example--become less and less attractive and you do not want to do them anymore. UNLESS--and I put it in all caps because it is vital to call particular attention to it--God's enemy entices you and leads you to believe that what are you doing, which is sinful, is actually what God wants you to do. The closer you want to be to God, the more God's enemy works on you. This is the fact of things. So some people who commit sins have been tempted "extra" by the devil, who seeks to keep human souls away from God at all costs and therefore offers them things that seem attractive to them. One such potentially attractive thing is that "I am beyond reproach,and what I do, I do because it is God's will," and then a person goes around deluded that he or she is doing God's will when in actuality he or she is doing the work of God's enemy.
It would be helpful for faithful people to glean an understanding of the reality of spiritual warfare in order to be better equipped to expect it and seek God's Truth in combatting it.
It would also be helpful if non-faithful people could at least intellectually grasp the concept, so that they could have a better understanding of what God's will looks like and what it doesn't look like. It is hard, to say the least, to discern such things if one does not know God--but one can nevertheless try to become educated about such things, so as to discern the true from the false.
A person cannot justify anything and have it stick with God. I can spend all my time justifying that what I do that is against God is actually for God, but I will in no way be able to justify it before God. If you are concerned with others coming to account, know that they will, and that God will judge them according to his word.
Hitler is not in heaven, because Hitler committed murder and suicide, and--if he used Christianity to explain himself--lied. Just because Hitler said he was a Christian does not mean that he knew Christ. One can say whatever one wishes to say, and one may very well believe it if he or she has been effectively deceived by God's enemy.
If you are not interested in heaven, I would recommend that you come to know what it is before assuming it is what certain people say it is. If you are basing the decisions regarding your eternal soul on the inaccurate information given by other people, that is unwise. It is advisable to check with God and ask him to reveal himself to you before determining that you don't wish to be with him on account of what some folks who say they have faith do or fail to do.
In other words, leaving the salvation or lack thereof of your soul in the hands of human beings is a disastrously wrongheaded place to leave it.
2006-09-28 10:42:18 · answer #4 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not "illegal", as in against the law, if you if you can find a good enough reason. Just look at wars, or "selfdefense".
There are a lot of "Christians", Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Sihks and others who believe that killing in "certain" circumstances can be "justified".
However, ALL of the above have been taught that to love God, our Creator, with their whole being and above all "things" and to think and act with compassion and forgiveness toward their fellow (wo)men is the right way for any person to live and achieve inner PEACE.
According to those wisdoms killing, or even hating and judging, is Not an option. (Someone should tell G.W. Bush! He claims to be a Christian! or others who claim to kill in the name of "religion".)
Just imagine! If all "Christians", Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Sihks and Jews would willingly (not because they have been told) act out of compassion toward the "others" (as they were taught!) there truly would be peace on Earth!
Unfortunately we are not perfect and to bear "our cross" often seems too hard (or illogical, or "unscientific). - No, I'm not perfect either!
That's why we have to learn to be honest to ourselves and admit that we have failed, again and again and again, and resolve to (at least try to) do better next time!
Because WE are not perfect we also have to forgive others for offences they may have committed against us.
We can then ask for forgiveness and get "peace of mind" - until the next time.
As someone put it: " Love (as in: compassion and forgiveness!) is the answer - whatever the question".
2006-09-28 10:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by fresch2 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yea but you might end up in the cry room for all eternity.
That is where you get to sit in a room with a bunch of crying infants and look through a window at all the people singing praises to god for all eternity. They do have a speaker in there but it is one of those really fuzzy ones that keeps cutting out.
2006-09-28 10:33:26 · answer #6 · answered by Pablito 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
feels like this act in 1209 (and the 1000's others like it contained in direction of the centuries) are nicely supported by skill of the biblical debts interior the previous testomony. definite, god seems to like it whilst his chosen human beings (whomever they could be) wipe out those no longer of an identical faith/way of life.
2016-12-12 16:57:35 · answer #7 · answered by allateef 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hitler was NOT a Christian. Your actions are supposed to reflect your faith. We're all sinners. Sincere repentance and faith are what will save you. Don't try throwing my words in my face if you don't understand them. Just ask me to explain, next time.
2006-09-28 10:34:33 · answer #8 · answered by p2of9 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not if you know it is wrong, because you can only go to Gods Kingdom, when you have truly accepted the Lord into your life, and when you do that, you receive the Holy Spirit, and when you have The Lord in your life, and YOU TRULY DO, something like that would never cross your mind, unless you playing right into satans hands, with his trickery and deciet, then you will end up where he does. Don't go start playing the Judge, there is only ONE and GOD decides who goes to heaven and who goes to hell.
2006-09-28 10:33:27 · answer #9 · answered by bryton1001 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The bible tells a story of people who will say on that day, did I not prey, teach, cast out demons, etc. in your name. Jesus will say depart for I never knew you. Someone can believe in the existence of Jesus but not believe IN Jesus as their savior. Even the demons (believe) and tremble. It's not enough to just acknowledge Jesus, one must truly believe.
2006-09-28 10:35:30 · answer #10 · answered by ytonnavd 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your faith is not a license to sin. You must still repent.
The wicked shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
None of us are perfect. NOT ONE!!!
Works does not earn you into heaven. God's grace is free, lest any man boast.
We shall each be rewarded by what we have done.
2006-09-28 10:34:22 · answer #11 · answered by digdugs 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋