I feel they take for granted they got their ticket to heaven just for being christians and dont even go to church anymore nor study the bible...Vegas and Cancun is full of christians and catholics...
2006-10-21 13:14:10 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No matter how hard we try, we will never be perfect. We will always be sinners, its not about our will to try, but to instead ask God to guide us and lead us. Alone, we are nothing and trying by ourselves is completely useless. We have to ask God to come into our hearts and lives and guide us. We will still struggle with sin, but God will know what our intentions are in our hearts. He will know who truly loves Him or who just fakes it.
2006-10-21 14:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by Rena 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You my friend have things all mixed up.. first of all good people in this world or more prone to suffer. Good people in this world are targeted to suffer. Christians are rarely targeted for a reason.. lol, though you may find you suffer injusticely, but thus is the function of the world and anything you face or have to endure.. though it may be hard to fathom.. you truly deserve it because you were incapable of preventing it or changing things for the better. So yes if you die its your own fault even though it may not have been your decision to kill you. Yes i believe jesus died because he was a good person. Does it make any sense that he can suffer for our sins? Yes because whoever made him suffer was sinning. Should you suffer for other peoples sins. if you dont then goodam your ******* lucky. yeah you are going to suffer from other peoples sins. Did jesus save those people from their sins.. how the **** does that make sense when everyday all these people continue to sin.. including christians.. wake the **** up this is just a way to make you think sinning is ok, i promise you that if jesus existed and did all these miracle he damn sure would not claim to be the only son of god or god in the flesh.. because he was definitely not the most powerful magician at the time.
2016-05-22 08:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vegas and Cancun? Interesting choices. Of course Christians don't think, after accepting Jesus as their savior, that is all we have to do. Being "born again" in Christ is only the first step in the rest of our lives as a believer in Him. We are to study His word, the bible, and be a "doer" of the word, not a hearer only. Christians are not better than anyone else, in fact, I know how evil I am....there is no good in me at all. Only by the grace of God can I be any kind of decent person in this life. His word, church, bible study, keeping close to Jesus....is my life line.
2006-10-21 13:18:44 · answer #3 · answered by Esther 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not so fast! The Lord has something to say about your question.
Ezekiel 24:14
" 'I the LORD have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back; I will not have pity, nor will I relent. You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the Sovereign LORD.' "
I Corinthians 11: 31-32
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Revelation 20:12, 13
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Revelation 20:12-14
Matthew 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Christians and non Christians alike will be judged before the Judgement Seat of Christ on that great day of the Lord. It is not a small mater how we live and use our time and talents today. It is a foolish Christian who lives otherwise.
2006-10-21 13:31:44 · answer #4 · answered by lindakflowers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well this Christian doesn't take anything for granted, I go to church 3 times a week, read my Scriptures, and teach Sunday School! I try to live like Jesus would if He was here, so see not all Christians are not caring! Yeah!
2006-10-21 13:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by trainer53 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is a good description of what non christians think Christians think. Actually when you become a Christian the Holy Spirit enters into your spirit and begins to convict you of your sins and give you the power to overcome. Most Christian's lives are transformed by their new birth and they cease to live the way they did before.
2006-10-21 13:25:02 · answer #6 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christians are also in Malaysia being persecuted for their faith by Jemaah Islamiyah and their ilk. Christians are also being persecuted in Pakistan and Iran. Christians are forbidden to worship or hold Bible studies in Saudi Arabia. Yeah, the Religion of Peace is only peaceful when you agree with it.
And not everyone who claims the name of Christian is one. As it is written: "Not everyone who keeps saying to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom of heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven." (Matthew 7:21)
And as to the ticket to heaven comment, that is in fact, the only way. Our works cannot save us. As it is written in the Prophet Isaiah, "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away." (Isaiah 64:6)
Instead, it is only through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that we are saved. As it is written: "For by such grace you have been saved through faith. This does not come from you; it is the gift of God and not the result of works, lest anyone boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Paul mentioned something about what you were talking about, however, when it comes to Christians who sin willfully, "Or can we say-as some people slander us by claiming that we say-"Let us do evil that good may result"? Their condemnation is deserved!" (Romans 3:8)
And
"What should we say, then? Should we go on sinning so that grace may increase? Of course not! How can we who died as far as sin is concerned go on living in it?" (Romans 6:1-2)
2006-10-21 13:25:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, I am continually striving to do better, I study the Bible, and definitely hope I get my ticket to Heaven when the time comes.
2006-10-21 13:22:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Paul's letter to Timothy nails this on the head.
The issue is the use of God's grace in vain and bringing sinners to the kingdom without the knowledge of true repentence.
God's grace is not a blanket to cover anyone's sins.
It is God's way of aiding us in walking in His truth.
2006-10-21 13:19:43 · answer #9 · answered by n9wff 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some times it's so hard to be humble, but we try. Forgiven, yes. Take for granted, no. WHO doesn't go to church or study their Bible? WHO?? WHO? WHO? Esther said it best.
2006-10-21 13:20:41 · answer #10 · answered by Red neck 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋