If I lead a life similar to yours, follow similar mores, have similar values?

Question

Nothing outwardly all that different from you---If all these are true, how can you have the nerve to tell me I'm going to hell?

Answer 1

I do not say that you are going to hell. I believe that the Bible is true. The Bible is very clear about this subject. Jesus is the way and the life and the truth, no one will go to the Father's house except through Him.

If you do not believe in hell and heaven, do not worry what people say. You are a very good person. If you want to find God, you will find Him. I am not worried about that. If I make it to heaven, I will give all the credit to Jesus...because I would not make it without Him.

Christianity is a relationship with God. He has mercy on us if we ask it.

Answer 2

Well i would never presume to tell anyone they are going to Hell that's for God and God alone to decide. But i can tell you that outwardly doing all the things, say i do as a Muslim, does not mean we are the same. It is the intention behind what i do that makes the difference. I don't know your faith or if you have one at all, but for Muslims God is all seeing all knowing. If someone prays just in the company of others and when alone does not bother, what is his intention? For people to think he is worshiping correctly? Why then does he not bother when he is alone? After all the prayer is for God not for others. So if you are a good, moral person that's great but its not enough. Another example, if you had an exam and you knew the teacher was going to give you an A+ no matter whether you studied or not, would you bother to study? You still got the A+ but did you earn it? The same is true of heaven. Whether you (or I) get in is a matter of earning it, the intention of working for it not just expecting it. After all there are people who are the most heinous of criminals and there are neighbors, friends say " he was so nice and so quiet, I cant believe it. He was the always so helpful" He outwardly is moral and has values, but inside his intentions are very different. (I'm not suggesting your a mass murder) Just trying to emphasize the point your intention is what makes the difference.

Answer 3

When otherwise kind and loving people are operating under the influence of religion they often do and say things that are out of character with their nature.

Religions serve to divide humanity. Spirituality is unifying. I think we all need to get back to peace and love. There are many ways to know God.

When people tell you you're going to hell, that is their problem. Life and the things we see around us are reflections of our own state of mind. Those people judging you are like the parakeet that pecks at it's own reflection in the mirror. If these people don't like what they see, they should look at themselves and ask why.

Have a great life.

Answer 4

ah ! that would be dependent on which which hell ure talking about . Specifically each religion would have its own criteria .
but generally speaking the fine line may lie in either the " all that different " or the part where you have to be thankful or say a prayer and be gracious or something similar .

Answer 5

No one goes to hell. There is no such place. When one dies, one dies. That's it. Finito. No heaven, no hell, no limbo, no purgatory. No reincarnation. You are just worm food, Baby. So live your life to the fullest, cause it's all you get. One time around on the merry-go-round. One transatlantic voyage on the sea of life. One choo choo train ride from Station Birth to Station Death. All aboard. Punch your ticket. One long ride past the signpost up ahead in the Twilight Zone.
Doncha just love cliches and metaphors? I never metaphor I didn't like.

M

Answer 6

I admire that you're trying to make it clear to those who don't already know that religious and non-religious people have FAR more in common than differences. Unfortunately, there are some who won't be impressed with the truth. They remain adamant that how one treats others and how one spends one's time on earth is, ultimately, irrelevant. The only thing that matters is that you accept their way of believing--or you're going to hell.

I personally do not think it's irrelevant how we live our lives. In fact, few things are as important.

Answer 7

because we don't EARN our way into Heaven, salvation is a gift.

I don't deserve to go to Heaven any more than you. I do deserve to go to Hell just as much as you. The only difference is that I've accepted the gift placed before me and opened it up. Why are you still staring at yours and noty unwrapping it? Did you want to earn it instead of having it given to you?

(Eph 2:8) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
(Eph 2:9) Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Answer 8

Well if we both have the same morals and values than I guess we will be together whether it's heaven or hell. Live your life do what you feel is right to do and Don't listen to anyone else because who is to say they are right? No one will know until Judgement Day who is actually right, if there is one.

Answer 9

Believe me or not you will come back and take rebirth. There is no Hell and you can not go there ( to the animal kingdom) if you are a normal human being

Answer 10

Nobody knows if you are going to hell. (Aside from God)
Whether a person behaves in ways that the bible prohibits, or in ways that many find offensive or in ways that hurt others, or in a perfectly regular manner it doesn't matter---the answer remains--- only God has the knowledge and power to know and decide who is going to hell.
Ignore anyone who tells you that you are going to hell. (Unless they are God of course) Or tell them you will save them a spot there.