I am a newly convert. I am do really love the acceptance and warmness they offer. I also love how people put their heads together to help one another our wait daily tasks. But the flip side is I feel many are pushy and harsh. So is it Jesus, I need to follow? Again, I recently have accepted him has my personal savior. I just have questions of those who worship other cources of god such as, Allah, Buddah, etc. Are they going to hell? Who's to say? I mean, for those people with good hearts, philantropy and altruism, humanity, meditation and respect for this earth at the fore front everyting they do. Will they go to hell if they don't accept Jesus? I want to cry this hurts so bad.. The not knowing ya know? I am really trying to find ansers. We just started going to a Christian church and am moved every time. But when they say Jesus is the only way, or you go to hell, it scares me and makes me feel guilty when I sometimes feel my worship is to God in general. If others who follow different faiths continue, will they go to hell?Then others talk of reincarnation, and past lives, does Jesus promote that way of thinking?? The guilt of not knowing.. thanks..
2006-11-20 16:36:02 · 9 answers · asked by Cheetah 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus is God. Christians who say otherwise either do not know the fundamentals of the faith, are apostate, or are heretics. The Apostle's and Nicene Creeds both affirm this doctrine, and the biblical evidence is overwhelming.
Jesus said of Himself that He was God. He applied the name of God, "I AM," to Himself in several passages. Here's a few examples: Matthew 14:27, Mark 6:50, Mark 13:6, Luke 21:8, John 4:26, John 6:20, John 8:24, 28, 58, and John 13:19. (Some English translations have mistranslated the words "I am" to "It is I," or "I am He.")
Jesus received worship, which is reserved only for God:
"Then the men in the boat began to worship Jesus, saying, "You certainly are the Son of God!" (Matthew 14:33)
"Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" They went up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him." (Matthew 28:9)
"They worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy." (Luke 24:52)
"He said, "Lord, I do believe," and worshiped him." (John 9:38)
Further, the god of Muhammad is not the Father of Jesus. The Qur'an states rather clearly, "Proclaim: Allah is One. Allah is Eternal. He neither begets nor was begotten." (Surah 112:1-4)
In Christianity, we believe that Jesus was begotten. (John 1:14) And we believe Jesus to be God.
Now, we have a conundrum. Either Islam is right, and Jesus is not God, nor begotten; or Christianity is right, and Jesus is God, and is begotten. We can't have it both ways. Islam will never hold to a belief that Jesus is God. And Christians will not accept that Jesus is not God, and is not begotten. Therefore, they do not worship the same God.
Other "gods" fall short as well. There is no other true god than the One of the Holy Bible found in the Old and New Testaments.
2006-11-20 17:54:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is a lot of really deep really complex questions. I really don't even known where to begin, but what I can tell you if it is any consolation is the reason why hell is the consequence for not accepting Jesus. Take the old testament if you have read any of it, you know that people in general were sinful obviously from Adam on. God first cleansed the world of these people by having the great flood. Many generations passed and within the book of Kings it talks about how almost all of the kings were horrible sinful people who worshipped pagan Gods and just pretty much turned away from him. This was, I believe hundreds and hundreds of years. After which God let them be taken into captivity of the Babylonians for 70 years. In the old testament to mask the sins you had committed you would have to offer a burnt sacrifice and then you would be "OK" with God. The difference came when Christ the Savior came to change this. A particular verse talks about how God will not remember your sins anymore. Jesus was sent to bear all the sins of mankind past, present and future. No more burnt sacrifices and nothing that you could do would ever change His love for you. Now, the reason why hell is eminent to those who reject Christ is because by rejecting Christ you are rejecting the Father who not only has offered this gracious gift of eternal life with him, but also refuses to believe the fundamental truth that he created you and I and everything that is or ever will be. By rejecting the blood of the Lamb you are saying that you want to continue to live in sin and the worldliness that comes with it. Being a good person does mean something yes, but not without the love of the Father. If you have any other questions feel free to email me and I will try to help the best I can.
2016-05-22 04:17:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, suppose christianity is not right. what if it was just a made up story? then all the christians live their lives as good as they can, and a lot of them live good lives and there's nothing more...or something else happens after death. no one has lost anything in this scenario.
but suppose christianity is true, and there is judgement for those who have chosen not to believe, then the chistians still have not lost anything, but everyone else has lost everything.
when studying the life of Jesus, a person comes to only one of three different conclusions
either He:
1. claimed He was God, yet knew that it wasn't true, which would make Him a liar
2. claimed He was God, yet didn't know He wasn't, which would make Him a lunatic.
3. claimed He was God, and truely was/is God, which would make Him Lord.
indeed, Christianity stands in unbending opposition to any notion that salvation involves our own effort -- it is by faith that you are saved, through grace, that no one may boast. all other religions in the world that teach of the basic idea of heaven say that one must do a certain good deed, or a certain amount of good deeds in order to earn ''heaven.'' if christianity is the only one that says something different - that one must have faith in Jesus - then it sort of makes this ''multiple choice'' question easy to solve.
2006-11-20 16:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by phtokhos 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Explore all the different spirituality's...They all have something to teach..look for the similarities between the different faiths, but don't get bogged down by the silly little details...Look at the big pictures...see what they believe and teach...be open to new possibilities..Jesus never set foot in a church...he walked out among the people and learned about them & shared His faith and beliefs and teachings...that is the example he gave us...peace!
2006-11-20 16:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by evemarkra 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buddha, he is a prince looking for truth in life. When he saw suffering from the society, he was looking for answer to the question of born, old age, sickness and death.
When he gain enlighten, he taught his disciple to do good. Never in his life he ever claim to be divine, nor he is god. Never in his teaching, taught people to worship him or any deity. Never.
Allah, never appear to Mohamad, but thru angles. In the Muslim teaching, Allah is a god so great and pure that he is dissociate with his creation, stays in the 7th heaven. (or is it 9th).
Allah is so powerful and can do all thing that, he can do good as well as evil. Allah thru' his angle, taught the so call last prophet that people need to do good, and their good deeds bring them to heaven.
God the mother? Never heard of. Just another version of God the father by the feminist perhaps.
Creator? Just a name for God, who created all things.
God the father? The first person of the God (Gods). Care and love the world, and always seen as visiting people to help them. Just seek for those who believe in him, and they will be saved. (Abraham, because he believe, and was justified, Gen 15:6). Good deeds do not please God.
Sacrificed his begotten Son, Jesus to die, once and for all, for all mankind.
Jesus? The second person of God (not Gods). Died for all mankind. Whoever believed will be saved. But he also taugh, those who love and know him, shall surely do as he taught, which is what we call the beautitute. Can be found in Gospel.
If you believe in one truth God, and Jesus is your saviour, then move away from the reincarnation teaching. Seek the way, read his word, believe and be saved.
If you need further clarification, please email me.
2006-11-20 16:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by Melvin C 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
My friend Cheetah, I am a muslim and my religion Islam teaches that those people who want to convert should not accept Islam directly but you should first consult all the other religions and then come to a conclusion.May Allah show you the right path.
2006-11-20 16:40:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nope not all of them is same..
Allah is the Creator, and I believe He is the true...
Jesus is true, but he is just a common human like as, not God, Son of God, the Word or something like that...
Buddha... um, I dont believe it....
Mother God, Father God or another Family God is wrong, there is only One God, Allah...
May Allah show you His truth path...
2006-11-20 16:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
All the same, true, but not Jesus he is a prophet as he is a human not God!
2006-11-20 17:29:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i say just beleive dont have one faith cause there are to many and you dont know whos right and whos wrong just beleive that there is a god.
2006-11-20 16:42:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋