You are right.... I did not think about this before but I will tell them next time when they say everyone who doesn't believe in Jesus and that he died for the sins will go to hell.
2006-11-25 00:59:19
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answer #1
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answered by Elly 5
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The question does not apply because this question was asked before the formation of the church and under the law. That is why Jesus said "What is written in the law?"
Christians enter heaven, not paradise. Paradise does not exist after the death and ressurection of Christ.
Non Christians are doomed.
Under the law, anyone who loved the Lord THEIR GOD with all their heart etc... Would obviously be a believer in God, and would have been sent at death to Paradise.
2006-11-24 23:05:15
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answer #2
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answered by oldguy63 7
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not particular in case you'll settle for my answer as being from Non-denominational. in spite of the indisputable fact that, i will say some issues. Do you've faith that Jesus used that parable to describe how all wealthy people are undesirable or is it putting forward something else? My different question is, who can replace Lazarus and The Richman contained in the tale? the following is how I take it to signify: Abraham contained in the Bible must be said as symbolically being God. Abraham became prepared to renounce his absolutely son so God became prepared to do a similar. Now imagine of it this form: are you able to replace Lazarus with Jesus and the Richman because the Pharisee's? How did the wealthy guy deal with lazarus? Can or not this is equivalent to what the Pharisee's did to Jesus? What did Jesus declare does not understand? As for Abrahams bosom, if God had spread out heaven as you say then Lazarus must be able of move to heaven. ought to their be yet another excuse in the back of this tremendous divide? What do you've faith this divide must be? Does God torture invariably? What became God's promise to Abraham? Edit: extra a link. also evaluate Isaiah sixty 5 - a clean heaven and earth.
2016-11-26 21:16:27
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answered by ? 4
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If you love God with all your heart then his son has done his job...for you have come to know of God through Christ and believed. That makes you a christian.
We are under 2 commandments as you stated above.....Love God and neighbor....that is what Jesus taught...and God is love so you have learned well.
There are 1 paradise with 2 destinations....One is the heavenly reward and the other is the earthly reward. A select few will go to heaven to rule as kings and priests....they will rule over mankind with Christ for 1000 years...then when things are perfected.....man and earth....and satan is destroyed...Christ will hand everything back over to Jehovah the Almighty God forever.
2006-11-24 23:04:52
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answered by debbie2243 7
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Jesus wasn't a Christian, he wasn't talking to Christians as they didn't exist back then. He was talking to Jews.
So, perhaps only Jews will enter paradise?
I think this quote is central to Jesus message, and all the rest of it is window dressing. Love God (how ever you understand it to be) and love your neighbor (everyone else). Wow, that's simple. You mean I don't have to "accept Jesus as my lord and savior?" Nope. You mean I don't have to try and push my religion down the throats of my neighbor? Nope.
Simple. I like it.
2006-11-24 23:02:37
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answered by taotemu 3
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This is accurate but you forget that you must believe in the fact that only Jesus the Christ is Lord and Saviour and by His name only can we enter Gods kingdom, the Jews refused to do this and murdered the Messiah and were cut off from the kingdom.
2006-11-24 23:02:39
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answered by Sentinel 7
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If you love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength, He will reveal the truth about the Christ (or Messiah) to you. After all, it was God the Father who Himself sent His Son, Jesus, the Christ, to provide the only eternally acceptable sacrifice for our sins. Surely it is His will to reveal the truth about His only begotten Son to those who sincerely seek to love and worship God "in spirit and in truth."
Jesus preached the "words of life." Don't seek "loopholes" in His sayings that will enable you to evade your responsibility for accepting Him (or, as you say, "enter paradise" without becoming a Christian.) Jesus gave us no such loophole, but told us that HE is the "Way, the Truth, and the Life" and that NO man can come to the Father, except through Him. He also told us, "I and the Father are one" and said, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father."
Rather than seeking loopholes, seek to see Him--with your spiritual eyes--for who He truly is. He is not merely "the prophet Jesus". He is God the Son, Co-Creator of the universe, Messiah, Master, Lord, and Savior, who died for us, rose again from the dead, lives today to "seek and to save that which is lost", and will one day return to receive His own to Himself and judge the world for its unbelief and for all the "hard sayings" that unbelievers have spoken against Him. When He returns, "Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
"To Him give ALL the prophets witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins" (Acts 10:43). Every true prophet recognizes Christ for who He really is. May God guide your heart into a saving relationship with our wonderful, merciful Lord Jesus Christ!
2006-11-24 23:45:15
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answered by JD 3
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You don't understand. This man was trying to EARN his way to heaven by being good. Jesus trapped him, not in a malicious way but in a loving way by pointing out one of the man's weaknesses, the one thing Jesus knew He would not be able to give up ........ his money. The point Jesus was making wasn't that if you be a totally good person you will live, it was that there is always some way you will fall short of getting to heaven on your own, by your own good works. He was saying that no one can be good, there will always be something in your life that is sin and he used this "good" man to show that we ALL need to be saved by Him.
2006-11-24 23:02:56
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answered by Anonymous
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There are also bits of the Bible which say you have to believe in Jesus. I guess most Christians go for ALL the criteria maybe? However, believeing in any God and worshipping well is probably enough, I'd say.
2006-11-24 22:59:40
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answered by lady_s_hazy 3
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You see, Ahmad, Christians will not like your making these mocking question about us.
Just as much as you would not like us making mocking questions about your Faith.
Unfortunately, you Muslims seem to think that your spouting all this arrogant stuff about your Islam will sway us.
Let me spell it out for you so that you understand me.
We do not have a good opinion about your Islam nor the Muslims. Such things will only succeed in getting more ani[pathy against yourselves.
The Muslims living in non-Islamic Countries will be effected by all this because people will take out their anger, that people like create, on them.
If that's your Agenda, go right ahead and be happy.
2006-11-24 23:03:22
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answered by Anonymous
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