Is ones deathbed too late for forgiveness?

Question

I mean from God?

Extreme unction????

Answer 1

i would say that it is never too late to ask for forgiveness from God BUT

it is a waste of a life to leave it till then

contrary to popular belief living a life walking in Gods company is in fact rewarding (if a little different than doing it all YOUR way and hoping that God will accept 'apologies' at the end) and far more productive.

Answer 2

Extreme Unction was what the Sacrament of Healing or anointing was called. The last rights they called it too but, all it is is the anointing to give a person strength to endure whatever is in store for them whether it is death or just a sickness. This Sacrament also forgives all sine up to that time with the understanding that a person confesses their sins should they recover. Deathbed conversions happen if the person is given the grace to convert or given the grace to repent. That's the key, it is a grace that is given so if the grace is not provided (God has decided a person should eat the whole destruction burrito) that person will go to Hell.

Answer 3

Only jerks wait until their deathbed to ask forgiveness. How pathetic. Look, we all screw up so why not just ask forgiveness from God and our loved ones at an appropiate time. The same thing goes for people who attend mass on a Sunday or Saturday if you're Jewish and then sin the whole week. What the hell is wrong with people.

Answer 4

One can be forgiven until the eleventh hour according to the holy bible. So if you are an Atheist then is the time to repent. Would it be a bummer if you waited until what you thought was the eleventh hour to ask forgiveness then you only lasted 59 minutes and missed your forgiveness by one minute. God bless kisses Betty.

Answer 5

If a person on their deathbed prays to receive Christ in their heart and asks forgiveness for their sins, they can still be saved.

Answer 6

Yes, the the thief on the cross does not count for us today because Jesus is the one who pardoned him and Jesus was still alive. Jesus is the testator, not us therefore he was within his rights as a testator to change his will while alive. If the thief teaches that death bed salvation is accepted, then it is okay for anyone go change the will of a dead person and get the inheritance for them self because wills and testaments are not valid.

Answer 7

Good question. We do have an example given to us in the Bible. Jesus was on the cross and there were two other men also dying. These two were criminals and were getting justice for their lives of crime. One of them showed faith in Jesus and the Lord told him that he would go to paradise. So you still have time if you are on your death bed and can make a decision for Christ. But I wouldn't advise you risk it, because not everyone has a death bed, some die in an instant and don't have time to consider their destiny.

Answer 8

No. Even courts will accept confessions on ones death bed, They (which is often wrong) will allow a person on his/her deathbed to implicate some one else.
According to the Bible you can be saved regardless of how much you wrong by confessing on your deathbed. You can basically be saved from hell if you confess to a priest if catholic, or if protestant accept Jesus as your lord and savior.
The bible is quiet clear on this. Confession or accepting Jesus will clean your slates on all of your sins and allow you entrance into heaven. No mater the sin's depth. Under this scenario hitler/stalin/jim jones/jesse jackson would be welcome in heaven.

If you are a muslim killing a non muslim is a guranteed road to heaven.
Doesn't sound right does it.

Answer 9

No! As long as the person confesses their sins, it is never too late for God to forgive them. Have you ever read in the Bible about the parable of the vineyard workers? Well, I'll let you read it for yourself, but it means that Jesus accepts those who come to Him when they are little children or as dying adults (in the eleventh hour) and He rewards them the same. (Although those who have known Him their entire life would have that as a reward in and of itself.)

Answer 10

Have you heard of Extreme Unction? For one thing 'God' does not hold anything against you.--------------- Sorry, I think they call it Annointing of the Sick now, it's part of the last rites.