Can a TRUE christian live with a lover and still get to heaven?

Question

I know people who claim to be christians who live together without being married. Last I heard, the fornicator will not enter heaven.

Answer 1

You are so correct my sister. We cannot judge others tho. We do not know if they will repent of that sin or not and be forgiven to say that they will not enter Heaven. Continue to pray for them. Show them love. Because God is love. He says in His Word that it is with love and kindness have He drawn them. May God Bless

Answer 2

What makes a person a TRUE Christian? Is it by obeying the law or by believing in Jesus Christ? "...for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing."-- Galatians 2:21.

When you are born again you become a new creature, you have already passed from death to life. You already have eternal life in you. It cannot be taken away, ever. The law is no longer held against you. The spirit of God lives in you and works in you to make you more Christ-like.

The question becomes, did they ever become new creatures, did they ever truly commit to Christ. If they did, then you can rest assured He will convict them of their sin and they will repent of it. If they never feel convicted of the sin, then there is no Spirit working in them to make them more Christ-like.

You're right... fornicators, as well as all sinners cannot enter heaven. And we are all sinners. But Jesus can and did enter heaven and stood on our behalf before the Father....if we accept Him. That is the only way any of us get there!

Answer 3

No one will enter heaven without their sins forgiven by Jesus. I am not married and I have a hard time with people shack'n up who claim to be Christians. I used to not care, but now I do care. I don't think a true Christian would do that.

Answer 4

Maybe they are married in the eyes of God? I mean, what makes a marriage anyway? The ceremony? The piece of paper? Adam and Eve "lived together" without benefit of a piece of paper didn't they? Don't get me wrong - I beleive people should get that piece of paper - get married - and raise families and stick together till death do they part. I'm just not sure we ought to judge other people's circumstances or the state of their hearts. Certainly, someone who claims to be a Christian ought to WORK TOWARDS getting his or her life in order (like get married if living with a BF or GF), so as not to be a stumbling block to others. But this is just me.

Answer 5

Fornication is a sin, and nobody that is living in a lifestyle of sin will be aloud into Heaven.

Answer 6

I see you are worried about your infidelities Sonia. You're asking the wrong people sweetheart. Actually, no human can answer this. There are many other factors that dictate whether God will let you inside the pearly gates to the paradise we know as Heaven. I suggest in this lifetime, you stop spreading eagle for every inviting genitals that are waiting to taste your sweet flesh. I know the temptations are great, but for your sake resist immediately or expect living in Dante's Inferno for all of eternity

Answer 7

The bible tells us to judge not. I know that fornication is a sin but we are not qualified to make a judgement on whether or not someone will make it to heaven. If these people are struggling with this, try to be supportive and not judgemental- that might drive them further away.

Answer 8

A true christian should know that co-habitating with a person of the opposite sex as if married is indeed living in sin. Although we all sin, that particular action must cease, and forgiveness sought from his/her Savior for such deliberate sins.

Answer 9

if they reject correction and instruction and refuse to repent (that means move out or marry as well, not just 'I'm sorry") then they are not only a fornicator but they are mocking God's law.

Answer 10

I think if you strongly believe in god then yes you can make it to heaven know matter what.