Do you have to be Christian to go to heaven?

Question

Jesus said "I am the door; no one comes to God the Father but through Me." Does that mean that even if I live an exemplary life, never hurt anyone and do good for others, that I still can't get to heaven and will burn in Hell as an unbeliever???

Answer 1

Yup.

Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

According to the plain text, Hitler would go to heaven if he asked for forgiveness and the 6 million Jewish people that he caused the death of will be eternally tortured for not accepting Jesus as the messiah. They thought Auschwitz was tough..just wait til god gets ahold of them.

Christianity is absurd. Try science it is much more beautiful and awe-inspiring than myths.

http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/docs/splash.html

Answer 2

No don't listen to them weirdos. What you are actually talking about is the afterlife.

You dont have to have to believe in a religion or anything to have an afterlife, also called the summerlands and I could go on for ages the different names it is called.
Different religions have been believing in the afterlife way before christianity existed , so don't worry it will happen regardless.
As for Burning in Hell, that is something the christian church made up to scare people into becoming a christian.
Hell and the Devil do not exsist in any other religion on the planet, not even witches believe that there is a being that counteracts good.
Infact the closest thing to the so called devil is the horned god, which is in fact a good god, who collects lost souls up on hallows eve and takes them to there afterlife.
So even if you don't go straight away, he will come down to get you and make you go to heaven if thats what you want to call it.

Answer 3

He also says that we should not judge others, because the measure we use to judge others will be used against us. This includes judging people who are not Christians.

I'm fairly sure our creator, and all-knowing, all-powerful, all-wise God can handle these hypothetical questions without us trying in vain to come up with an answer. God is merciful, and god is love - don't be worried about whether he is going to make just decisions - I'm sure he has it all sorted out.

But having said that, beware that if you have been told about Jesus, then you have one less 'excuse' when Judgement Day does come around.

Answer 4

Well you have partially answered this question. As human being we are very limited. there is nothing we can do to EARN heaven, because we are all unworthy. Isaiah 64: 6 says: All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away


God says also in Psalm 14: The LORD looks down from heaven
on the sons of men
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.

3 All have turned aside,
they have together become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.

So we are all unworthy. God also spoke clearly about it in Luke 17: 10 when He said: So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.' "

So there is nothing we can do to earnb heaven because God is so perfcet & we are all imperfect. But God knwoiung this He showwed us His grace & aranged for a poure preerct atonment that can cober all people & all those who wish to belive in Him Jesus blood.

Accordingly to answer your question in few words. It is not by being Christian, it is not by your works or efforts. It is by beleiving in Jesus & accepting Him as a savior. Jesus blood was the redemption, was the atonement.

God bless you

Answer 5

People seem to misunderstand there is no exemplary life without the atonement of Christ if there were he would have never had to be tortured and die on the cross. God say's our righteousness is as filthy rags. There is a way that seems right to a man and this way ends in death. Because man is sinful and God is righteous our sin call for the penalty of death. God chose to pay that penalty for us because even though we are sinners he loved us anyway and provides a way for all who accept his atonement through the sacrifice provided by Jesus Christ.

Answer 6

You must be a believer to go to heaven. You cannot lead an exemplary life---the devil will not allow it. You are susceptible to temptation like everyone else. You need a Savior to forgive you when you err, and Jesus is the only Savior there is. Salvation is not about being good, it is about trusting Jesus. There are a lot of "good" people that are not going to make it to heaven because they have not been washed of their original sin, the sin of Adam. Sin cannot not enter heaven, which is why we need to be washed in the blood of Jesus through belief in his completed work at the cross.

Answer 7

Call yourself what you want, but if you don't follow the truth, which is in your quote of Jesus, you WILL burn in Hell. It's a promise from God.

Answer 8

you dont have to be a christian, christianity is just a religion, a man made religion, Jesus never mentioned anything avout religion or christianity.

but Jesus is the Way to the Father.

Answer 9

well quite frankly, yes because Jesus is the Way to the father

Answer 10

In the world according to South Park,

you only get into heaven if you are Mormon.


....yes, I am sorr but MOORMAAN wa the right answer