Did Jesus say that you must be a Christian or else you will go to hell?

Question

Absolutely not!. Please visit Jesus saying "I am the way and the truth and the life..." doesn't prove that he is the Creator of the Universe. Jesus promised and guaranteed Paradise to non-trinitarians.

There is not a single Verse in the New Testament where Jesus promises hell fire to those who are not Christians.

Jesus was mostly concerned about teaching good ethics and morals to his followers. Let us look at few quotations of Jesus from the New Testament:

Matthew 5:5-7 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."

Matthew 5:6-8 "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."

Matthew 5:7-9 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."

Matthew 5:3-5 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."

Matthew 5:8-10 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God."

Mark 12:29 "Here, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord." See Answering Trinity

Answer 1

JESUS NEVER USED WORD CHRISTIAN NOR RELIGION.

JESUS SAID BELIEVE THE FATHER WHO SENT ME....

OR BE DESTROYED

Answer 2

1 Thessalonians 5:9 NIV
For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Don't leave out the last part of the verse.

John 14:6
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

As for all the verses you quoted, it's easy to take them out of context or misinterpret them to fit one's needs. However, one must know that Jesus is addressing those who follow Him--as Christians--as opposed to simply anyone who mourns for time, for example. As Matthew Henry puts it,

"Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian."

If you wish to read all that he says about it, then go to
http://www.christnotes.org/commentary.php?com=mhc&b=40&c=5

These things apply to Christians. And as for the very last verse, the Trinity cannot be completely understood, nor completely defined. However, we can understand just a little more about the concept, perhaps by looking at it this way: If you took 1 x 1 x 1 = 1, and put both sides together, and could look at both sides at the same time, even then you could not completely understand it! I hope that this helps, God bless!

Answer 3

John 14:6 [Jesus speaking] "I am the way, the truth, and the life: No man cometh unto the father, but by me".

only way is him.

Jhn 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

have not believed in the name...

Acts 4:12 [Peter telling the crowd about Jesus] "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

none other name whereby you must be saved...Jesus only

1 John 2:23 "Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also."

Deny Jesus and you deny God.

John 1:3 "All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being." (Isaiah 44:24)

John 3:17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him."

John 5:21 "For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes."

for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and for him; and he is before all things, and by him all things consist” (Col. 1:13-17).

Jesus is the creator. Sorry your comment is not correct.

Answer 4

When winning over souls, it would be very dumb to shout,"your all going to hell if you don't believe in me!" Jesus was more intelligent than that, but the very verse you quoted and john 3:16 saying "For God so loved the World, that He gave His only son, so that whoever believes in him(meaning Christians, people who believe that Jesus was that Messiah), shall have eternal life." What point would He have to say this or do this if everyone could get in just by acting good?No person can get to heaven on their own merit, Only those that accept the gift of salvation. The opposite of heaven is hell, and the opposite of believing in God is not believing in Him, therefore since those that believe are said in scripture to join Him, then even in our human logic the opposite is true that those who do not believe are not going to heaven.

Answer 5

You are twisting the Truth.

Jesus loves you sooo much that He shed His own blood for the remission of your sins. He bore your sins on the cross. He raised from the dead because He was without sin and death couldnt keep Him in the Grave. Jesus raised from the dead a new everlasting resurrected body.

God is a trinity first. The Yahweh our Elohim (plural of El) is One (EKD / united) Yahweh. Elohim created the heavens & the earth. Elohim is God the Father, Word & Holy Spirit.

When Jesus had raised from the dead, God had highly exalted Him with a name above all names, that at the name of Yeshua, every knee shall bow and every tongue confess Yeshua Messiah Yahweh / Jesus Christ is LORD.

Jesus warned the Pharasees and self righteous of hell fire. He warned those who abuse children of hell fire. He warned those who call sisters & brothers in faith a fool of hell fire. Hell fire is a possiblity.

Hell was made for the devil and his messengers.

Those who are born of God, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb go to heaven. It is written in the bible so.

Answer 6

I have faith and trust in the Bible.

But as with anything else, you can use the Bible to *prove* anything. If restricted to one verse in 1 John 5, I can try to "prove" that we should all worship Satan. Satan tried to use the scriptures to prove to Jesus that he should hurl himself off of the temple.

It doesn't matter what I think, or what I try to make the Bible to say. The only thing you can do is line up what it does teach is neccessary for salvation. One of those requirements (Not by me, but by God) is that Jesus is the only way to be saved.

The Bible does teach that Jesus stated: "I am the way and the truth and the life, no one comes to the father, except through me" - John 14:6

"Furthermore, there is no salvation in anyone else, for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved." - Acts 4:12

"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus" - 1 Timothy 2:5

The term Christian, however, does not mean one is saved. And indeed, the Bible teaches that many who call themself Christian will no doubt find themselves in Christs' disfavor come the final judgement.

2 Peter 2:1,10b: "However, there also came to be false prophets among the people, as there will also be false teachers among you. These very ones will quietly bring in destructive sects and will disown even the owner that bought them, bringing speedy destruction upon themselves. . . Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble at glorious ones but speak abusively"

Matthew 7:13 "Go in through the narrow gate; because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it."

Matthew 7:22: "Many wills ay to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and expel demons in your name, and perform many powerful works in your name?' And yet then I will confess to them: I never knew you! Get away from me, you workers of lawlessness.".

Only by putting all of the scriptures in the bible together on the same subject, such as "Salvation" can one gain a clear picture as to what is neccessary from the Fathers standpoint.

As to the Trinity? That's another topic. Salvation through Jesus (As at one time, Moses was the only appointed mediator and Savior for Israel, as was Shamgar, Samson, etc,) does not prove the Trinity. Plenty of other humans were given the title "Saviour", and some of them, such as Isaiah, had this title in their name.

Answer 7

It's a nice thought but awhile back I asked a question about whether or not Jews go to heaven in Christian's eyes...the majority of them said no because they didn't believe Jesus was the son of God. You guys are more confused then metro-sexuals.

Answer 8

Christianity is the only faith that asserts Jesus is God in human flesh. Jesus replaced into placed to dying by using fact he stated he replaced into God and the only way. If Jesus replaced into appropriate suited, all different religions are incorrect. Jesus advised the Roman and Jewish leaders that in the event that they placed him to dying, he could bodily upward push from the lifeless on the third day. The Roman military replaced into guarding the tomb to make confident no one bumped off the physique. yet on the third day, the tomb open and Jesus replaced into no longer there. Jesus replaced into seen by employing over 500 people after his resurrection. So Jesus proved he's God and the only way. everybody has sinned and merits hell. So no you could actually whinge if no one went to heaven; they could merely be receiving the justice that they deserve.

Answer 9

The Bible says in 2 Thessolonians in verses 5-9 that all those who do not obey God will be punished with everlasting destruction.

Answer 10

Yes I agree with you on this point. However Jesus did tell Nicodemus in the garden that you must be born again in the spirit.and not just in word only.

Answer 11

No Jesus said you must repent,be baptize and believe in him. He did tell his disciples to go out and make disciples of them teaching them all the things I taught you, no mention of Christan.