According to many Christians (not all) if you do not accept Jesus as your lord and savior you burn in hell for all eternity.
considering that only 1/3 of the world population today is Christian in some way that atomaticly means that if everyone would die right now 2/3 of the worlds population is damned to eternal suffering.
If we take the envangelical view many Christians are also doomed. Such as JW and Mormans not to mention Catholics. That dose not even include those that are not "true" Christians.
so all in all that means that as much as 95% of the human population will suffer eternaly.
how on earth can you say that the god you believe in is kind and benevolent? A being that will allow most of his creations to suffer eternaly can only be desribed as sadistic. It is beyond me how can anyone swallow this.
2006-12-16 17:14:16 · 18 answers · asked by Gamla Joe 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sadly, this so-called "question" seems intent on misrepresenting Jehovah's Witnesses. Jehovah's Witnesses preach a message of "good news", and leave all judging for Jehovah and Jesus to perform "on the last day".
(Acts 10:36,42) Declare to them the good news of peace through Jesus Christ: this One is Lord of all others. ...this is the One decreed by God to be judge of the living and the dead
(John 11:23-25) Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” 24 Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her: “I am the resurrection and the life.
(John 12:48-49) The word that I [Jesus] have spoken is what will judge [a person] in the last day; 49 because I have not spoken out of my own impulse, but the Father himself who sent me has given me a commandment
(John 8:16) if I do judge, my judgment is truthful, because I am not alone, but the Father who sent me is with me
(Matthew 12:36) They will render an account concerning it on Judgment Day
(John 5:22,27-30) [The Father] has committed all the judging to the Son... 27 And he has given him authority to do judging, because Son of man he is. 28 Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out... I judge; and the judgment that I render is righteous, because I seek, not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
(Acts 17:30-31) God has overlooked the times of such ignorance, yet now he is telling mankind that they should all everywhere repent. 31 Because he has set a day in which he purposes to judge the inhabited earth in righteousness by a man [Jesus] whom he has appointed
In addition, Jehovah's Witnesses are quite famous for teaching that "hell" does not exist as Christendom has taught it; God has *NOT* arranged for any such place of fiery torment for sinners in some netherworld. The original Hebrew and Greek words most commonly translated as "hell" actually refer to the common grave of mankind; the Scriptures point forward to a time after Armageddon when humans will live forever and death and "hell" are themselves destroyed.
(Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all
(Ecclesiastes 9:10) there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol ["hell"]
(Revelation 20:14) And death and Hades ["hell"] were hurled into the lake of fire
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2006-12-18 09:05:00 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are absolutely right. Simply put the bible does say there are "many mansions" in heaven.
I believe that those who have not or could not accept and learn about Christ will get there chance. And although those that did have a chance will be judged accordingly, everyone will get what they deserve. They will receive awards as to what they merit. Of course the highest possible level of merit is with God. God loves us, and instead of an eternity of Hell for only a life of sins. a mansion for which we each deserve will be given.
2006-12-16 17:33:36 · answer #2 · answered by Coool 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because he is a kind loving God. Through an entire life time people have a chance to except the truth, the truth being Jesus. Some make it and others they make their own path. The people that suffer chose that route no God. See we have the freedom to chose. God doesn't send them to hell they do that themselves.
2006-12-16 17:49:52 · answer #3 · answered by Michael C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The real question is do people have a choice as to whether or not they will be in the 5% or the 95% as you have it figured. Anyone can go to heaven many will choose not to. That is not God's fault.
This brings up the question about people who have never heard about God or Jesus. That is not for us to worry about that is why Christians must go out and teach.
2006-12-16 17:23:49 · answer #4 · answered by pwone mwahu 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. It is sad that some believe and are taught to believe that a loving God would torture people in eternal torment. This principle is unChristian and Unbinlical. I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Those who really listen to what our beliefs are know that we do not believe in the man made precept of eternal torment. The Bible refers to She'ol. This is not Hellfire. This is simply Death. The Dead are aware of nothing.
2006-12-18 05:19:19 · answer #5 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm with you, bro. The fundamentalist Christians have so many narrow-minded, absurd, and hateful beliefs that they probably inspire more hate than love. And you didn't even mention their ridiculous concept of "Original Sin" which states that ALL of us are born as sinners and doomed to Hell unless we accept Jesus as our savior. Is that sick and twisted or what? Just look in the smiling face of a newborn baby and think of that notion of original sin. It's enough to make you turn Buddhist! LOL
2006-12-16 17:22:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Do you believe that you have failed already? Jesus aligned himself with the condemned. Do not fear. Just be good and do your best. Do not hold a grudge, be ready to forgive. Share what you have with others less fortunate and be noble in your love. That is all. Christ watch over you.
2006-12-16 17:40:36 · answer #7 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
please. think of it as God running a modeling agency. not all coming to the door will be accepted and be given lucrative modeling jobs. no. the uglies will be turned away, booted back into the streets to grovel in the dirt. the ones accepted are the beautiful ones, who will move on to graze the covers of many magazines. God will pick those He likes, those who are pleasing, that is all. hehehe...
2006-12-16 17:24:53 · answer #8 · answered by That's A Lot of Nonsense 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because according to Christianity, no one deserves heaven. God is benevolent in that he allows people the possibility of going to heaven to be with him. If people choose to deny him he allows them to do so as well. So if you believe he is not benevolent, he says fine, you dont have to be with me. Heaven is basically a place for those who love God, so if you don't then you dont have to go.
2006-12-16 17:21:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
yeah, that's just the born again cultists that say that, Chill, the bible doesn't say that only a few will go. It actually says there is room in heaven for everyone who lives a good life. Read the parable of the good Samaritan, and understand that that Samaritan worshiped a stone idol. besides the people who say that are following the teachings of Paul, not Jesus
2006-12-16 17:19:34 · answer #10 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋