In the bible did Jesus state that accepting him was a limited time offer?

Question

the book was written so we could study it and take as long as we wanted before deciding to accept or not, so if you died undecided you still have all of eternity to make up your mind,
So that's why he sent Satan to scare us into thinking it was a limited time offer to force your position.

heavnbound

Are you saying that by not accepting you deny automaticly without deciding

Then if aperson accepts amnd leaves it at that he going to heaven, because he was saved

Answer 1

You are seriously misled--when you die you will stand before Him and if you deny Him on earth--He will deny you in heaven and you will have no more time--you will spend eternity in hell-where it most certainly is not a party.

Answer 2

You have until you die, and if you gave your life to him with your last breath he would gladly accept you, but your blessings and protection would not be so good.

Think about the parable that Jesus taught. A man hired some men at sunrise to work in his field. At mid day he hired some more men. At sunset he hired a few more men. Well the men hired in the morning worked much longer than all the other men that were hired but they all received the same wages. The men were upset but the boss told them that they all had agreed to the same price no matter when they were hired. We all are being hired to work for the King of Kings, and we will all receive the same wage of salvation no matter when we start working.

Now the real fact is we live in a scary world, full of pain and everything else negetive you can think of. So Christ has asked that we accept Him as soon as possible so He can protect us and be our friend here on Earth, and that by far is the best part of Christianity...

Answer 3

When you are dead, only your soul is alive. But the deceased's soul is already in hell in accordance with a parable told by Jesus. That shows repentence is already impossible. So your acceptance of Jesus is limited to your last breath. If at the last breath, you can speak out or just nod your head in agreement when you are told to accept Christ if only your ears can hear the message in your dead bed you are safe and not otherwise. I was telling some friends to prepare a tape with words accepting Christ as Saviour being recorded and played before he gives up his soul, he may be saved? Anyway, don't do this. It may fail to be accepted as the voice is tapped and not original from human mouth.

Answer 4

the desision must be made in thes lifetime since
(Ecc.9:5-6
5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun. )

Jb14: 12 so man lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, men will not awake or be roused from their sleep.

untill
(Dn.12:2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. )

Answer 5

Jesus never said that we needed to accept him. Remember 2 things:
1. The new testament was not penned until 80 years after his death, so it can't be to the "word". Imagine the idioms now like "drop it like its hot" and how that would change of the course of 80 years.
2. Jesus just wanted to change Judaism, not have people worship him. That is what other people wanted later after his death. Specifically at the Council of Nicea where they decided for the first time to make Jesus a deity figure.

So with that in mind, if there is a heaven and/or salvation, I think God/Jesus/whomever the "real god" is, will not really care what you believed, rather how you acted to your fellow man.

Answer 6

the problem I find with your statements is that we DON'T have eternity, we are not even totally sure that we will live past the next 30 seconds so why wait? Also, God accepts people from every nation who fear him and do what is right, Acts something or other I don't remember but all you need to do is accept him repent of your sins and change your life for the better, which salvation will help you do. Please contact a close friend who is a Christian about this, you really need to read your Bible too, even though it is taboo in our culture, you will find your answers there, and don't forget to pray, praying is an essential part of your relationship with God,
I pray that God convicts you and makes you see why you need him in your life.

Answer 7

The Bible is God's revelation to man. Should you reject God in this lifetime, there is no other hope, not even an "eternity to make up your mind," for the Bible says, "it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Heb 9:27).

Answer 8

Don't think you've read the book.

Read some of his passages about what happens to the Lukewarm.

It is pretty clear you got to make choice before you die.

Not clear what happens to those that never heard message because of where they live or because of premature death. Much theological debate about that.

Answer 9

Let's just say I hope you don't die without Christ to try and prove your point

Eternity is a long time if you are wrong..................

And the offer IS a limited time offer...the second that Christ returns, the game is over and it's too late

Answer 10

The Bible say that the holy spirit will not all ways st rave with man ,I thought that meant when you feel him tugging at your heart lesson. because you mite not get the change the next time.