I am talking about a man who was forced to kill people, or he and his family gets executed. This Nazi lives the rest of his life asking God for forgiveness, and living by the Bible. Would he go to hell?
2007-01-06 12:55:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Assuming the Bible is correct, killing (especially under coercion) and then asking for forgiveness would not keep you from Heaven.
2007-01-06 12:59:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to know why this man feels he needs forgiveness. Being a Nazi and killing Jews in time of war are not damning offenses. Yes. If one asks God's forgiveness one gets it. Would he go to Hell? I don't know. Should he go to Hell? No.
2007-01-06 21:09:50 · answer #2 · answered by Eva 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he accepted Christ and His death as payment for his sins, of course he would go to Heaven. The severity of sins committed is irrelevant. The mere presence of sin, in any degree, in a person is like a wall separating them from God, who is holy and just and cannot countenance sin. If you have sinned, and all have, the only way around this is to accept that you are the sinner you are and can never be "good enough" on your own merit, and then accept that Christ died in your place to pay for what you've done.
The apostle Paul was a point man in persecuting the church in its infancy, having Christians locked up or even killed. Then he came to the Lord and became arguably the most devoted and effective Christian in history.
2007-01-06 21:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by Matt c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a person sins during the course of their life, and at one point in time, repents of that sin and accepts Jesus as Lord, that person is saved. Jesus died on a cross to save anyone from their sins. This includes a Nazi who murdered Jews. If he confessed his sins and accepted Jesus as his savior, that Nazi would not go to hell upon death.
2007-01-06 20:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by Esther 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would the Nazi's family be more important than the jews? He wouldn't go to hell because there isn't one, but him killing for a "pink unicorn in the sky" does not justify taking a life.
2007-01-06 20:59:55 · answer #5 · answered by riecanth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess any soldier is not considered a murderer if he is under orders. Institutionalized murder is acceptable in society. The rules have to be the same for Germans under Nazi control.
But then, any religious person has to agree that s/he is not the one who relegates people to heaven or hell
2007-01-06 20:59:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in some ways people believe the Jews were being punished because God allowed it to happen.Many things seemed to be sanctioned or overlooked by God anyway.
2007-01-06 21:02:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would a nazi need to kill a jew to protect his family for the jews don't pose a threat to anybody they don't bother anybody the nazis that killed the jews in the holocaust did so because they were racist anyway i'm agnostic and i just taught you something
2007-01-06 20:59:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he repents and receives Jesus Christ as his savior.
Same rules apply to him as anyone else.
No one is perfect, we all fall short of the expectations of God. No matter what we do a sin is a sin, we all need salvation from Christ.
Self-defense is not a sin you have the right to protect yourself and others without the fear of hell.
2007-01-06 21:04:47 · answer #9 · answered by L Strunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I'd think the nazi would stay as far away from L.A. as possible, but that's completely his choice.
2007-01-06 20:59:09 · answer #10 · answered by yelxeH 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋