If I am a person living in a remote region of the world, and I have no knowledge of Christianity, when I die would God send me to hell and have me burn in it's fiery pits for all eternity...?
2007-01-12 11:05:06 · 42 answers · asked by suki_mipenus 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You've discovered a great flaw in Christianty! The answer is yes, according to the new testament they would burn in hell, and that is totally unjust, and a sure sign the Bible was written by imperfect men trying to control the land they lived in.
2007-01-12 11:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 5⤋
First, define god. If you have the idea of some old bearded man in the sky, sitting on a fluffy cloud judging you as you lead your life, causing car crashes so that other people can pray to him to spare this person, causes diseases so that people will pray to him........uhhhh, why would you care? If this god were all-powerful, and all merciful, he.... oh, ops, can't be both..... cant be both..... So, redefine god.
And you can't come up with the christian idea at all, can you? Define god as the Buddhists do, or Uniterians, and the answer is no, won't happen to anyone. No fiery pits exist, and eternity is defined a different way.
2007-01-12 11:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by April 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The God who would do such a thing is a God made in man's image.
The all-present creative intelligence who built this universe and everything in it doesn't share the religious small-mindedness of Christians or members of any other separationist religion.
Relax, know that you are a beloved child of the universe, and live your life with joy and kindness.
There is not fiery hell to burn in. Don't let people scare you.
2007-01-12 11:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by flywho 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but if you are looking for a moral fallacy of Christianity you can do better than that. Of all the major religions, the Jewish based religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), all have the most proof against their authenticity. Religions like Hinduism and Buddhism are harder to prove due to their structure. With this in mind, why would a God send someone to eternal suffering for choosing the wrong religion or none at all. That is pretty twisted. I guess that is why a lot of those who claim these religions are not very moral people.
2007-01-12 11:09:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most definately yes!!!
After all it isn't as if we can make a single choice in this life when it comes to God or heaven / hell. Based on the bible if your name wasn't written in the book of life before the foundation of the world then you are going to hell!
God created some for glory and some for destruction. This God did not give anyone freewill! That idea is NOT supported by the bible!
2007-01-12 11:16:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be judged according to your conscience con=with science=knowledge . It states in the bible that God has written his laws on our hearts also that God gives light to each of us. So no matter what you will never be able to claim ignorance. because you know when you sin. I guarantee that even on a remote island never found some islander knows it is wrong to murder his own daughter. or steal from the fellow villagers. but I bet there are some that do. because people indulge in sin. look at the current condition of our society. Jesus said that they will hate you because they first hated me. That is why people get so mad when you tell them of hell. or judgment of Jesus Christ. They are or would be the same group that killed Jesus and the disciples.
2007-01-12 11:16:11 · answer #6 · answered by chris z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Methinks it would be unfair for one not to have a chance of redemption. Why would you think you would be excluded? Judgement is for the living and the dead. That means all. Maybe the deeds of your life would come into play. (Were you good or bad to others, family, so forth?) That's what I think.
But you should be aware of the smooth talking types who like to try to SOUND intelligent by denying something they were brought up with in the first place. Even they, at a time, "had a bible."
2007-01-12 11:43:46 · answer #7 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What actually happens to those who have not heard the gospel depends upon several factors.
It depends first of all (but not finally) on how they have responded to God's general revelation. In the case of those who have neglected or rejected such general revelation (no doubt the case with the vast majority of those who have never heard of Christ), they're lost, condemned to a real hell. But note--they are not condemned for what they haven't heard. They are judged for what they have heard and rejected. In this sense, as R.C. Sproul rightly states, "there are no innocent people in the world."
In the case, however, of the one who has never heard of Christ, yet sincerely worships God as he knows Him, and lives consistently with law. as he understands it, we do have some grounds to believe that God may be pleased to grant a further special revelation involving the Gospel of Christ Himself, which one would then, in turn, either accept or reject. Exactly how or when would God arrange for such a further revelation? Might somehow correlate with bible here? The Scripture allows many such details to remain hidden, while being unequivocal about the fact that God will judge with perfect justice . Could this be what is happening today?
Does all this detail somehow seem trivial to you? Be certain that it is not! In fact, this subject in all of its related subtlety is absolutely critical. Among other things, for instance, correct Biblical exegesis on this subject provides an unequaled incentive for the continued Christian mission of proclaiming the gospel of jesus to the ends of the earth. As the bible says,
"How then shall they call upon Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?"
2007-01-12 17:09:15 · answer #8 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. He won't burn you in hell for not knowing about Christianity - but you might have some explaining to do if your deeds are evil.
Contrary to popular opinion, the Bible does not teach that non-Christians will burn in hell. In fact, the Bible consistently teaches that only evil-doers end up in hell, and repeatedly states that the pagans know God, comprehend his attributes, have his law written on their hearts, etc.
2007-01-12 11:08:21 · answer #9 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.
2007-01-12 11:18:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, that stuff wasn't made up by Christ, but by people who were just mad at other people or who wanted to control them, and figured they could scare them with stories of eternal hell.
People of all religions are still at it, making up stories to scare the children with, but I've noticed that most tolerant, loving people also believe in a tolerant, loving God. Imagine that!
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2007-01-12 11:12:38 · answer #11 · answered by Martha E 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋