Not only that, but also the following.
If you answer yes to this question, I must ask "why", because you Christians (at least on this website) seem to assume that we Atheists have "less knowledge" of what is right and wrong. Thus, your assumption would conclude that these people didn't know "right from wrong" before Jesus, so what right did God have in sending them to Hell?
If you answer "no", then I must ask why didn't God bring Jesus down to earth earlier to prevent these immoral actions from happing?, and I must also ask that if they don't go to Hell, where do they go?
2007-02-09 02:50:20 · 14 answers · asked by coolcash2005 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Your question overlooks some very fundamental things about the Christian faith. First, the law against murder predates Jesus by thousands of years. It goes back at least to the time of Moses and the giving of the Law "Thou shall not murder". (You have heard of that, right?)
It actually dates earlier then that, to the time of Cain and Abel (the sons of Adam and Eve). Cain expect revenge to be taken on him for the jurder of Abel. So God had to "mark" Cain with a warning telling people not to murder him. So as far back as the second generation of humans, God was already telling them not to murder.
So since God had revealed that murder was wrong to humans LONG before the time of Jesus, your whole question becomes pointless....
2007-02-09 02:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eh
dude youre pressing on a cut thats bleeding.
Jesus didnt come to save people from the sin of their forefathers because initially when you presume God is most fair, you also presume He doesnt lump someone elses sins on your shoulders.
Someone you dont even remember
Someone who came and died ages before you did.
Thats all a bunch of lies concocted ages ago, by people who were confused about Jesus`s message.
How do I know? Because if God is Perfect, He wouldnt contradict Himself.
God is fair =He judges you based on your behaviour alone.
God is merciful=when you feel guilty and ask for forgiveness you are forgiven.
God does not judge anyone until Judgement day.
No one goes to heaven or hell until then. Their souls rest till the day arrives and all their actions speak for themselves.
Christians believe this to be true, but they still live on an idea that God could actually let people be born on someone elses sins and not only that..they go to hell before they are even trialed on their own actions. Yeah right.
2007-02-09 03:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by Antares 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What RIGHT did God have? God created the entire universe and everything in it! If you build a sandcastle, do you have to right to knock it over? The opposite is so - you have more right than anyone, and the castle has no right to complain.
I have searched the Bible, and have found no point at which God says that life is fair. He actually says he hates some people before they're ever born and that some are doomed to eternal suffering even at that point.
He made the game, he makes the rules. If you don't like it, tough. You don't have a choice, except Hell.
2007-02-09 02:56:41 · answer #3 · answered by Hate Boy! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't make everything black and white. Not all murders go to hell and not all "religious" people will make it into Heaven. You must remember that God knows the heart of His people. When someone points out the sins of another and claim that they are going to hell they have got it all wrong. Heaven or Hell is not decided by what we do here on earth.
2007-02-09 02:56:36 · answer #4 · answered by gtahvfaith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To understand the truth of this statement you have to understand what hell is? A sad translation of an English word. The answer to your question is (Yes) all people who die go to Hell.
The scriptures rendering of this translated word give this equal to the word Hell:= Hebrew= Sheol, Greek=Hades, Correct understanding (Grave) This equals Hell, See Ecclesiastes 9:5,10, Job 14:13, Revelation 20:13 To understand why people have such a misunderstanding of this word you would have to look at the religious leaders responsibility to the people and they have failed in this regard. The simple truth is don't rely on others for correct understanding of things taught. But test all things for yourself. Using the scriptures as the true authority.
2007-02-09 03:23:47 · answer #5 · answered by gem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus came and died and was resurrected for all humans from Adam down to the last child to be born. Everyone in hell before he came had a chance to escape hell because Jesus preached to them so they could get out. He wants everyone saved and I believe he will get what he wants!
2007-02-09 03:48:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists believe there is no God and have no proof, christians believe God is real and have no proof, the agnostics make the most sense I beleive most murderers go to hell reguardless of religious belief, being saved is just a christian catch phrase to make themselves feel better.
2007-02-09 02:55:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have no clue what God would or would not do to stop murder...goes to free will which atheist do not have the capacity to understand. Atheists to not necessarily have less knowledge, its just they have no soul...and without the soul, nothing of God can be understood. Sorry, just the way it is. Knowledge, intelligence...wasted on the souless. BWD
2007-02-09 02:56:34 · answer #8 · answered by Sea of Air 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell is the grave. Your assuming that someone is in the lake of fire and that assumption is wrong. There is a day when hell is thrown in to the lake of fire that day has not come.
2007-02-09 03:01:18 · answer #9 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
before Jesus came into the world God judged the people by the laws that he gave Moses.
2007-02-09 02:55:06 · answer #10 · answered by spanky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋