Heaven is strictly a "Members Only" club.
2007-02-17 01:41:40
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answer #1
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answered by Aaron 1
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No, Since there is no such thing as god. Why would god make it so those with blind faith would go to heaven. And then all the people that use rational thought be sent to hell. And there are tons of other man made religions claiming the same thing. So I wouldnt be too sure about what your man made book says. It got quite alot of other supposed facts wrong.
2007-02-17 01:51:37
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answer #2
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answered by Beaverscanttalk 4
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Noo
most religions believe that god is one and only
and they refuse this truth
they say that Christianity is religion of peace and you can read the history of Christians and understand that Church burn too many Innocent people and spreaded by sword not by word
2007-02-17 01:47:42
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answer #3
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answered by hado 4
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Christians go to heaven because they believe in the saving grace of Jesus, not because they are better in deeds than others.
BTW, why you wish you were Chinese? (just curious)
2007-02-17 01:44:22
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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It all depends upon your definition of "holy" and whom you would classify as a "Christian". True Christians who have been called into the family of God through faith in Jesus and who have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of God are the only ones on earth who are "holy" in the sense that it is described in this passage from the Bible.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (hágios) and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
hágios - Holy, set apart, sanctified, consecrated, saint. Its fundamental idea is separation, consecration, devotion to the service of Deity, sharing in God's purity and abstaining from earth's defilement.
Now if by "holy" you mean something other than being set apart by God from the rest of the world, like how people act every day, then there are many people who would better fit that definition of "holy" from other religions where the focus is on a person striving to reach God through their acts rather than being grateful that God sent his Son to make a way for us to be with Him. Here's a warning about/description of those types of people from the Bible.
Colossians 2:16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
18 Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, 19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
20 If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations-- 21 "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch" 22 (referring to things that all perish as they are used)--according to human precepts and teachings?
23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
2007-02-17 01:54:40
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answer #5
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answered by Martin S 7
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It has been my experience that christians are the most hypocritical people on earth.
2007-02-17 01:46:39
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answer #6
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answered by golfulfric 2
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i dont know about holy, but the most judgemental and exclusive, yes.
i guess the belief that they are the 'special ones' gives them priviledge to act as such
2007-02-17 01:42:56
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answer #7
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answered by Timmy Tard 2
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No, we're just like everyone else - the only difference is that we are forgiven.
2007-02-17 01:43:02
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answer #8
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answered by padwinlearner 5
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its their way of preaching.
so, who ever converts to christianity thinks the same.
2007-02-17 01:43:41
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answered by Anonymous
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"Holy" = from the Latin "sancte" - from where we get our word "sanctified", or "set aside". Aside. Not "above".
Pax vobiscum.
2007-02-17 01:48:25
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answered by Anonymous
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