I ask this because of the answers I got from another question I asked.
2007-02-28 14:36:05 · 18 answers · asked by pickle head 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's only that way if you believe it to be so. The Great Spirit knows each and everyone of us, and loves us as we are part of the whole.
2007-02-28 14:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by buttercup 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. Readers Digest explanation follows:
1. Paradise
2. Lost... Now all of mankind is essentially "lost". The creator cannot 'fix' the issue or it would be a "conflict of interest".
3. Laws are given. (10 commands)
4. Lawyers (philistines) get a hold of them, temple sacrifice gets really profitable for some. (Old Testament)
3. The creator sends his son (also perfect) - in human form. Begins New Covenant.
Ok, so now we have the old covenant - which even the Jews cannot abide by, follow perfectly; so the Father sends his son - understand this - as a ransom for humanity. What is meant by this is that THROUGH the son you may stand before GOD - blameless in all your ways.
Are you blameless? Of course not - nobody is. But in order to be in Heaven you must be able to stand before GOD - and only through Jesus would you be capable of doing so - ergo, your statement above.
2007-02-28 23:30:35 · answer #2 · answered by Roger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If God did not want you go to heaven, he wouldn't've provided a way to get there at all. Other questions you may want to ask would be:
- Are there other religions that offer salvation by grace? What God has done as opposed to what you can do to get to...wherever?
-Jesus made claims that he was God, so why would there be people saying that he is only a good moral teacher? He must be telling the truth about his deity, lying, or crazy.
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (TNIV)
Do the gods of other religions love those who worship him or her?
2007-02-28 22:57:19 · answer #3 · answered by danielentzechou 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Father does want you there. The problem is, we can't be good enough people to earn our way into Heaven. We, meaning human beings, can't do enough good things and abstain from doing bad things to be worthy of going to Heaven It would take perfection, NEVER even once sinning. It would be a must that our thinking, saying, doing the 100% pure and right thing every minute of every day. One sin would be one too many. Jesus was and is the only one to have never sinned. Jesus, as being God and man, accepted our sins upon Himself and died to forgive them. Since Jesus was perfect and died on our behalf, God accepted His death and accounts the righteousness, sinless-ness, holiness as ours. Our sins are forgiven through Jesus and we are made right in Gods eyes,
2007-02-28 22:53:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no.
If you accept Jesus but follow the wrong prophets and get the Mark of the Beast you will NOT see heaven.
Thus Jesus is the way ONLY if you stick with JESUS totally and compeltely.
That means No Billy Graham, no Pat Robertson, No Jim Bakker, no Jimmy Swagart that means No George Bush, that means No MArtin Luther King.
That means JESUS and ONLY JESUS.
And it;s YOUR destiney so only YOU can decide.
If you give up your choice and free will to Billy Graham YOU take the RISK he is the Mark of the Beast and if you follow you are as BAD as ADAM for following EVE with the APPLE.
This is NOT to say these people are bad or the anti-chirst.
It is to say the only CHRIST is JESUS.
If you need Billy Graham to tell you about JESUS they you aren't living through JESUS you are living through BILLY GRAHAM.
You are living Billy Graham's view of JESUS not your OWN!
I'm not trying to diss Graham, in fact he's one of the better Prophets around. He doesn't have a DAILY TV SHOW.
Graham comes, whips some Jesus on you and leaves. The way he should.
Thus you are stuck with yourself and Jesus.
BUT you can't even give in to Graham's VIEWS, you must make your own.
GOD doesn't like Weasels. People who say My Minister, Billy Graham, Pat Robertson told me to do this.
That don't work with God.
YOU did it.
Take RESPONSIBLITY, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Don't take my view or anyone elses. Look to JESUS.
2007-02-28 22:59:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
...If God Jesus and the Holy Ghost are all the same thing this question maks no sense...the Bible says that Jesus states I and my father are one if you have seen me you've seen the Father. soo Jesus who is the father is the only way to heaven and of course he wants you there. ANd jus incase u wanna know how to get there look up Acts 2 :38
2007-02-28 22:48:05 · answer #6 · answered by Jessy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he absolutely wants you. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. I tell ya- its so easy to love Jesus and be saved. He is your intecessor and he speaks to God on your behalf. I am not saying being a Christian is easy, its not, I am saying that accepting Jesus as your personal savior is easy. All you have to do is say
Lord, I beleive in you and I ask you to come into my heart. I know that you died for me on the cross and Lord please forgive me of my sins. I accept you as my personal Lord and savior and I love you.
thats it. God wants you in Heaven. Go for it.
2007-02-28 22:43:36 · answer #7 · answered by momof2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God Almighty wants you to acknowledge Jesus Christ as your Savior. He is the only way we can come to the Father.
2007-02-28 23:21:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The masses are confused. Heaven is not a place in time, it's all about the enlightened mind.
2007-02-28 22:46:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus its no the only path, is only one of a lot. Choose your favorite, and walk on it.
2007-02-28 22:57:53 · answer #10 · answered by davidhaoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋