Just curious as to your opinions.
2007-03-06 06:54:50 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Without God sending His Son to die for us on the cross in total payment for ALL our sins, we would ALL go to hell -- do not pass goal - do not collect $200 -- just go to hell forever.....without hope!
WE are not the ones saying this out of any anger or hatred toward
ANYONE....but out of LOVE that whoever HEARS and BELIEVES
the gospel of Jesus Christ can ESCAPE this horrible fate.
LOVE speaks the TRUTH to those who are in mortal danger, how
much more eternal danger!!!
If you would just read the gospel of John, you would see for your-self that it is JESUS Himself who spoke about people not having to perish -- if they believe in Him as their Savior ---
The whole Bible was given to us by God as an act of LOVE for fallen mankind. WE did not write the Word of God. We are only telling you - whoever - what God says about our salvation and about His Son dying on the cross to pay for our sins and then He
gives EACH person the CHOICE of where they want to spend eternity. God will never FORCE His love or mercy on anyone!!!
SIN AND DEATH entered the world because of Adam's disobed-ience and it is GOD who gave His Son to give us the ONLY way of escape -- through the sacrifice of His Son, Who GAVE His life as a ransom FOR us!!!
2 Cor. 5;20 - John 3;16.17 -John 3;36 - Heb.9;22 - John 8:24 -
John 11;25,26 - Acts 4:12 - John 1:12 - Acts 17 - Rom. 1-10.
You can check these verses and chapters out for yourself.....and
decide for yourself what you wish to believe.
Someone will ONLY go to hell IF they leave this world without receiving Jesus as his or her personal Savior and it doesn't matter how "good" or "bad" they are. It's about what Jesus did on the cross!!!
This world - society, satan's domain - is like the Titanic and Jesus
is the ONLY lifeboat to which fallen mankind can come for their rescue and salvation....and God wants everyone to know that they
do NOT have to perish forever...but that they can have eternal life
in Heaven....through His Son...but only through His Son...There is salvation in no other....BUT the choice is TOTALLY yours....WE
are not the ones deciding on whether someone goes to hell. That
is the CHOICE and RESPONSIBILITY of every single person be-fore they leave this world!!!
Because of Adam, satan got control of this world and demanded
that ALL of us would perish with him forever. Jesus came that we
might have life!!! But you need to make the choice!! YOU are the
one -- and I mean whoever - who has to tell God that you want to go to heaven and not hell when you leave this world. Jesus PAID THE PRICE....to redeem each and every one of us and because
we are FREE we have to CHOOSE God and we have to MAKE the choice of going to heaven.
It doesn't happen automatically. Not everyone is a child of God, but everyone is CREATED by God. Because of Adam, we were
all born SPIRITUALLY DEAD and to have a relationship with God and to have salvation, Jesus said, YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN!!
For whatever reasons He has, God has chosen for US who are believers to tell the world about salvation through His Son,
He did not choose to send His angels or to tell people about being
saved Himself. He chose for US to take His Word to the ends of
the earth and proclaim the Good News to every creature!! (man)
Read Ezekiel, chapter 33. as far as how God feels about warning
sinners of their impending doom if they fail to repent.
You who are parents might know something about what it's like to
warn your children about doing something they shouldn't and what could or will happen if they choose to go their own way, esp.
when they're not little kids anymore...You tell them not to start smoking or drinking or having sex when they're far too young to be able to handle it......How does it make you feel to see someone
you love and care about more than you can ever imagine going the wrong way in life and they don't care what you say or think??
Read Matt. 7;13.14. -- JESUS SAID IT!!!!
Would you think a doctor negligent if they did not warn their patients about the dangers of smoking or drinking and accuse them of being bigoted against your chosen life-style or whatever?
They aren't going to FORCE you to stop some bad life-style choice. They can only stand by as you crash and burn on your own...because you didn't want to hear the warnings....
What else can anyone do except tell you while there is yet time to turn and go the other way...That's all REPENT means....It's not just some evangelical word that Christians made up...
We were just as LOST and WITHOUT HOPE...and HEADED STRAIGHT FOR HELL before somebody CARED enough to tell us the TRUTH so that we might escape the horrible fate that lay ahead....and even when it's done in the wrong way, the love and mercy of God is still there....It's still REAL....and all you have to do
is claim it for yourself...It is the most priceless gift that you can ever receive....but you MUST receive it...and we believers are just TRYING to do our best to tell the world (mankind) to RECEIVE God's precious gift of salvatiion through His Son Who died for you
on the cross!!!!
John 1;12 - John 8;24 - John 3;36 - Acts 4;12 - Heb, 9;22 -
John 3:16, 17 -- 2 Cor. 5;20,21....
2007-03-06 08:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by angelique1225 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God only looks at the heart from where those words come from. As a human with limited understanding, I can only look at the context and ask "for what sake" is the person saying it. Do they say it to condemn them or is it a sincere plea for their salvation. I ask the same thing when I look at your question. I guess you don't believe in God. So why does it bother you. You don't know if hell is real or not. You may believe that it doesn't exist, but you can never really know. You are offended not by what is said, but what it stirs up in your own heart, a dreaded fear of going to hell. Instead of returning condemnation for condemnation, you need to get real with God.
2007-03-06 15:03:04 · answer #2 · answered by wassupmang 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You state you are curious as to my opinion,but how willing are you to give my opinion serious thought? like see it from my point.
i do understand where lost people are coming from when they are approached by someone who says "you are going to hell". I was there once. I felt very rudely judged and even insulted.
but consider this,
what if you were standing on the side walk, and i came running up to you and said "Get out of the way you are in danger!"would you be insulted? would you consider me rude? when i witness to someone i do so out of true belief and concern that if i dont, you are in danger of hell.
Also did you know that in the end when i stand before God that i will be held accountable?that if i had the oppurtunity to witness to you and i did,nt .and you ended up in hell because you never heard the good news then your blood is on my head?
is God proud of me? i hope so. I try hard to be obediant to his command to spread the good news! RO.5:12 wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world,and death by sin:and so death passed upon all men,for that all have sinned.
RO. 6:23 for the wages of sin is death;but the gift of God is eternal lifethrough JESUS CHRIST our lord.
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(doug )do you recall the parable that Jesus told about the man in hell crying out across the void to abraham for relief? you should look it up. and read revelations it,s interesting.
to those who believe that only God can make that judgemet.
if that was true why did he give us warning of hell.why does he command that we warn of the danger of eternal damnation.God did make that judgement! that is why he sent Jesus so there would be a way out. It,s our duty to make sure our neighbor knows (the wages of sin)Christians should not be politicaly correct to the point they allow people to slip into HELL with out warning .
2007-03-06 15:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by matowakan58 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if god wants something to go to hell then he will put it there himself thats what the hell was made for, but the devil put things here because this is his kingdom its scary i know that why i want everybody to find the real god and his son jesus that will come back for his pepole!
2007-03-06 15:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by Drew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because you're not God, and only He knows who is going to Hell.
2007-03-06 14:59:57 · answer #5 · answered by Sara * 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Funny observation. All the thumpers that preach all day about everyone going to hell are acting like they are god, who according to all accounts doesn't like anyone who thinks they are as good as god, so it looks like most of these christians that damn you to flames all day are going to be serving satan.
2007-03-06 15:01:39 · answer #6 · answered by Devil in Details 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if gods hates hell why does it still exist
if he hates sin why not just eliminate it
if loves us all so much why not just let us all in heaven
you know why because he doesn't exist hell is just a way to scare the crap out of people i mean think what hurts more then getting burned
2007-03-06 15:02:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hell is a reality,. There is a fine line between boasting and being honest. I hope i dont boast.
2007-03-06 15:01:51 · answer #8 · answered by TULSA 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! it only puts a tear in Gods eye
2007-03-06 14:58:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
I don't recall Jesus ever saying that.
No.
It makes him sick.
Hypocrites aren't fooling God.
2007-03-06 15:04:28 · answer #10 · answered by Doug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. He doesnt want anyone to Go to hell. he hates it! God is Love.
2007-03-06 14:58:02 · answer #11 · answered by Gods Girl...check my new profile 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋