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Question

Don't get all angry here, but if your religion says that if you do not follow jesus christ you will go to hell. Then what do you expect from people who don't follow your beliefs to think about you?
You are telling them that you will go to hell and they don't even believe in hell. Even if you are not personally pushing your religion on people, your religion does it all by itself by what it teaches.

peace and flowers

Answer 1

1 Corinthians 1:18
[ Christ the Wisdom and Power of God ] For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God

Answer 2

I don't believe in a fiery hell where you are tortured forever and ever. The Bible teaches that hell is also known as 'hades', the common grave of mankind. Or the ground. Whichever you prefer.

The Bible also says that "the soul that is sinning will die." The immortal soul is also a false teaching that has gotten mixed up in Christianity.

So I say everyone who will die is going to hell! It's the belief that God can resurrect us that sets us apart. As for those who don't believe: I can't read a person's heart anymore than you or the guy down the street can. Only God can judge those who are right hearted from those who are not.

People who don't agree with me can think what they want. I am confident that I have the truth and am doing the right thing, so why worry? "What can man do to me?" It's God who we need to worry about. He's the one who makes the final decision.

PS: kwerty, hades is the original Greek word used for hell in the Bible. Use a research Bible before throwing down the gauntlet sweetie, k?

Answer 3

Lets start off by saying that any Christian who outright tells you that you are going to Hell is absolutely doing the wrong thing. That may be the ultimate destination of your soul, but we do not know that right now. You may accept Christ some day...who are we to know?

Secondly, all real religions push themselves on everyone, except Christianity is a lot easier than the others. It only requires a one time decision to accept the gift that Jesus offers instead of a lifetime of servitude and scheduled prayers and journeys to holy places and other stuff like that.

Matthew 28 orders us to push our religion on everyone in the world, by the way, but one thing the Bible does say is not to be pushy about it. I hope you can understand that for the most part, what you see about Christianity on this site is flawed. I hope you will take the initiative to read the Bible or visit a church to see for yourself what its really like.

Answer 4

I hope everyone understands the message of the Gospel is love. Were suppose to love everyone no matter what. Along with that faith in Jesus Christ brings salvation. Because I care for humanity i tell you about hell and Jesus not for money or to be judgemental. Some times i argue for the sake of being right and get carried away.

Answer 5

Just cos they dont believe in hell (or even sometimes God) doesnt mean it doesnt exist or cease existing.

Have u ever thought that Christians try to convince people to believe and follow Jesus, because we actually care about other people. We wouldnt want to see others burning in hell. That would b horrible. So we try to get others to become Christian so that they can go to heaven and God.

But i think that is wrong for Christians to try to force ppl to convert. However, most do not do thin, it is a small minority.

Answer 6

You are who you are, whether I believe it or not, right? I can say that you are a Native American but you may really be a white man. It's the same thing with God, and even more. Jesus is "the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to Father except through Him." - (John 14:6) He is the truth....period. Now we can make up our story about who we think He is and who we think He's not, but the Word of God tells it simple and plain who He is. He will save you from your sins and give you eternal life that no one can take away.

Answer 7

Ultimately, our desire should be to dig for the truth, and not the fulfillment of our selfish wants. If in fact, following Jesus is the only way to heaven, isn't that enough of a reason to follow after that, simply because it is truth. If it is fact that the sky is blue and the trees are green, isn't that what you follow not by what you would like it to be, or how you would feel better? Ultimately it is not about who is telling us their beliefs but finding it within ourselves to search for the truth because there can only be one truth, even if our eyes may see something else.

Answer 8

You rather twist things. What Christianity teaches is that men are sinners, alienated from God, and as a result of their sins subject to the punishment of God. What Christianity testifies to is that, even in this dread state of affairs, God so valued the souls of men, that He Himself in the person of Jesus Christ willingly bore the consequences of man's sin in His own body on the cross, so that men might be reconciled to God.
You may not want to hear you are a sinner worthy of Hell, but that is the truth. You may not want to admit that you must die, and don't have a clue what comes next, but that is also the truth.
What the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is offering you is something to do about, at God's expense.

Answer 9

Mark 6:11
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

In essence the only thing Christians try to do when crusading/witnessing is to get others to accept the word of God. That is the goal...to be saved and teach the way to salvation.

What others may think of us personally shouldn’t matter. God does exist and so does heaven and hell. There will not be twenty different heavens and twenty different Gods. There is only one God and one way to salvation and that is by accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

Hades is not in the Bible. Christians do not teach or believe in Hades. God specifically spoke of a torturous place called hell that really exists.

Answer 10

Oh stop already with all this about hell. We tell people about Jesus because He loves everyone very much and wants all mankind to come to Him. He gives us life and peace and paradise after we die if we follow Him. There are very few Christians that come up to someone and preach hell. Don't judge us all by them. But honestly, they mean well, they just want you to be saved.

Answer 11

“Two men say they’re Jesus….one of ‘em must be wrong!” – Dire Straights, “Industrial Disease”
Much logic in this verse. Both may be wrong, both cannot be right, and only one has even the possibility of being right.
In challenging Christianity’s claim to exclusivity, we must consider that it doesn’t matter how many competing beliefs exist, because it’s possible that they’re all wrong. Numbers have no bearing on what is true. Even if Christianity was the only faith in the world, it wouldn’t matter because it could still be wrong. The quantity of different faiths cannot be used as a measure to challenge the quality of one faith.
Any belief system must stand or fall on it’s own merits. We should apply the same standards to faith as we do when we vote for a candidate. We vote based on the candidates doctrines, their credibility, their integrity, their track record, etc. Imagine someone asking you “How could you vote for that one when there are so many others?” It seems preposterous in this instance, so why don’t we apply that same reasoning in both cases?
Just as we carefully choose who we vote for, we can also use the same criteria for determining which, if any, faith to follow. We can do this with any system of belief, for now let’s focus on Christianity since this is the faith in question.
First, is there any historical basis? Yes. More so than we can cover here. Even those who don’t believe in the deity of Christ cannot deny the reality that this is a person of history who’s existence has been well documented by several sources outside the bible.
Second – So Jesus is a real, historical person. Now what? Just because He’s real doesn’t mean we should follow Him on that basis alone. So now we must examine Him on His merits, and by the claims that he makes. Is He a credible person? After examining Him for myself, and not judging by the opinions of misinformed people, I determined that this is the most credible person in history.
Many people, based on what they’ve heard and read from others and not based on first hand examination, have chosen to believe that God’s word is some sort of fairy tale, not meant to be taken literally, and is out of step with logic and reason. Nothing is further from the truth. We can see for ourselves the awesome logic and powerful reasoning skills Jesus possesses. When he was challenged by the critics of his day, we see how He responded to them. His logical and well reasoned answers rendered His critics speechless, unable to answer.
Some say Christianity clashes with science. It only clashes with atheist scientists. For an extensive list of credible, well qualified scientists who determined from the scientific evidence that the universe was created by God, see: http://www.creationinfo.com/list.htm
Is it logically consistent to demand proof from believers without applying the same standards of evidence to demonstrate why Jesus isn’t who He claimed to be? Ask for proof, yes – as believers should always be ready to logically defend their faith; “Be ready always to give an account to everyone that asks you for the reason of the hope that is in you…” 1 Peter 3:15. The burden of proof also lies with those who deny God’s word. Is it unreasonable to expect them to back up their claims?
Let logic, reason, and fairness be the mediator in this extremely important matter. Remember what’s at stake. What will our destiny be if we’re right? What will become of us if we’re wrong?
Is anything more important or more urgent than this?