I think God loves all people both the good and the bad. When we are not in line with God does he go away or do we turn away? Does he meet us at the crossroads and direct us to himself? I always feel that even though I'm a Catholic others may have off-shoots of other Christian protest denominations and if they are good and try their best they will be saved with the gift of their belief in Jesus. I believe that some people may or may not know God but will he save the so-called pagans if they do good. I think He will but I think through the knowledge of Jesus "the Christ" their life and it's problems would be easier to handle.
2007-03-15 05:30:35 · 9 answers · asked by hot wheels 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
#1- God loves all people. We turn from Him. He never turns from us.
We are to love all people, esp. our enemies.
#2- The Bible says that salvation is not though works but through Christ. No matter what you do you will not get to Heaven without accepting Chris as your savior. Doing good does not get you to Heaven.
The Bible doesn't say you have to be a certain "religion" to get to Heaven. It says you have to accept Christ as your personal savior and ask for forgiveness of sins.
2007-03-15 05:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by momof2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bingo, you nailed it on the head. This is why worshiping a god is a mistake. If you believe your god makes rules for you then you would have to assume that anyone who does not follow those rules are against god. That is so far from the truth. there are many pure hearted people that simply do not believe in god. God is not a being, god is symbolic for certain virtues like love, peace, understanding. The meanings of these absolutes can never be changed or corrupted by humans. God has been used throughout history to justify wars and murder. The absolutes do not change for anyone, they are what they are.
2007-03-15 13:05:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear brother,
By birth I am a Hindu, I like JESUS, but I never thought about conversion. I got a great respect for ALLAH and a lot of Muslim friends. Down the line there is no fight. Only top level people creates all problems. Hindu Dharma respects all religions equally.
2007-03-15 13:29:28 · answer #3 · answered by ATARVANAN 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello? "so-called pagans"??????
Pagan, by the way ... me and God got our own personal thing going on.
Most "pagans" I know live more honest and "good" lives and live by the Golden Rule, than the majority of Christians.
God does not care in what way (religion) we honor him, just that we "do".
There is no right and wrong pathway to God and as far as loving others, I do not "judge" others ...I treat everyone as equals. Besides, it's not my job to "judge"...it's God's!!
2007-03-15 12:40:21 · answer #4 · answered by mom tree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am and I do love those that have taken a different path than the one I have chosen, God loves all creation, and just because someone takes a different path than the one we may take, dose not constitute criticism or dislike for that person.
2007-03-15 12:44:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that if there is a God who created humankind, He loves all of us equally. He loves the sinner as well as the more righteous. I don't believe God takes sides in wars or prefers one group of people over another nor does he prefer one religion over another. He loves us all and we should love others as He loves us.
Vicky
2007-03-15 12:35:10 · answer #6 · answered by loofahcat2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finally a christian (probably young) who sees that its crazy to believe that just becasue your not christian that your goin to hell, i'm an atheist and i find it sad that im constently pushed to believe in God, i dont feel like i need that in my life, and im a good person, so, i dont feel like just becasue i dont believe in God that that makes me naturally evil or anything, its good to see that at least some christian see that its not about what you believe but what you do in life that counts.
2007-03-15 12:39:46 · answer #7 · answered by cujo#31 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love your neighbor he said.
Not love your CATHOLIC neighbor.
Not love your PROTESTANT neighbor.
Period.
BTW, this is the most important question of our times. Good of you to ask it. The more people ask this question and search for an honest answer , the better for our species!
2007-03-15 12:39:08 · answer #8 · answered by gopikap 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no one who is really good.
2007-03-15 12:35:11 · answer #9 · answered by chesscoach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋