I don't get it, I'll go to Hell if i don't accept that God (Or his son) Came to earth, got tortured, ridiculed and killed horribly, and all for me? To show that he loves me?
It doesn't make sense.
2007-03-17 03:34:20 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Does anyone else see the irony?
2007-03-17 03:37:45 · update #1
That is a total misconception...we are all judged by our ACTIONS...even if we're muslim or Buddhist or w/o religious bringing, if we do what is RIGHT and act what is RIGHT then we have a better chance of being closer to paradise.
even if you think his death is just another FAD, as long as you UNDERSTAND why he did it and RESPECT Catholic beliefs, then you're gonna be okay.
No one knows if we're going to Paradise or Hell, we just need to know what to do with our lives. LIVE IT HUMBLY and LIVE IT SAFELY and LIVE IT WITH RESPECT!
2007-03-17 03:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by Princess Answers 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's not a matter of God or Jesus throwing us into hell. God, being perfect in all things cannot have any part of sin. We choose whether or not to live a life with God or to reject Him. Jesus Christ dying on the cross was a gift. We can accept it and receive salvation (meaning we'll spend eternity with God) or we can reject it, meaning we'll spend eternity in the only other place there is to go besides Heaven, which is of course, hell.
2007-03-17 05:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by Evan S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't get thrown in Hell, you just end up there. the road leads you to the destination.
Hell is basically just separation from God in eternity. So if accepting Christ is the only way to NOT be separated from God, then logically, if you didn't, you'd be separated.
and you may not realize this, but God and sin don't mix. they can't even dwell in the same place. so if God is in Heaven, and you die in sin, then you can't be in Heaven. Sin cannot even exist within His presence, so you could technically be in a worse situation if you died in sin and were with God. Not only would you feel tremendous pain, but you'll likely degenrate to a state of paralysis.
hope that clears things up!
2007-03-17 03:46:00 · answer #3 · answered by Hey, Ray 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Again, you throw yourself in that direction by your disobedience. I like God because He's upfront about things. You get to decide. He's done everything for us already.
It is the kind of love no human mind can comprehend. That is why you need the Holy Spirit, given to you once you accept Jesus, to help you understand.
We Christians are constantly being changed into the image of God. It is not an easy walk. No human fleshly (carnal-minded) person could love like that because we are basically selfish creatures. So God helps us along the way. Hopefully, before I leave this planet, I can obtain love like that for my fellow man.
2007-03-17 03:44:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It might not make sense to you right now, but that does not mean it's not true. In fact, the Bible, God's inspired word says so, but may I take this from a more positive angle.
God loves you so much that He sent His Son Jesus to die in your place, and take the punishment which you and I deserve.
No matter what we have done in the past, we can know forgiveness by God. Isn't this wonderful?
Speak to Him humbly, just where your sat, and say, Father God, thank You for sending Your Son to die in my place. (Spend time thinking about the things which readily come to mind which you have done wrong), and then with a sincere heart, ask God to forgive you. Feel the weight of those wrong doings because Jesus suffered and felt the weight of your sin on the cross. Then ask Jesus to cleanse you from all wrong doing, and ask Him to become the leader of your life.
If you make this committment to Him, then He will save you.
God Bless you!
2007-03-17 03:44:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
All is your personal choice. You decide to accept or reject the gift given by God to all.
Just as one can refuse delivery of a package - one can do the same with God's promise found within His Son Jesus. the choice is totally up to you.
2007-03-17 03:44:33 · answer #6 · answered by Toe the line 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you do not accept the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus as the payment for your sins, how are you going to planning on being forgiven unless you follow God's rules?
2007-03-17 03:44:32 · answer #7 · answered by tim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i see but if you will just see the meaning of it you would get it.
i could write out the whole of the matter but it would take a bit
of time and a lot of writing........just remember look into the history of how the jews had to sacrifice a lamb as atonement
for sin/ then look at jesus and he being called the "lamb of God." he was the sacrifice that took away our sins.
2007-03-17 03:43:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. I'm not sure, but it could be possible that YA has some kind of electronic portal into a fantasy land full of tooth faires and easter bunnies, and of course god, the devil, and Jesus. If you are a being living in such a world, the answer is yes. As for this side of the portal, the answer is no.
2007-03-17 03:40:48 · answer #9 · answered by manna eater 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Depends on your religion and your beliefs.
But yeahh, I totally doubt Hell is a real place, so don't worry about it. No one knows that Jesus is real (that's just Christanity), a lot of people don't believe that the Earth was created by God, but in the "Big Bang" theory instead.
2007-03-17 03:39:49 · answer #10 · answered by Jesssss! 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋