Why would atheists go to hell. God is all knowing and powerful and made us that way if you believe that. If he isnt all knowing and powerful then he isnt god. If god cant change a human in believing in a god how the hell did he create the universe. and if we are minions of the devil then the devil created us
2007-03-19 17:44:42 · 22 answers · asked by annoyingdude99 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
then the devil is a god if he can create life and if creating life is given to many people than god most of given it to those people and if god gave it to satin then god being perfect must know that satin is also perfectr or also perfect and you bible says there is only one god and then the bible is wrong which is an account of your religion so your religion is wrong.
2007-03-19 17:47:59 · update #1
Not all "Atheists" will go to hell. Just because they dont belive in the image of GOD that the church or 'christians' present.
Heck I dont believe in the type of god that a lot of 'christians' and 'churches' portray.
I believe in the GOD of the bible, but as Jesus said, many will come on that day who believe that they have a right to go into hevean and he will tell them that they will go to hell,
At the same time many who believe that they didnt follow him will come and He will tell them that they will come into hevean.
In short GOD is GOD and He will judge by His standards not by ours.
2007-03-19 18:05:21 · answer #1 · answered by par_ralin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good point. The free will thing doesn't cut it as god deliberetly made people he new would freely act in such a way that he would damn them.
While god might not have created judas to be damed he freely created judas whom he knew would be damned. He could have made a world withouth him ( Note, i'm using judus as a name that invokes sin, not literally speaking of bibilical judas) Since being damned is worse than not having existed at all ( balance of happyness to sorrow, pleasure/pain, etc) god is still guility of Judas' pain for having created him, knowing he would be damned rather than creating say, Hank Who Would be Damned.
Free will doest absolve god.
I suppose I have responded more to some of your answers than your questions. Sorry.
2007-03-19 17:58:50 · answer #2 · answered by Zarathustra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You chose to turn away from God. He did not choose to turn away from you. Hell is the absence of God's presence (the lakes of burning sulfur and demons with toasting forks came later, during the Middle Ages). He *could* change you, but for some reason He allows us to choose for ourselves to be in His presence or out of it. The only way we can have a choice is if there are actually are options.
2007-03-19 19:25:49 · answer #3 · answered by LX V 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question has been asked many times and many ways before. Here is an answer to someone who asked that 2000 years ago:
Rom 9:19-23 Are you going to object, "So how can God blame us for anything since he's in charge of everything? If the big decisions are already made, what say do we have in it?"
Who in the world do you think you are to second-guess God? Do you for one moment suppose any of us knows enough to call God into question? Clay doesn't talk back to the fingers that mold it, saying, "Why did you shape me like this?"
Isn't it obvious that a potter has a perfect right to shape one lump of clay into a vase for holding flowers and another into a pot for cooking beans?
If God needs one style of pottery especially designed to show his angry displeasure
and another style carefully crafted to show his glorious goodness, isn't that all right?
2007-03-19 17:51:57 · answer #4 · answered by Frak 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you are confusing what God can do and what He will do. He has the power to make us all believe in a creator, but if he did that, then what is the point? Why have faith if we all have to believe something and have no choice? God did not create humans to be automatons, but people with free will, to believe in Him or not. So if you disregard the world around you and the pull of your heart towards God, and you die, then he will give you what you wish for, which is to not be with him. And if you are not with him, then you are in hell. God gives us all what we want at death. If we want to be with Him, then so it shall be. If we don't...then so it shall be.
2007-03-19 17:49:49 · answer #5 · answered by Tracey C 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Satan can not create life.Who told you that lie?
Satan was kicked out of Heaven with his demons.
Satan is a destroyer not life giver.
Each one of us are born with the same measure of faith.
Each one of us are given a chance to know Jesus.
We all know the way to Salvation.
Only a liar would say they don't know or haven't heard the story of Jesus.
You make the decision GOD or satan.<><
2007-03-19 17:54:10 · answer #6 · answered by funnana 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What does God being "all knowing" and "all powerful" have to do with your decision to accept Him and His plan of salvation? It is your decision to believe or not to believe. God will never "force" you to accept Him - that negates His gift to you of free-will. He did not "create" you to be an atheist. He created you with a body, soul and spirit and then he gave you free-will to choose Him or to reject Him. It is an ETERNAL decision you are making - make a wise one.
2007-03-19 17:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by wd 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Satan can not create, only God creates. God gives everyone a choice. You can choose the path to him or the path away from Him. It's up to you where you will spend eternity
2007-03-19 17:50:37 · answer #8 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh, very good! That's the way to think about it!
Go ask a priest the same thing and watch while his head pops off!
2007-03-19 17:51:28 · answer #9 · answered by Tamm 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God also probably hates blind faith more than honest inquiry. And people who behave well for a reward more than people who do it because they want to. Just be good, and be able to explain it just in case.
2007-03-19 17:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by ajj085 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋