Lets assume there is a god and that christianity is the true religion. I was raised in a christian home, but the message of god and jesus just never sat right with me. It always seemed so far fetched that I had doubts. Well, if god made us the way we are, he is the one who gave me the ability to doubt him. And if the devil put the doubts there, then it is still gods fault because he made the devil too. Either way, by making me the way I am, he has already damned me to hell.
2007-03-30 17:01:51 · 47 answers · asked by Militant Agnostic 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yeah well we'll see if you'll still be denying God's boundless love when he's torturing you forever in Hell!
2007-03-30 17:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Firstly God did not make the devil i dont know where you got that from but from what i hear these devils were initially angels of God but were banished or exiled from heaven as a punishment for disobeying and rebelling against God one for example was Lucifer.
Secondly God gave us free will the ability to doubt him is our choice and this is how we determine who is good and who is bad. if he instructs us on our every move we wouldnt be so individual now would we?
so im guessing that christianity never sat right with you because you had to look a little deeper.its ok to have doubts i have some too its really all about believing and faith in things u cant really see..
2007-03-30 17:35:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
You have a choice - to be a Christian is an act of the mind, will and emotions.
It does not depend on whether or not you believe, as to whether or not Christianity is true.
You have been privilaged to be brought up in a Christian home - so you are without excuse.
2007-03-31 03:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So if god made the devil would that mean that even following the devils doubts could get you into heaven somehow? Is hell simply living a life that way?
2007-03-30 17:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by Emmett 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is never God's desire for anyone He created to go to Hell. Your logic is twisted... God didn't give you doubt, He gave you free will. He supplied you a brain, if you have doubt then you haven't accepted God so His will is having little or no influence on you. When you allow God into your life, you begin to follow His will and are blessed in the process. God might have made you the way you are because He knows that when and if you finally decide to follow Him, your journey would have given you an invaluable tool for help in influencing others who think the way you do.
2007-03-30 17:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by Scott B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, God does not want you to go to hell! God wanted people to be free to choose what they want. I'm sorry that even growing up in a Christian home you still have doubts. God is not the one that damns people to hell, their own unbelief damns them.
2007-03-30 17:24:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have no desire NOT going to hell?
You think "oh, well..." and just live like that, not working against this. If you are wronged to you bother to fight it? Everyone must have pointed at you and said she did it - knowing you'd not fight back.
Also, as GOD and only GOD knows who enters heaven - this question is purely for typing skills and finding witty remarks. No human knows anything past the millisecond after dying.
I feel your doing the will of GOD, and will have a pleasant surprise when your at the pearly gates (another human construct) to get your reward.
Peace.
P.S. you are not going to hell.
2007-03-30 17:12:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fatalistic pre-determination finds no home in Bible interpretation. It's a flaw of the Calvinist heresy (Limited atonement), but is not supported by any reasonable induction of Biblical doctrines.
God may have created the DNA that gave you blue eyes, light skin or wavy hair, but you decide whether or not you will lay hold upon God's grace by faith and walk the narrow path to life.
Don't blame God if you decide to get drunk or sleep around. You're the one who created that wretch.
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2007-03-30 17:13:42 · answer #8 · answered by s2scrm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion has run into man, and man has screwed it all up.
I believe in God, and I do not stand with anyone religion.
I believe that if you are a good person, led a good life, tend to others, and honestly care, then you will get to Heaven's gates and St Peter will offer you to come on in. If he doesn't- because you didn't spend enough time bowing and pleading for God's love then he's not a God that is worthy of your time- in short he's evil and uncaring.
With all the things I have seen in my life, I believe that Heaven is here, on Earth, that we find it in our own love, and compassion.
Be at peace, and if God finds you worthy then you will be at his side.
Laters
2007-03-30 17:11:36 · answer #9 · answered by Harmon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did anyone force you to ask this question...I think you have the freedom to choose either the way of beliver or the other ways...
And put in your mind that because Allah (the only One God) Lordship is complete and perfect, nothing can happen in the heavens or on earth except by His will.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “No one has the right to make excuses for sin by referring to al-qadar, according to the consensus of the Muslims and the followers of other religions, and all those who are wise. If this were acceptable, then anyone could do whatever crosses his mind of murder, seizing people’s wealth and any kind of spreading mischief in the land, and quote al-qadar as his excuse. If a person who quotes al-qadar as an excuse were attacked by another person who also quoted al-qadar as an excuse for that, he would not accept that, and thus he would contradict himself, which in itself is proof that that this logic is false. So using al-qadar as an excuse is cleared flawed, as is obvious to anyone who has any common sense. Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 8/179.
al-qadar = Divine Will and Decree
2007-03-30 18:59:58 · answer #10 · answered by MusliM...SalaFi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No on the contrary, its the devils lead by Satan that are bent on destroying our souls in the eternal hell with him. We can see his traits in many broken marriages, office politics, ponographic programmes etc. The lord is sent by his father to redeem us, to point to us the right way to heaven so that we might not be destroyed in hell. And the way is by the way of the cross, and it comes in the form of humility, love of enemies, sacrifice, prayers and many more.
We got a choice however to want to go to heaven or hell. It doesn't need to be a million dollar club member or to be a PHD inorder to qualify such. God bless.
2007-03-30 17:15:57 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋