If God wants blind faith from followers, would a person who went to great lengths...?

Question

to do what he deeply and whole-heartedly felt was "God's will," and when he died, discovered he was quite wrong in his actions (in god's eyes) would god
A.) Accept him because he did his very best to follow god
or
B.) Send him to hell/purgatory/reincarnation for living a life that was in fact, against what god wants.


Sorry to be so long in my question; I am just curious.
And I suppose to answer the question you will have to pretend you do not know god's exact will.

Answer 1

I think definitely a.
Here's my reasoning behind it:

There is at least one major religion
in each hemisphere. It is by accident
of birth that you believe what you
believe. People are born into a
religion based on geography and
demographic. Could a perfect
loving God send a person to
damnation simply because they
chose a difererent route of worship
from someone else? This was the
case for me. Having found what I felt
were too many moral ambiguities
within the traditional Southern baptists
religion I was born in I had to find
another path that made more sense
for me.


Also because each different type
of holy book has man's influence
each one is written with a specific
slant or intent. This leaves many with
moral and intellectual problems so
complex that it is just not feasible for
them to follow a textscript perfectly
to a tee.


Beyond this once you've decided on
a path it's not unreasonable to think
that a being more perfect than you
or I would grade on the curb.

Most religions teach that you reap
what you sow. lf generosity, kindness,
honesty, and forgiveness are what
you sow ,then karmic law guaran-
tees that you reap these also.

I think a person only gets a severe
sentence for heinous crimes that are
knowingly and willfully done.

For me these crimes are: murder, theft,
deception, greed, arrogance, etc.
( Well arrogance is a bit hazy, but I think
you know what I mean.)

Just my thoughts on a complex matter.

Answer 2

I don't think anyone truly knows god's will. Who's to say any of us are doing the right things? We could all be very wrong for all we know. I think as long as you believe in god, then god will love you for your faith. (I'm not saying everyone has to believe in god, I think it's a personal choice). But I wouldn't think he/she would send you to hell because if there really is a loving god, why would he/she send any of his/her children to hell? Reincarnation, perhaps. But I think there would be a reason to be sent back here, like unfinished business. Otherwise, I truly don't believe a naive human deserves to burn in hell, if there is a hell. So anyway, short and sweet, I pick A.

Answer 3

One of the reasons we're on this earth is to learn by our own experience the difference between right and wrong. We may start with blind faith in something, but the idea is to grow and develop through our experiences and through other people's experiences to really understand.

One of the reasons why there is so much opposition and confusion on this earth is to force us to use both our heart and mind to understand truth -- if God just told us directly, many wouldn't bother to really understand.

Everyone born on this earth is given the "Light of Christ." This is sometimes called our conscience. As we obey our conscience, we will gain knowledge and sensitivity to God's character and will and thereby continue to grow and develop to become more like God.

So in your example, the person who did what he whole-heartedly felt was "God's will," will eventually become like God and would certainly be accepted by Him.

Answer 4

OK, we're on "if", here.
If sincerity does it, you have the paradoxical situation of fanatics utterly opposed to each other both being "right" because they believe they are.

The 9/11 bombers were as right as the crusaders, Pol Pot's legions and the Ku Klux Klan.

I think I'll take a pass on heaven if that is the case.

But otherwise, not only do you have to believe, you have to be right in your belief. And that's harder work, to put it mildly, given the number of beliefs out there.

"If" a judging deity is there at all.

Answer 5

A true believer, once he receives the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, That Holy Ghost job is to guide you into ALL truth. And if any spirit you claim you may have, if he is not guiding you into all truth then something is wrong, The spirit of God will never give you blind Faith, that is man made ideals, Not God's

Answer 6

You cannot know what God's will is through blind faith. You must gain experiential knowledge of God. If you don't then you will be sent back (reincarnated) to keep learning and growing.

Answer 7

A.) Accept him because he did his very best to follow god

I hope he would accept him because i have immence faith in god, but its certainly not a blind faith.

Besides, God is a loving god, and i hope that as long as he was doing what most people, religions and him thought was what God wanted, God would forgive him.

Answer 8

Blind faith is ALWAYS a mistake.

Whether or not God asks for it.

Answer 9

Everyone will be judged for the things they have not repented off. Nobody will end up in pergatory if he has accepted God into his life, but, he will be judged for wrongdoing

Answer 10

A. If your intentions are good, and you're genuinely trying to help people and serve God, you'll go to heaven Hands down.