that people who believe in other religions such as jewish, buddhist, muslim, hindus, etc. can still go to heaven?
2007-04-07 14:40:00 · 24 answers · asked by knowledgablePT 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why not believe Jesus Christ and then do something to see that they get to heaven?
"He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned."
Mark 16:16
2007-04-07 14:45:23 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can be a Christian and still believe in a lot of false doctrine. As long as the false doctrine is not an essiental one. Like the "Diety of Christ", "The Bodily Resurrection of Our Lord", or "Salvation by Grace through Faith Alone". You would be wrong in that belief though. Since Jesus said that "NO ONE comes to the Father but by Him" (John 14:6) and many other passages. So, if you actually believed that, it just shows that though you may be a real Christian, you dont really study or take your Bible as serious as you should. If being "sincere" about a different relgious faith could get you into heaven, then Jesus died for NOTHING. Think about it...theBerean
2007-04-07 21:50:47 · answer #2 · answered by theBerean 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Jesus says in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."
Now you might say don't all religions believe the same thing? Not about Jesus they don't.
Jesus is the only way of salvation because He is the only One who can pay our sin penalty (Romans 6:23). No other religion teaches the depth or seriousness of sin and its consequences. No other religion offers the infinite payment of sin that only Jesus Christ could provide. No other “religious founder” was God become man (John 1:1,14) – the only way an infinite debt could be paid. Jesus had to be God so that He could pay our debt. Jesus had to be man so He could die. Salvation is available only through faith in Jesus Christ! “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
2007-04-07 22:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by chefhalimk 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about it. Jesus said that He is the only way into Heaven. He said no other belief system would work. It really does not matter what I believe, or what any of us believe about this question. Jesus believed and taught that He was the only way. How can Christians change that message just to sound more "Godly"?
2007-04-07 21:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by lightperson 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know this will be an unpopular answer, but the answer is no.
Christians believe....John 14:6 (Amplified Bible)
"Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me."
So, anyone who does not accept Christ as their savior and tries to get to the Father (God) any other way will not succeed, and therefore, not go to heaven.
2007-04-07 21:48:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not all Christians are going to heaven. The only people that will be going there are those who have repented of their sins and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
2007-04-07 21:57:02 · answer #6 · answered by charmaine f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a Christian is not all about belonging to a church or professing a name. It's about accessing Jesus into your heart to rule your life.
Jesus said "I am THE way, truth, and life."
No man can enter heaven unless he has been washed in the blood of Jesus, whether he is a proclaiming Christian or not.
2007-04-07 22:46:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said, "if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins." (John 8:24)
Jesus is the only "mediator between God and man" (1 Timothy 2:5) Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:16)
Jesus said, ""Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 10:32-33)
If you will not confess Jesus before men, then he will not confess you before the Father. In the day of judgement, he will say "I never knew you: depart from me." (Matthew 7:21)
How will anyone approach the Father with any hope of eternal salvation, being guilty of sin (Romans 3:23) and without Christ to mediate on his behalf?
Jesus said, "He that believes not shall be damned" (Mark 16:16).
John 3:18 says, "He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
If anyone can be saved without Jesus, then the Bible is wrong and Jesus is wrong also.
2007-04-07 21:56:45 · answer #8 · answered by JoeBama 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh you betcha' they are going. It is pretty pompous to think we are the only ones. God reads the heart and "winks" at what they don't know. The Bible tells us that each man (not each Christian, or Jew, or Buddhist, etc.)is born with a measure of faith in their heart. I believe that before death they get one more chance to choose as did the famous atheist who on his death bed rose half way up out of his bed and shook his fist and said, "I'll never believe in you!".Also on the cross, one thief chose Christ and the other one didn't. Those that know more will have more to answer for. Mmm
2007-04-07 22:15:08 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The only way to heaven is through God 's son Jesus. That's why he came to die on the cross for us so we might have eternal life in him and be with him forever in heaven.
2007-04-07 22:08:48 · answer #10 · answered by jackiesmith02 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes... The majority of Christianity does I believe.
2007-04-07 21:43:58 · answer #11 · answered by yelxeH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋