your opinions & thoughts please..
2007-04-12 10:42:37 · 24 answers · asked by Pete Allison 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope. God created all of us equally. If he didn't want us together we would have been put on different planets.
The bible never says that once you are saved you are always saved. And God looks at the heart.
2007-04-12 10:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on your definition of God. Maybe the God they believe in requires people be racist, it depends on the person's religious not spiritual beliefs. The more primitive the belief system, the more primitive the religious behavior it dictates. For example, Muslims have to pray 5 times a day and wash the mouth hands and feet. Sounds like something they instituted when people still lived like animals for hygiene reasons back when there no such thing as shoes and it became a signbificant part of the religion even though it has no real bearing on the quality of someone's soul. Maybe it's just me, but a God that would send me to hell for not washing my feet 5 times a day is not a God worthy of my worship. Same would go for a God that mandated hate, disrespect, or any other uncivilized behavior.
The litmus test is any religion that dictates behavior that is beneath the capacity/capability of man is a religion that values a God not worthy of man. If a God dictates you act like an animal then that puts your morality above God's. Assuming you act more civilized than that.
Beyond that you have to look at what the religion or sect teaches. They all have different ideas of God and heaven that meets their needs and culture. Truth is universal, but God is as specific to the individual as a realtionship, which is what it's supposed to be about, not following rules and regulations and rituals dictated for purposes of social control.
2007-04-12 11:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by Jake Lockley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No a racist cannot go to Heaven. We have to do more than say we believe in God to go to Heaven. Even the devil believes. remember. We must love God enough to obey Him. and yes its one hundred per cent love and obedience. Grace does not cover deliberate sin. Obedience leads to blessing and disobedience leads to curse. To truly obey, we must see what the Bible says to do and not do we must really study the Bible and pray. God is a God of love and says we are all created equal. He is not bigot and He hates things lie that. We must live as Jesus lived. He was an example for us all . He only loved, He was not a bigot. You wouldnt even lie Heaven if you are a racist, cuz there will be ppl from all races there. Read what the Bible says describes Jesus. and tell me if you see any proof of His being caucasian. no you dont. He is a bronze colored jew. and hair of wool. come on. What part of the country is Jerusalem? and you believe you can hate another race and go to Heaven. Try running that one past God. What if your children or grandchildren were of another color? Would you want them treated bad and hated? God says we are equal and if we dont have the heart of God, we wont be saved. So again, as I started at the beginning, NO, you cannot go to Heaven and be a racist. BE you a white that hates ****** . or a negroe that hates caucasions. I have to be careful the words I am using, cuz the letter after J on my puter isnt wor-ing. so cant use the word blac- . this just started , hmmmm? devil dont want me writing about this I guess. oh well, always a way around him. amen
2007-04-12 10:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by full gospel shirley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe only God can judge. Some people are effected by unpleasant experiences. Some by attitudes of people that raised them. God knows a lot more about a person than we can ever know.
There are different degrees in racism. Some who have various degrees of racism would never do anything like the Nazis did and very possible some of them would have had the courage to stand up to the Nazis had they had an oppoturnity.
All of us are far more complex than we like to admit.
But only God knows.
2007-04-12 10:50:38 · answer #4 · answered by Shirley T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can someone who believes in God be a racist? That bogles the mind.
Even Christians are told to love their neighbor as themselves. It would seem that a racist Christian is going against the commandments of Jesus. How can they repent from hatred in their hearts? Nope, no heaven for racists.
2007-04-12 10:49:46 · answer #5 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people who profess to believe in God 100% are misguided. Racists fall into this category.
However, Christians are supposedly forgiven for their sins, so I would suppose that racists can be allowed into heaven.
Just my 2 cents.
2007-04-12 10:51:51 · answer #6 · answered by Deana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person can not be both. If you believe in God 100% that means you base your life on what he did and said.
2007-04-12 10:48:35 · answer #7 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe they will be allowed in heaven, but they have character issue for if God's word is suppose to be the foundation on which we live our lives why we would let statistics and they way of men affect us, for in the cmmandments it tells us to love your neighbor as you love your self. very pride ful and selfish is a racist.
2007-04-12 10:48:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith alone is not alone enough to get to Heaven. Paul said if you have faith that can move mountains but have not love you are nothing. Elsewhere the Bible says you "believe in one God. Good. Even the demons believe that. " The demons know God exists but they are certainitly going to Hell.
2007-04-12 10:56:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He shouldn't, I don't think God is racist so that person wouldn't feel ok in God's heaven, but things are easily changed
2007-04-12 10:46:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Bible says that if a person does not love others, than the love of God is not in him/her., therefore, that person cannot be a child of God, because God IS love, and when we become born again, He puts His love in our hearts.
Racism is hatred - it has no part of a Christian believer.
2007-04-13 22:56:21 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋