If religion was the path to God but you never knew about any of it because you lived isolated all your life from civilization or something, would you go to Heaven or Hell or Nirvana or wherever? Are there exceptions from religion?
I realize you probably can't answer for sure, just send up ideas please.
2007-04-14 06:43:45 · 22 answers · asked by hippiepie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No one will go to hell because they haven’t heard of Jesus Christ. The heathen will go to hell for murder, rape, adultery, lust, theft, lying, etc. Sin is not failing to hear the gospel. Rather, "sin is the transgression of the Law" (1 John 3:4). If we really care about the lost, we will become missionaries and take the good news of God’s forgiveness in Christ to them.
2007-04-14 06:48:25 · answer #1 · answered by Jason M 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not quite sure... I can't say exactly sure. It may be the same law as what Christians say with babies. If babies could never understand it then they are going to Heaven. So, if babies never hear and understand it, then people who never hear it and understand it would logically go to Heaven.
Of course, I doubt you would NEVER be introduced to Religion... unless you lived in a hole somewhere non-accessible to anything or anyone. It's out there, people just fight about it and make it look stupid and obscure it.
And people, I believe she said "IF it WAS" the way... she never said it was to her. Don't go saying things she never meant. ^_~
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2007-04-14 13:50:15 · answer #2 · answered by Jack Linket 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone whether living or dead will have the opportunity to hear and accept the gospel. God would not have wasted His time creating people and then screwing them over because they lived in the dark ages. God is a loving God.
2007-04-14 13:51:59 · answer #3 · answered by cclleeoo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, Those who were introduced or not are all going to return to nature, as all living things are destined to do. It's a great dream to think that some sub-microscopic part of us will sail off to this beautiful land of milk and honey, then inflate into a full sized human again. Dreams are great, but they're just dreams.
2007-04-14 13:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Obviously unless you are a mute, blind and noone knew you existed, than you have heard about religion. Therefore I assume that "if you are christian" you would go to hell because you did know about religion and options of heaven and hell.
2007-04-14 13:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by xratedsugar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Religon isn't the path to god. The path to god is living a righteous, and good life, and prayer. Religon is just a social club, and culturial middleman for spirtuality. If you pick one, or don't pick one, it's not going to affect your salvation.
2007-04-14 14:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by Cysteine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the catholic catechism speaks on this topic directly. "....those who through no fault of their own do not know the gospel of Christ or his Church but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience. These too may achieve eternal salvation. In ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the gospel, to that faith without which it is impossible to please him, .... "(CCC 848).
So by the authority of the Holy See, Yes it is possible for those who are not able to be introduced to the church are capable of attaining salvation.
2007-04-14 14:02:07 · answer #7 · answered by Snowlion 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If we can give God anthropomorphic qualities and forgive ourselves in his place, then we have to deny his justice completely as we bend his law to our liking and what's most comfortable for us to believe. It is not man's inability nor (perceived) abilities that get him into heaven. It is God's grace, and only God's grace, that does so.
2007-04-14 14:08:33 · answer #8 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and you won't go there even if you are religious and evil. In ALL history, there has NEVER been ANY verifiable evidence to even suggest that heaven or hell exist. In addition, there has NEVER been ANY verifiable evidence to suggest that there is an afterlife of any kind.
2007-04-14 13:51:49 · answer #9 · answered by HarryTikos 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who don't know never go to hell but I think nobody don't know, Islam is the perfect religion and its stainless religion. Islam is the religion of tolerance , Merci , peace and love , try to know how many one killed during the Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) life and how many killed during who said about him (He is terrorist) life like ****** Bush , Sharon and Blair , don't believe all what they said about Islam and Muslims , it's so easy to search and know more about Islam reality not Fakes.
2007-04-14 14:03:08 · answer #10 · answered by roly jazz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋