I thought Christianity was a religion of forgiveness?

Question

So If I don't believe in God for these 75 years of my life then I'm going to be tortured in hell for *eternity* ?

75 years.......eternity (just think of it as billions and billions of years)


Hmm that doesn't seem quite right does it?

An ETERNITY of the ultimate pain & anguish to atone for 75 years on this planet. Hm...

"Jesus already atoned for your 75+ years of sin on this planet, and mine, my father's, my son's etc. etc. All that is needed is to truly believe in Him.
An ETERNITY of ultimate joy, just because I believe that Jesus died for me. That's God's way of making things right."

so i just have to believe in god and then it's gravy? even if i commit terrible sins all i have to do is have a priest way his hands over my head and then im good to go?

Abrachadabra!

Answer 1

Now where would you get such a silly idea? Religious propaganda? It is, like some other religions, the religion of "I'm right, you're wrong."

Answer 2

Jesus already atoned for your 75+ years of sin on this planet, and mine, my father's, my son's etc. etc. All that is needed is to truly believe in Him.
An ETERNITY of ultimate joy, just because I believe that Jesus died for me. That's God's way of making things right.

Answer 3

The answer is that our sin bears an eternal consequence because it is ultimately against an eternal God.

When King David committed the sins of adultery and murder he stated, Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight (Psalm 51:4). David had sinned against Bathsheba and Uriah, how could David claim to have only sinned against God? David understood that all sin is ultimately against God. God is an eternal and infinite Being. As a result, all sin is worthy of an eternal punishment.

An earthly example of this would be comparing attacking your neighbor and attacking the President of the United States. Yes, both are crimes, but attacking the President would result in far greater consequences. How much more does sin against a holy and infinite God warrant a terrible consequence?

Answer 4

In the last days there shall be mockers the bible spoke this almost two thousand years ago. You may mock the truth of what is and what is not , but I say to all you nay Sayers and foolish ones, God shall not be mocked and He will do just what He said He would do. So go ahead and mock if you will but we shall all see in that day and in that hour who is right. And I say to you what if you are wrong! God forgives only those that believe in Him and obviously you don't, so why would you even expect anything from a God you don't believe in.

Answer 5

What is the correlation for your statement that you don't believe in God and Christianity is sending you to hell. It i sad that you fear hell that shouldn't exist for a person who has spent 75 years not believing in it, or do you believe in hell and not God. That is an interesting condition,rejecting Love and accepting evil. Amazing as it may seem it is not too late and just having these thoughts about hell could mean that God is reaching out to youor as we Christians are prone to say "you are under conviction", please consider this because a heart may harden to the point that God will stop reaching out.

Answer 6

It seems perfectly right and just. You've been alive 75 years and you still don't have knowledge nor understanding of God? What a pathetic existence.

What isn't right is the fact that people are stuck in their own arrogance and pride, putting their confidence in the delusions of faulty men, instead of the Almighty God, who is Creator and Judge of all.

Answer 7

God is a loving and forgiving God. He loves YOU so desperately that He took your place on the cross. Have you considered the many times you have sinned against Him in your 75 years? The many times you have denied Him and rejected Him when He has reached out to you? And I assure you that He has reached out to you many times. Why do you reject Him repeatedly? Because everything in the Bible doesn't make sense to you? Because you want to do things your own way? Ask yourself why. You and I have both sinned so many times that we deserve punishment. In spite of that, He chose to accept our punishment Himself-and it was a terrible, horrible punishment. He didn't even have to do that for you--or me. But He really does love us that much. All He requires of us is to admit that we are indeed sinful and need Him, and that we believe in His Son. Is that really too much to ask? He offers total forgiveness for every single sin you have ever committed, every single sin. He has also warned us that if we refuse to accept His full pardon, we condemn ourselves. Either we accept His payment for our sins, or we pay for them ourselves. It's a simple choice really. You just have to decide--will you accept His love and pardon, to be declared righteous in his eyes? Or not. Please reconsider.

Answer 8

You will be forgiven of all your sins if you do accept Jesus, but once you're dead it's too late to believe because you would already know that there is God.

Answer 9

Christianity is a faith of love and forgiveness. Alas, far too many professed Christians do not demonstrate that which they claim to believe. It is an unfortunate fact that they believe what is spewed from corporate Christendom's pulpits, the "commandments and traditions of men" instead of the Word of God.

As for an "eternity of torture in hell," you misquote as well as quote what man erroneously teaches in God's name. Because man has taken only a few scriptures to come up with this teaching, they have missed the finer points. The suffering of the spirits of the wicked dead will be for exactly 1000 years; after which, Christ and His sheep will return to earth and the wicked will be resurrected (the second resurrection): at which time they will be "utterly destroyed to nevermore be remembered and the righteous shall walk upon their ashes."

This is Biblically referred to as the "second death." The first death is that of the flesh body, the second that of the spiritual being that inhabited that body.

According to the signs, Christ is about to return in the clouds to "take up His people and escort them to the safe haven of heaven." Prophecy further states that the wicked "will die at the brightness of His coming" but in that moment "they instantly know perfectly why they are left behind dead." How can this be? Because everyone has heard the truth at some time in his or her life. Nevertheless, read on.

Not one person can prove, beyond a shadow of doubt, to an unbeliever the existence of God. One must experience God and Christ, for only then will there be absolutely no doubt. This means stepping out in faith by obeying God's Doctrine and following in Christ's footsteps: in so doing, God will reveal Himself through the Holy Spirit.

One proof of God's existence, however, are His prophecies set out in the Bible. They were given in the beginning and, save and except Christ's return, all have been fulfilled exactly as portended. Not one human has or can predict the future with unerring accuracy: God did! For only He knows the end from the beginning.

I've one question for you: Why would you fear that which you do not believe? You fear because we all are born with an innate awareness of a powerful entity far beyond our finite imagination. THIS is one reason why the wicked will know instantly why they are left behind "dead from one end of earth to the other end."

We also are born as wholly loving and trusting beings, yet many have allowed the travesties of life to bury that love beneath fear and anger and hate and, worse, a finite arrogance that we are better and smarter than God and can do without Him and His Son.

I lift you up in my prayers, dear one; that God might bless you with His wisdom and knowledge. Only then will your 75 years count for more than you could ever imagine. I know I have never regretted giving my life over to our awesome Creator Father for the 63 years that I have lived; as opposed to giving over to some denomination amidst corporate Christendom.

As Jesus instructed, "If you seek the truth, come to me." He did not direct us to one or another denomination: of all which represent Revelation's great whore and her harlot daughters, the apostate churches. We go to Him through God's Written Word.

Much love in Christ,
BonnnieQ
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/truthseekersandspeakers

Answer 10

Thats why Jesus came..to SAVE us from that. Wouldn't you rather be in heaven with God??? Yup..accept him as your personal Lord and Savior, and you don't have to worry.