But I don't believe in god, does this mean I will go to hell and burn for eternity?
2007-04-27 23:19:23 · 42 answers · asked by Ginger Ninja 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Apparently yes - pretty weird logic huh?! Don't worry, you can have a cup of tea with me down there - apparently I'm hell bound too
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Sonfai81 - your first sentence is incorrect
2007-04-27 23:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Common misconceptions from lots of confusion out there. Good people will have there place but the only way to get somewhere is to start a journey through the gate. Baptism when done by the correct authority will start the journey.
Hell is an eternal Law not a place for forever but Jesus Christ states that if they wont come unto him then they will have to suffer their own sins, even as I which he bled from every pore. If you notice the atonement was in two parts.
1 on the cross-- that all be resurrected (un conditional)
2 in gethsemane-- that sins could be forgiven (conditional)
Being good is only part of the equation and Satan would have many believe (1) dont pray (2) satan doent exist ( 3) any church will do (4) there is no true church.
the truth is none of us is sinless (not even me!)
Sincere prayer will lead to the true church if you are willing to live it! Knock and it shall be opened
2007-04-27 23:39:19 · answer #2 · answered by David H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a lie to believe that God doesn't care about small sins, and that hell is reserved for "bad people." All sin separates us from God, even a “little white lie”. Everyone has sinned, and no one is good enough to get to heaven on their own (Romans 3:23). Getting into heaven is not based on whether our good outweighs our bad; we will all lose out if that is the case. "And if they are saved by God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's wonderful kindness would not be what it really is - free and undeserved" (Romans 11:6). We can do nothing good to earn our way to heaven (Titus 3:5).
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.
2007-04-28 03:36:40 · answer #3 · answered by Freedom 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You may be a nice person, but you can not say you are not a sinner and we can not forgive our own sins only Jesus can he is our creater and he paied a great price for our sins.You can not get to Heaven by any good works, Only by Gods grace no one desirves it but he gives it to us anyway if we only believe.
God loves us so much, he did not send his son to commdem us but to show us the way, all God wants is our love in return.
I really don't understand how you can not believe but still worry about Hell, there can not be one and not the other.
God will never leave your side you are his child even if you don't except him but you must except him to enter his kingdom. This life is short but God prommised eternal life if you only except him and that life is not of this world, it is a life without pain. Think about it there has to be a great creater to make you and me and all liveing things around us,we came into this world with nothing and we will leave this world with nothing. I know Gods word is true I am almost 50 years old and I see the word that was writted so long ago being filled more and more each year, his return is near, the sines are here and soon it will be to late to make that choice, I love Jesus and I don't want to be left behind when he returns and I pray that you will except him, i don't want to see anyone left behind, Don't you know Heaven cry's for Gods children that won't except him because of his great love for us.
No one knows when his return will be, I do care and it dose matter. Please just ask Jesus to come into your heart now and show you the way he loved you enough to send his son to die for you and he loves you enough to show you the light if you only ask with a true heart. Heaven celabrates each time another child of God excepts him. I will be praying for you.
God bless you.
2007-04-28 01:24:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have seen your other answers too-you may say you dont cheat or steal-yet
do you have a mom-say your mom provided for you day by day, yet one day you told a lie-against her-she talked to you heart to heart about it and asked you to let those know the truth instead of still believing your lie against her-you knew she was right-but you said mom I dont cheat or steal from you and mom from now on I am going to chose that you dont even exist (as in Jesus case he never did anything wrong-to die innocent for our guilt)-so Mom I am not sorry I lied to and about you, do you think your mom would be happy?
The wages of sin (even one lie) is separation from God, the gift of God is everlasting life." Romans 6:23
the gift awaits you-as it did me-now Jesus is my savior and best friend for all eternity-strangely once I was just like you thinkin the same way too.
2007-04-27 23:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
What motivates you to do these good deeds ? ....... if something in this world motivates you then when you die you`ll leave your deeds here. But if something in the after-death, unseen motivates you then you`ll carry your deeds with you.
If your good deeds are not connected to your belief in God, then they carry very little weight to reach the life after death.
My belief is that belief in God is the primary requirement for your deeds to be accepted. It is said in the quran, that On the Day of Judgement no soul will be wronged..... and the non-believers who did good deeds will be punished less than the other wrong-doing dis-believers. Eg. instead of burning in the deepest pit of the fire they will burn in a little bit higher rack. Where everytime their skin burns away, a new one will replace it, and the process will keep going on.
Paradise is for people who wish to See God, if you do not wish to See God, you don`t need to be in paradise.
2007-04-27 23:44:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you are compassionate at heart, and do not believe in god outwardly, then your compassion may be termed as god. No worry about hell. You will be rewarded suitabily in future life or if god chooses in the present life itself.
2007-04-27 23:59:41 · answer #7 · answered by nagarajan s 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hell is not a place of fiery torment where the devil sticks forks in you. It is simply the common grave of man kind, or the state of death in which you feel, say, do and think nothing. It is a state of non existence. So, all who die go to hell, but no one is tortured for eternity.
Death is not necessarily the end of our lives, though. The Bible promises that if we die, we can be resurrected onto the Earth.
You can check further details at this web site.
2007-04-28 03:49:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
IMO, Hell NO!
And Christians did NOT "Invent Charity. Confucius was practicing it 500 years before Jesus!
2007-04-27 23:30:59 · answer #9 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a puzzle, isn't it?
Well, we can watch from our little niche in this fabricated hell while the mass murderers that last-minute-converted in the electric chair sip tea and eat scones in heaven.
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Note to Ex Head:
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life." John 5:24
Sure looks like a "get into heaven free" for me.
2007-04-27 23:27:25 · answer #10 · answered by Pris 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is a lie to believe that God doesn't care about small sins, and that hell is reserved for "bad people." all sin separates us from God, even a “little white lie”. everyone has sinned, and no one is good enough to get to heaven on their own. getting into heaven is not based on whether our good outweighs our bad. we will all lose out if that is the case. "and if they are saved by God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. for in that case, God's wonderful kindness would not be what it really is - free and undeserved" [ romans 11:6]. we can do nothing good to earn our way to heaven
Jesus is the only way of salvation because he is the only one who can pay our sin penalty.
2007-04-27 23:24:27 · answer #11 · answered by Silver 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋