What happens to people who were raised in different cultures and have not been exposed to god at all? Even if the person is good hearted they are damned to hell? What about the poor children in these situations they go to hell too?
If this is true I say christianity is disgusting.
2007-06-09 05:05:33 · 12 answers · asked by Isabele 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are correct. Worship of the true God is the one and only method of being saved.
But someone may not know His name and many not even know He exists, yet they worship Him. See Paul's address to the philosophers at Mar's Hill, Athens (Acts 17). They were worshiping THE UNKNOWN GOD.
2007-06-09 05:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by flandargo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one is right about God
Someone made some weird stuff up about an arc and splitting water and say its true and half the world believes it I dont think anyone is even near close of what God is all about
God wont sent you to hell if you view him differently than another person
He wont send you to hell if you kill a man that is trying to kill you
He wont send you to hell if you think your neighbor sucks
He wont send you to hell if you dont read a book called a bible that says slaves and wives should obey they're masters and husbands (and dont tell me that is not in there I read it)
He wont send you to hell for saying Jesus Christ if your angry
And if for the sake of argument God would do that then I dont want to follow a God that is that anal about such insignificant and foolish things.
I have to admit Christianity is Ok, but its not a good religion if you take it too literally (as with all beliefs)
2007-06-09 12:16:53 · answer #2 · answered by Iris 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no other God. But God will not punish those who have never heard of him.
But the very design of our soul seeks it's creator. So even if that person has not been exposed to Christianity or the Bible...they will most likely have found God.
2007-06-09 12:13:08 · answer #3 · answered by Misty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a Hindu and I have lived among christians and muslims in the middle east and usa and I can vouch that we Hindus are more christian than most christians in USA. I also like the story of Big Daddy, Junior and Spook. I like lamb curry and also like the idea of Junior running after the lost lamb. I believe that I do have a chance with these guys when I die, or may be I will get recycled or reincarnated which ever way you see it.
2007-06-10 02:57:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the generally accepted tenants of Christianity:
God does not condemn people because of their not accepting Christ. He exiles them from his precense because (He condemns to hell ) people because they are rebels, sinners, and rejecters of Him -- born that way from the moment of birth and prove it throughout their lives.
Romans 1:18-2:16 Read it.
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Basically God HAS revealed himself to everyone (and in the hearts of people (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
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To be sure the bible promotes the idea tha God (Yahweh) will judge righteously and those with more knowledge will be judged harsher. for example :Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we shall incur a stricter judgment. (James 3:1)
*******Another words those who never knew the historical Jesus or heard of him after his time on earth they are a "law unto themselves"...that is God judges you by your own standard.******
Of course if you have heard the good news and have understood and then rejected it as false then youo would be judged by a higher standard.
Why doom everyone to hell without a chance? He has given everyone a chance.
Hebrews 11 gives examples of many people went to Heaven without hearing the name of Jesus: Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham and others in his family, Rahab, and many Jews in the Old Testament. This does not mean that a person’s chances are better if they never heard of Jesus. Otherwise Jesus did mankind a great disservice by commanding us to spread the Gospel. These people who were saved without knowing the name of Jesus were still saved by Jesus, according to Heb 9:9-10:8, John 8:56, Luke 2:29-31, 1 Tim 4:10, 1 Pet 1:10-12
2007-06-09 12:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by Daddy'o 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At creation God placed the 10 commandments on mankind's heart and even though the Fall of Adam, hampers our view, we have enough information to tell us there is a God and that we are to seek Him (Read Romans 1). The Bible (Romans 3) tells us that there are non-righteous no not one. There is none that seeks after God. By divine right God could have righeously casted all of mankind into hell. The question is not why didn't he save everyone, the question you need to ask is why did He save anyone.
2007-06-09 12:10:30 · answer #6 · answered by Brian 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
God judges you for what you know, the bible tells us much about that. Jesus also said ,that He will not return until the Gospel is preached throughout the world. God has everything in control, just trust Him that He knows what He is doing . He is a just and fair God.
Don't loose no sleep over it.
2007-06-09 12:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Those whom have not heard of God will not suffer in Hell! It is those who hear but reject him that will be cast into the flames of Hell!
2007-06-09 12:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by jasmin2236 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God has a way of find people who are sincerely looking for him.
2007-06-09 12:08:48 · answer #9 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That's okay, those who follow the many good gods are no more afraid of the Christian god than they are of the boogieman.
2007-06-09 12:09:05 · answer #10 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋