If belief in Jesus was optional to go to heaven, and we were all going, would you still worship him?

Question

How many of you would? I don't think many of you would, accept him and worship him your whole lives like so many of you do, which means the reason why you are doing it, for salvation. And you think Jesus likes suckups more than generally nice decent loving people who do good things out of true love and not just for a reward.

Answer 1

I think what you are saying is that many (not all) Christians are in it for selfish reasons. I don't disagree with that.

Answer 2

Of course Jesus likes suck ups, he had the disciples. And if those people weren't suck ups, then I don't know who is. All that Yes Lording was your first clue. And Jesus liked everyone equally, he was the one that said judge not, lest ye be judged. And, FYI, I refuse to go to Heaven or worship Jesus, or even go to the Summerland--a Heaven by any other name--and the greatest part is I refuse not out of anger, but out of the genuine belief that the afterlife is something completely different. And isn't the best part of having beliefs that you can know in your heart the truth, and no one can make you change them.

Answer 3

My life would have been a lot easier when I was a teenager wanting to experiment.
I think real christians who don't judge people and don't try to shove their beliefs down our throats are nice genuine people. It's just the ones who want that point from converting an atheist that are not nice people deep down.

Answer 4

I don't worship Jesus. From what I can see, he wasn't about that. IT's useless to worship anyone, it's just projecting your power and energy outside yourself.

Greatly reduces your affect.

I always wonder why and how the Jesus affect became about being saved and being a deity. Why what he actually said and did was blanketed under these conditions..

And why the church feels they own the rights to that entire experience...

Answer 5

the bible says that only if you are saved and born again can you enter the kingdom of heaven and that does not mean going back in your mothers womb but to just simply say a simple prayer of repentance. since Adam ate the apple, sin automatically entered this world and created this huge gap between us and god that no charitable works can fill. you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven by good works but the bible says that no matter how self righteous we are, God's standards are different from ours and therefore we are still sinners and enemies of God. but if you believe in your heart and confess with your tongue that Jesus is lord then you shall be saved. after this, you have to live by the gospel.

Answer 6

Jesus is the centerpiece of heaven

if you didn't enjoy Him you wouldn't enjoy heaven
He is what makes heaven heaven

problem is... He is also what makes hell hell... hard to escape dealing with Him

personally I see no problem with being motivated by rewards... "He who comes to God must believe He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him"

Answer 7

I WOULD STILL LOVE JESUS because the love for Jesus is nothing before the desire of heaven for any true believer of Jesus

Answer 8

We'll never know wheater you will going or not, till death, but this is all about belief.
He is not the optional, but the way to Heaven. And I belief it.
And I dont want to judge about the others beliefs.

Answer 9

For worshipping Name and Form are un-important.By whichever name(you want to say "Jesus"-O.K.) and whatever form you worship all the worships reache KESAVA only.
"Thay pi Maameva Kountheya,yajanthay Avidhi Poorvakam"(sri.Bhagavad Geetha)

Answer 10

I would. I don't have a religion for salvation. I have a religion to have a clearer understanding of how to grow in a relationship with God.

Thanks for the opportunity to let me share that.
Matt