Thought about the Bible, looking for feedback?

Question

Not looking for silly answers today, not in the mood. So the bible tells us that all sins will be judged equally in the end, why is it then that sins such as lieing to our mothers about stealing the last cookie out of the cookie jar, can be forgiven but it says that the adulterous and others will not inherit the kingdom of heaven and so on and so forth. The bible also tells us to love all people as our brothers, yet it then contradicts itself and tells us that whores, homosexuals, and other sinners are bad. The bible also states that Jesus himself hung out with the crack-whores so to speak, because he was not above them. I guess my Yahoo! Question would be, what is God asking us to do? is he asking us to hate all people that dont follow the strict rules of the bible, or is he asking us to accept and forgive them, but not to become them?

Just give your feedback, try to be serious

Answer 1

I think you misunderstood what you read so far.

All sin is equal, that is true, and it is an indicator that even a child who steals a cookie from the jar is a sinner.

But also, all sin can be forgiven. Those who participate in adulterous activity, murder, theft, whtever, and DO NOT repent for what they've done will not be forgiven of course.

Bible DOES NOT ask you to hate people. It asks you to genuinely feel sorry for them and try to help them. That does not mean you tell someone who is doing homosexual things that its ok, just to make them feel better. You tell them that what they're doing is wrong and that you wish they'd stop it and love God because you love them.

Essentially, God is demanding 100% repentance AND he wants us to go and actively preach to other people. Those other people include those crack whores and and bad people you mentioned.

Answer 2

The Adulterous will not inherit the kingdom of Heaven - It's talking about those who don't change and live there life's that way, That is a sin that can be forgiven but you can not consider yourself a christian and go on to live your life that way. Yes it says to love your brothers and sisters and it also says love your mother and Father, That don't mean go to bed with them. God wants you to love everyone, It's the sin he hates, there's no contradiction there! (love the person- hate the sin) That don't mean to judge someone it means to show love and compassion and show them what Jesus did for them so hopefully they change. Yes Jesus did hang around with whores and other sinners, he did not come here to save the righteous but to show the sinners the way, Why try to teach someone that is already on the right path? we are all his children and he loves us all, he was and is trying to reach the unsaved.He is not asking us to hate anyone, he even says love your enmities, and you don't need to forgive anyone unless they are doing you wrong, you can not forgive the sin they are doing only Jesus can. but you can show love and maybe bring them to God.

Answer 3

I read the bible and a verse clearly says that none are worthy, we all fall short.
But god exempts those who believe on his son.
Theres a lot of text written before Jesus and really before Jesus no one could live up to the strict laws, thats the main reason
god sent his son to die for all the sins of
the world.
Its amazing even now with no refuitable
evidence of god theres a spirit which roams
and knocks at every door.
If this wasnt so then how come the word has endured for such a long time.
Id say its the purest magic widley known.
Everyone can attach something to the unexplained but becasue their not sure they
will never forget.

Answer 4

First off I'm atheist but I think you would find better answers on a religious only type forum. Which, I'm sure you can find online easily. As far as sins go my understanding is that (and I have read the Bible many times) Jesus died for our sins so that we will be forgiven and enter the Kingdom of Heaven. With the exception of suicide but I'm not so sure how that works. This is based on our Christian Bible though. In other words to get to heaven you must not only have faith in God but accept Jesus Christ as the son of God and our saviour. You must ask for forgiveness and allow Jesus into you heart and life. Follow me on this? Either way go check out a real Christian forum not this garbage. You will be able to gain a better understanding there.

Answer 5

First I would encourage you to continue to study the Bible. There are several truths that the Bible makes clear. Here are a few.
In regards to sin. The Bible states that all are born into sin. That if you do not get forgiveness for your sins, on judgment day God will turn his back on you, like you did on him when you had the chance to ask for forgiveness. Second, no matter how you quantify the severity of the sin, or how you would order them personally, in the eyes of God any and all sin is bad. If you die before you ask for forgiveness you will be turned away.
Now for the sinners. Jesus did go out into the world of the sinners to speak and for fellowship. While God says sin is bad, that does not mean that we should hate the sinner. Jesus went out into the world to seek out sinners. He came and died to be the perfect sacrifice of atonement for the world sins. In other words, you cant convert the converted, instead we were commanded to go out to the four corners of the earth and spread the word of God. If Christians only stayed with the righteous, how would the sinners get saved?

Sin is sin, and you should hate sin, but not the sinner. Jesus said for us to love one another and to forgive those who offend us, therefore God can forgive us for our offenses.

Answer 6

Well, lets break this answer down into a more bite-sized morsel.

So God, in the form of some human, is 'telling' you one thing, yet the same 'God', in the form of another human (and their interpretation) is telling you another. Jesus says "forgive seventy times seven times", yet tells a story about a 'master' who doesn't forgive his retainer when he turns out to be a bum and a hardnose: did not the 'master' himself not subscribe to the same rule?

The short answer is that, yes, God does want you to love all people as brother and sister, and to forgive 'your brother' seventy-times seven times. But God saying such things, and then leaving it, is kinda like giving you a closed-book test, then leaving the room, with your schoolbag underneath you.

The real test is: can you do what God asks of you under duress, under conflict, under conditions where someone else will say "Don't forgive those people, those are sinners, God told me to say they are all condemned." Virtue is tested and proved under adversity, under a willingness to say 'yes' when all the world, even under the guidance of God, says 'no'.

That is the narrow path; the healing path; the everything-will-be-fixed path. In other words, if a single person is willing to see everyone as their brother and, therefore, is willing to forgive them seventy times seven times (or enough times until they choose the correct path) then such a 'lamp' will be lit that will illuminate others.

But a lamp must be able to shine, even amidst darkness, for its light to be true. So the 'impulse' to hate, to not forgive, is the same impulse to take your bookbag out and look up the answer: the test involves more than just the piece of paper in front of you.

Answer 7

I am really not in a position to interpret the Bible for other people, at least that is what has been explained to me on numerous occasions...regardless of how much I have read or studied the book.

Fortunately, there are a plethora of individuals that have a regular face-to-face conversation with the Almighty wherein they are provided information on God's wants and God's will, as well as detailed interpretations of scripture.

With any luck several of them will respond.

I am dead serious. I hope you get the answer(s) you are looking for.

Answer 8

My understanding is that the Bible teaches that ALL sins will be forgiven if people seek Gods forgiveness - regardless of Sin.

We are to love all sinners but hate the sin.

Answer 9

John 3:16 says "For God so loved THE WORLD, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life". God loves everyone in the world.
The other side of that coin is that the only thing that a perfectly Holy, Righteous and Just God could ever do is to hate sin and judge it.
So God loves the sinner but He hates sin.
As Christians, we are to do the same. We are to love the sinner but to hate their sin.
Jesus did go to the whores and the dregs of society. He never accepted their sin but he went to them with the answer to the problem of sin, namely, that Christ died for our sins.
Non-believers can do deeds that are relatively good and therefore can live a relatively good life. But show me one verse in the bible that says that being a good person is the criterion for getting into heaven. The real test to get into heaven is not whether you are good but whether you are perfect. Good people just have more good deeds in their life than sin. But God doesn't grade on a curve. No person with any sin in their life will ever come into the presence of a perfectly Holy, Righteous God. One must be perfect to enter heaven. Since none of us can ever be perfect, there had to be another plan to take care of our sin. The plan was for God to send His only begotten Son to die on a cross to pay for our sins. For those who accept what Christ did for them on the cross and repent and follow Him, although they are still not practically perfect, they are legally perfect. If my son committed a murder and was sentenced to the electric chair and I took his place and died in his place, although nothing could ever change the fact that he committed the murder, from a legal standpoint his record would be cleared because someone else paid the price for that murder. That's what Christ did on the cross.
2Peter3:9 says " The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us–ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance". God doesn't want anyone to be lost eternally. The thing that keeps men out of heaven is sin. What Christ did on the cross is pay the penalty for those sins and thereby open the door to heaven wide for those who choose to accept what Christ did for them. Non-believers can live a relatively good life but being relatively good does not get one to heaven.

Answer 10

It is the latter: abhor or hate the sin, not the sinner. It is through LOVE [agape] that we strive to accept and forgive those who have sinned, especially those who have sinned against us... in order that our own sins may also be forgiven, as it is written.

Peace be with you.