If they've never heard of Jesus or the Bible, they don't really have a fair shot at getting "saved," and if they're not "saved," they burn in Hell, right?
Is the Christian God a loving God?
2007-08-08 07:26:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You can be of any religion and be saved. Salvation depends upon how you live your life, not just by your intellectual beliefs.
However, some Christians will staunchly disagree, get ready.
Yes, the Jewish/Christian/Muslim/Baha'i God is a loving God, and a just God.
2007-08-08 07:32:24 · answer #1 · answered by Dolores G. Llamas 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Please tell me, in this day and age, what people on this earth have not heard the gospels of Jesus Christ through the media, books, internet, or for the tribes out there, even through missionarys???
There are churches in every country in the world preaching the saving message of Jesus Christ.
People who have not read the bible from the contents to the map will tell you, people not saved will not go to hell.
really? Then where is it they go? The bible is very clear about the fact that there IS a heaven and there IS a hell.
Heaven belongs to the Lord and Jesus states many times in his own words that there is only one way to get to heaven and that is through him.
Afterall, it is his heaven right? He can make his own rules.
But he sent the invitation to everyone that whoever believes that Jesus is Lord will be saved. Key word here is "whoever", so yes the Christian God is THE loving God.
Since the beginning of mankind, man knew there was a God and how to worship him. The bible records this.
However, the problem is not in the people who have not heard the word of God, the problem is with the people who heard and reject God.
2007-08-16 02:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by blogdog123 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
From start, Hell does not exist like you think, but is another question. Second, read the bible and it will answer your question>> 1 Tim Chapter 2: Vers 1-5
God want all people live in peace and forever. So, how can you be in hell if God want you living.
2007-08-16 13:36:58 · answer #3 · answered by Jorge C (Tigre) 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course not. That only applies to people that have had the opportunity to meet Jesus. there will be millions of people in heaven who aren't or weren't
christian. How about all the Jews that followed God faithfully in their lifetimes. Heaven.
Even the heathens will be judged but on their own merits as men and that going to limit the number.
I can't wait to talk to Ezekiel and Isaiah and John the Baptist. All Jews.
Try reading your bible if you don't have one go to bibleresources.bible.com
2007-08-13 12:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to our belief (LDS), everyone will have a chance to hear the gospel,and choose to believe or not believe, even after earth life, in paradise, where the spirits waits for the resurrection.
That is why we LDS do family history work, and baptism for our decease ancestors, so the baptism ordinance will be done for those that need it.
To us, only those such as the sons of perdiction,or those who has a perfect knowledge of God but rejects God, will be going to the outer darkness, which some refer to as "hell"
2007-08-08 15:18:00 · answer #5 · answered by Wahnote 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they don't automatically burn in hell. The OT people had a different means of attaining salvation through animal sacrifice. If they died in their sin in between Passovers, they could end up in Hell. God IS a loving God, otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Jesus to die in our place and take away our sins IF we accept him and obey the plan of salvation. Besides, the Scripture says, "EVERY knee will bow and EVERY tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." Even those who never had the benefit of witness and teaching/salvation will be judged upon their conscience, based upon the basics of right and wrong people are ingrained with.
2007-08-08 14:59:09 · answer #6 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
cavemens never heard of Jesus,but they will be resurrected and given a chance to know and be tested just as the bible says: Acts24:15 and i have hope toward God,which hope these [men]themselves also entertain,that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. truly a loving God...
2007-08-16 02:41:35 · answer #7 · answered by bel c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course not! God is fair and loving.
If a person dies without having a fair chance to accept the Gospel of Jesus Christ in this life, the Gospel will be preached to them after they die (but before the resurrection). They will have the oppourtunity to be baptized through special ordinances here on Earth, For example, like Paul spoke about in 1Cor. 15:29, a person here on Earth can be baptized for someone in the next life (in proxy, sort of like Christ suffered for our sins so we wouldn't have to, a person can be baptized for someone else so they won't have to). The person in the next life will then have the oppourtunity to either accept or reject that baptism.
I know God is a fair and loving God. He wants all of His children to return to live with Him after they've been through this school of hard knocks.
2007-08-08 14:42:58 · answer #8 · answered by Chris B 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The concept of Heaven and Hell is used for behavior control. They were brought to you by the same folks that brought you Santa Claus.
2007-08-16 14:13:38 · answer #9 · answered by Iconoclast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you write silly things like this, shows education has not brought any change in you. our education is to broaden the base of our mind to realise the reality of this whole universe. you are referring a matter, million and million who died before never experienced or no proof of having experienced. when people were not educated, that time it was easy to fool the public by so called prophets with all this kind of stories. now time is changed. we have capacity to analyse any word uttered by other. before believing anything, let us believe with some margin. not totally and not blindly!
2007-08-16 02:22:43 · answer #10 · answered by sristi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋