Serious question.
If someone very close to you- a parent, child, or spouse- died and was a non-believer, how do you get through 1 second of your day knowing your loved one is burning in Hell? How do you block out that fact? How do you not go insane with grief?
2007-08-31 00:29:53 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's to say you aren't insane for thinking that in the first place. How can you possibly think that anyone, especially someone you love, is in some kind of after death day care corner wearing a dunce cap. I guess my answer is: go to school and educate yourself so you don't think that way any more.
2007-09-07 16:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard It said that when we get to heaven,we'll be surprized at who we see. Nobody really knows a person's heart but God Himself. If you really know their eternal destiny,what I mean Is If you were there as they took their last breath and you know without a doubt they didn't receive salvation, Then I would ask God for strength & comfort. Remember,we are all given Free Will to accept or refuse the gospel. Now If we don't witness to people that God has set In our path,their blood may be on your hands.That's why we're called to be a watchman on the wall. Warn others of their eternal choice.Today Is the Day Of Salvation...Tomorrow may never come...
2007-09-07 15:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by Isabella 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very good question. I dont' block out that fact. I live with it, and ask myself...did I step up enough and let them know how I believed, or did I just nod and say "yeah...I'm off to church again" and not have the courage to invite them.
Will I go insane with grief? No.
Why not? Because I also have learned I can only make one decision for eternity...mine. Not his.
I can feel a lifetime of pain if my brother put a gun to his head...I can feel a lifetime of grief for not taking the gun away, but I did not pull the trigger.
Now...knowing how hard all of this is going to be, I look to the rest of my loved ones, and promise...if they choose not to believe, it will not be because I lacked the courage to engage in conversation with them, and never refused to just give up.
2007-08-31 00:43:09 · answer #3 · answered by Last Stand 2010 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If I have done all I can to point them toward heaven and they reject it then it is not my responsibility. Let me illustrate it with a story...You have a friend that drinks heavily, you warn them repeatedly about the dangers of drinking and driving, they have gotten several tickets for DUI/DWI, but still they drive drunk. Then one fateful night they are drunk and they lose control of the car hitting a bridge embankment, the car busts into flame and despite the heroic efforts of the EMS and Fire Department the driver is burned alive. How can you live with the fact that YOU did not stop them driving drunk? If you have done all you can it then rests with them and you hold no blame.
2007-09-06 16:13:50 · answer #4 · answered by cowboy_christian_fellowship 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. A lot of wrong information is given about Hell .Lets set the record straight :A non-believer has the same right of getting to Heaven as a believer.How do you know Hell is a place of fire.That description is man made.No body has gone to Heaven or Hell. Every person who has ever lived has to be judged by God before they go to one of the two places, And that wont happen until Christ comes again to judge the living and the dead.
2007-08-31 01:06:28 · answer #5 · answered by ROBERT P 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if you are a believer you will understand that the deceased has heard the gospel of Jesus Christ while they were still alive and if they chose not to accept it then they sealed their fate. if you are a believer you make a conscious effort to move on and live every day as if it was your last no matter who it was that died - God knows his business best, and he knows the right time for everyone to leave his earth. grief is a process that we experience, but it does not become a lifestyle. serving God is the way you should live, and the bible says that every one has to stand before God for himself. regardless of age, color, or bank accounts. So you forget the pain, and remember the one you loved. but you dont allow their death to kill you. ♥
2007-09-06 15:32:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As far my experience, you feel depressed because you try and warn the person but they pay you no mind. It was their decision to choose heaven or hell. Emphasis on the word "Choose". Knowing someone in hell doesnt make anyone feel good.in fact, it gives me zeal to preach the gospel so that noone else goes that route. The grief stays with you but the lord gives you comfort.
2007-08-31 00:42:41 · answer #7 · answered by ReliableLogic 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
because they don´t understand the differences between evil and unrightneous, evil when Jesus do the judgement are the one that are going to be in the lake of fire, but people who aren´t evil will be resurrected in earth as Lazarus during the 1000 years kingdom
2007-08-31 01:15:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Been there. I cried a river, but ultimately had to humble myself to the will of God.
Realize that YOU cannot do anything toward some else's salvation, for it is a gift of God. Nothing YOU did made any difference, for God does not lose one which was given to His Son.
This is ultimately just a rebellion, in loving another person, more than you love God.
He will help you, if you ask Him to.
2007-08-31 00:51:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
From what I understand about Christianity, only God can judge who is in heaven or who is in hell, so how can you be certain they are in hell? You're not God!
2007-09-06 20:05:27 · answer #10 · answered by Robin Runesinger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋