I'm agnostic. Should I fear God's wrath or hope for forgiveness?

Question

Should God exist, what awaits me after death?

I only believe in what can be proven. All scientific evidence turns towards the Bible (or any religious books) being constituted mostly of tales and myths, with few historical facts, thus I only follow moral rules I have analysed myself (ex: I'm against the death penalty, but I am pro-choice).

Yet, science has it's limit and I've decided not to rule out God's existence completely yet.

If I die tomorrow, what should I expect?

Answer 1

If there is a god and he is just he will not care if you worshipped him specifically but if you lived a good moral life. If there is a god and he is not just you would not want to have worshipped him anyways. But more than likely there are no gods.

Answer 2

The reason why I chose Christianity, is because I have applied the dos and don'ts of the bible to my life, and I have more peace, and joy in my life. I have tested my own ways and have found truth in the teachings of the bible. Jesus was obviously a very influential person during his time, because look at the split of Judaism, Christian, and Islam that occurred.
I started my journey as an atheist, but I have been blessed (or cursed) with a sixth sense, and what I call spiritual senses, so naturally I became agnostic, because I too am a person who needs facts and logic. However, In my journey I came to find that there are a lot of times when logic doesn't work. For example. In a marriage, it is our nature to give only if we are getting, and not to give without expecting to get anything in return, and is probably why a lot of marriage fail, but when i chose to follow the Bible's word and give, and love unconditionally, my marriage was saved, and my husband became giving...it's little things like that which add up and help me to realize that there may just never be enough proof, evidence in all the world for everything, and that's where faith comes in. I PRAY wholeheartedly that the bible in this case is wrong about the fate of those who do not believe in Jesus, because my hubby is agnostic. But in all reality I don't know what will happen when We die.

Answer 3

We should all fear God, not because he's wrathful or vengeful, but because he's good and loving.

And hoping for forgiveness is a waste of time. He's standing at the ready to forgive you, all you have to do is ask for it.

Bertrand Russell said that when he faces God he'll simply state "not enough evidence".

If unbelievers would spend a small amount of time trying to investigate the existence of God instead of spending so much time trying to prove his non-existence, maybe they'd stumble onto some truth that would make them feel better about why we're all here on this rock called Earth.

Answer 4

Every historical portion of the Bible has been proven by archaeologist as fact. You need to brush up on archaeology and this may help you realize the truth of The Bible.

The prophets of the Bible have never missed a prediction yet.
This is fact.

Answer 5

The fact is, nobody really knows. I figure that IF god really exists, he will love me enough to know that I had no reason to believe and he will understand why I didn't.
I believe that after death, there is nothing. But I will have to wait to find out if I am right. That's the case for everyone regardless of what they believe.

Answer 6

If you do not enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and accept that He is God sent in the flesh to save you (His name MEANS salvation, actually), you are lost.

As for the Bible not being provable, I disagree. There are many prophesies that have come true. That should show you that the Bible is God's Word. Also, I have yet to see even one inaccurate historical fact. Years ago, atheists pointed to passages in Daniel as being inaccurate; yet, subsequent archeological discoveries proved the Bible's detractors to be wrong.

Answer 7

No not without proof!

ag·nos·tic (ăg-nŏstĭk)

n.
1.
a. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.

b. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.


2. One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something.


adj.
1. Relating to or being an agnostic.

2. Doubtful or noncommittal

ag·nosti·cal·ly adv.

Word History: An agnostic does not deny the existence of God and heaven but holds that one cannot know for certain whether or not they exist. The term agnostic was fittingly coined by the 19th-century British scientist Thomas H. Huxley, who believed that only material phenomena were objects of exact knowledge. He made up the word from the prefix a-, meaning "without, not," as in amoral, and the noun Gnostic. Gnostic is related to the Greek word gnōsis, "knowledge," which was used by early Christian writers to mean "higher, esoteric knowledge of spiritual things"; hence, Gnostic referred to those with such knowledge. In coining the term agnostic, Huxley was considering as "Gnostics" a group of his fellow intellectuals—"ists," as he called them—who had eagerly embraced various doctrines or theories that explained the world to their satisfaction. Because he was a "man without a rag of a label to cover himself with," Huxley coined the term agnostic for himself, its first published use being in 1870.

Answer 8

Expect t find yourself in a better place than most of us. It's not whether you believe in a specific denomination It's whether you live your life right and add something to the world, plus or minus the religious mojo.

Answer 9

God does not force anyone who to believe or disbelieve him.

If you doubt God's existence, then I challenge you to go to a Pentecostal Church. If that Church is right with God, I guarantee you, that you will see a glimpse of the Power of God.

You will get the hell scared out of you!

There will be no doubt in your mind, that God exists.

Answer 10

to be honest u are judge by the person and life u lived not by what you believe in. see everyone believes that life is this big thing which in truth can be but it alone is a big thing if u make. so i guess i am saying is that u need to live life the way u see fit and not worry about what others think.

later days

Answer 11

If you're agnostic, then why are you worried about what God thinks? Religions have interpreted what they think God thinks. No one knows. Even if you found religion tomorrow, you'd still be in the same boat.

Live your life with integrity and love. Personally, if there's a God, I think that that's what God would appreciate.