And if so can they wear flameproof suits?
2007-09-14 03:04:14 · 23 answers · asked by Bajingo 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
U say that U don't have to be a Christian to stay out of Hell?
How is this?
2007-09-14 03:26:35 · update #1
Well, Bajingo, we've heard from the skeptics. The problem is that they haven't been to heaven or hell, nor have they studied the words of the one man in history who came down from heaven.
Luke 8:12: Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
John 5:34: Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.
John 10:9: I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
John 3:14-16: Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:36: Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.
John 5:24: I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.
John 6:40: For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:47: I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life.
John 11:25-26: Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die."
John 14:6: Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 17:3: Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
Most theologians think that good and sincere people who never knew about Jesus can be saved. But those who just read the teachings I posted do know what Jesus said.
Cheers,
Bruce
2007-09-14 08:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can know "4 sure" because people can't go and check out the facts for themselves.
However, as there is absolutely no proof of the existence of Hell, and since the whole concept is really quite infantile and pathetic, I think it is safe to assume that it is completely untrue.
There are lots of religions that have some sort of hell-like place where people go who displease their gods. There is no reason to believe that the christian hell is any more likely to actually exist than any of the other hells.
By the way, all the christians on here that are saying you have to accept Jesus as your "god and savior" are going to be in hell if the Muslims are correct. They are committing a sin known as "shirk" by the Muslims. Its funny to see those christians make claims about other people going to hell when it is just as likely they will go to hell themselves.
2007-09-14 10:26:43 · answer #2 · answered by Azure Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regardless what religion a person has, Christian, Muslim, Buhhdist... Myths go hand in hand with reconcilation of bad consequences one might face afterlife. It is rather a fore-warning sign to bad conductor than a examplary code of conduct set by good law authorative back in ancient time where law and orders were nevertheless less effective (even now-a-day in most countries). For me, I believe in justice and it reflects my adventure into afterlife no matter who am I - a Chritian, Muslim or Buhhdist.
2007-09-14 10:19:02 · answer #3 · answered by stanley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trolling aside.
A good resource on questions like this is Y/A itself. Some very good answers will pop up if you just search on Hell. I will save you some work.
From Rocketscientist (over a year ago):
"Hell" is the grave of everyone who has ever died. That's it...simply "the grave". The common brand of "hell" touted by mainstream religion is simply a MYTH. There is no red-tailed devil, mu-ha-ha-ing as he jabs "bad" people with his pitchfork amidst a fiery, smokey dark dungeon.
There are two reasons that "hell-fire torture" doctrine is erroneously propagated among the so-called "religious". First, the doctrine of immorality, which basically says that all souls must live forever, makes a "forever" existence necessary. Scripture teaches that the wages of sin is DEATH, not live torture into the eons.
Secondly, the "death" of unbelievers is called the "second death" in the lake of fire. This death is final, game over. A person simply ceases to exist ever again. Revelation 20:15 is about as clear as you can get on that one. Many mistake this "lake of fire" for the "never-ending hell" idea.
Much more could be said on both topics, the doctrine of immortality and the lake of fire, respectively, but suffice to say that there is no "hell" as most think.
God is merciful and just. While there are consequences for rejecting Him, He is merciful is meting out those consequences.
From CaTcHmEiFyOuCaN 2 months ago:
God does not send anyone to hell but He does give the choice to all people to either spend eternity away from Him or to spend eternity with Him. Hell is eternity away from God. People choose to go there by rejected Jesus as Savior. God does not send anyone we buy our own ticket.
From skip 2 months ago:
There is a God. And modern, mainstream Christianity is mainly true including the belief in an afterlife and heaven. Hell is simply not heaven. While it is true that for those that truly love God, not being in Heaven is the worst thing that be can imagined. No depiction can capture the horror and fear of being separated from our Lord. The popular view of hell with devils, pitchforks, and malicious torture is the result of well meaning but idiot Christians who used this as a way of "helping" people see their error of their ways and scaring them into accepting the truth as they saw it, not realizing that they were actually creating and worshiping a "god" that is the antithesis of the loving Christ. Of course the god haters have picked up on this and amplify this perception every chance they get. People should read the New Testament and meet the real Jesus not the caricature that popular culture has created of Christianity. I don't believe in that Jesus either.
From Todd 4 weeks ago:
Hell while being separation from God implies a bit more than the separation on Earth. On Earth everyone gets the benefits of what's known as common grace. This idea is expressed in the phrase, "the rain falls on the just and unjust." To an agrarian society, which in Bible times was the most common, rain is a benefit. The difference between a good crop and famine. Common grace is when God bestows blessings indiscriminately on everyone regardless of belief. This happens on Earth. It will not happen in Hell. Hell is more than the separation from God, it is the separation from any of the side benefits that God's sustaining presence brings to people. Now, you can choose to believe that or not. I'm just trying to answer your question from a Christian perspective. Other people's views may vary.
From Marie Catherine 4 weeks ago:
I understand your question -
Here on earth, we still have a connection with God...we can speak His name, pray to Him, and ask him for help....
In Hell you cannot even speak the name of God....
As per Christian beliefs, we were created in the image an likeness of God, and complete seperation from Him is the ultimate punishment....
It's like they say about heaven, we will be completely happy and praising God forever, but that doesnt sound like much fun to the average person....we cannot understand how this would equal complete happiness any more than we can understand that complete seperation from God would bring us ultimate pain....
You have to accept the fact that we werent made to completely understand God, and that there is so much more about the afterlife that we do not realize....
2007-09-16 03:45:35 · answer #4 · answered by skip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've said it numerous times before, and I'll repeat it again.
People do NOT go to hell for not being a Christian.
People go to hell for breaking God's Laws (refer to the list of 10 Commandments), for rebelling against God's rightful authority, and for committing high treason, trying to usurp God's throne.
Turning to Jesus in repentance rescues us from the consequences of our own sins.
To accuse God of sending anybody to hell is like accusing a doctor for your death when you refuse to take the medicine that would otherwise save your life.
Got it?
2007-09-14 10:11:27 · answer #5 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you're not a christian then hell doesn't exist technically. So no you wouldn't go there for not being a christian
2007-09-14 10:23:38 · answer #6 · answered by ♫jmann♫ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I understand that there is a particular province in Hell set aside for people who cannot spell our such words as "people" and "to."
2007-09-14 10:10:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mark Twain said, "If Jesus were alive today, there is one thing He would not be ... A Christian"
Being a "Christian" is not what keeps one from Hell. It's only God.
2007-09-14 10:09:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I've just logged in about 10 minutes ago after a one week brake and I can already tell you're a troll.
2007-09-14 10:10:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The pain you will suffer for unrepented sins will be as painful as fire and temporary. But there is no such place as a "Lake of Fire".
"In my Fathers house there are many mansions". We will find ourselves in one of these.
2007-09-14 10:13:55 · answer #10 · answered by convoiceofreason 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋