What would be your view on an athiest who fufullied a life more moral than most christians around him, but was rejected many because he simply did not believe in god. Would you christians still like to see this man burn in hell?
2007-09-14 22:56:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
tom b: This guy accepts jesus died for his sins, he just doesn't believe in the christian god as seen in the old testament.
2007-09-15 00:57:55 · update #1
WHY do people assume that Christians would "LIKE" to see ANYONE burn in hell? Most of us WOULD NOT.
As for your question, I don't know. I'm not the judge, and I don't make the rules.
Edit: For Meerkat, I'll edit my answer:
WHY do people assume that ALL Christians would "LIKE" to see ANYONE burn in hell? Some may say so, but MOST of us WOULD NOT.
2007-09-14 23:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus was able to live a perfect life because he was God. If your atheist was God then he wouldn't be an atheist would he.
Jesus didn't just live a moral life, he lived a perfect life with no sin at all. No human being is capable of that. Also, no one gets into heaven because of their good behavior. Their fate is decided by whether they accept or reject Jesus. If your atheist accepted Jesus then, again, he wouldn't be an atheist.
If he is really an atheist then he wouldn't care about any stinking lake of fire anyway now would he.
If Christians liked the idea of people burning in hell then they wouldn't risk their lives by going to people who might kill or torture them for telling them about the God that loves them so much that He died for them so He could pay the price for their sin so they could be in heaven with Him. Every single day Christians are killed for sharing their faith with those who don't know Jesus. Yeah, sure, they really want to see people burn in hell.
2007-09-15 06:22:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ellen J 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jehovah judges those outside. People suppose to judge those inside of their congregation. 1 Cor 5:12&13. Let me ask you this would it matter to you or not if you knew your parents but still live a life better than they had. It is important because Jehovah shows you how to deal with the earth he created and your father loves you and wants you to get to know him. Its not really about if you sin or not its been paid for. Its about having faith and doing his will. That is why you are here. Its not fair to enjoy life and not appreciate the person who gave it to you. Its like giving somebody a gift and they never even looked in the bag they just threw it down.
2007-09-15 06:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by SheisShe 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
According to Christian orthodoxy, a person who led a perfect and entirely blameless good life but did not believe in Christ would burn for eternity. While a mass murdering pedophile cannibal dictator who once professed belief in Jesus would spend eternity in heaven.
You can draw your own conclusions about the worthiness of such religious doctrine.
2007-09-15 06:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
If he didn't believe that Jesus died for his sins, Yes he will be sent to the lake of fire. We were made to worship our creator.
I wouldn't like to see you burn in hell and neither does God. He loves you
2007-09-15 06:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
He wont be burned to hell if none has showed or told him about Jesus. He will only become one among the dead. He still has to wait until the judgment day.
If he was told but rejected then it is up to God.
2007-09-15 06:04:29 · answer #6 · answered by jerriel 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
for a start I'd make sure people were recording at the time that I had raised people from the dead, turned water into wine etc in a such a way as to leave no doubt that it actually had happened.
2007-09-15 06:59:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We "assume" that, Cricket, because we're told that at least 10 times EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Duh!!
Edit: Cricket, that's certainly the exact opposite of the impression I get here every day. And thanks for the thumbs down. I didn't thumbs down you until you did it to me. Now, I'm off to my room to cry about it....
Christians are funny.
2007-09-15 06:05:38 · answer #8 · answered by I'/\/\AZILLA2 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus prayed to God, if you was like Jesus you wouldn't be an atheist
2007-09-15 06:07:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋