I heard this last night at a Bible study, and hear is what I thought later. Most of the people who go to church really are not saved, and are still going to hell. They think they are saved, but they haave been deceived. The religously unsaved will be harder to save, and they deceive others. Let me know if I'm wrong and why. Not just because God is a loving God, and will not let people go to hell because they thought they were doing the wrong thing.
2007-09-20 16:46:24 · 12 answers · asked by colway 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The bible tells us to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Group bible studies can be good but without your own individual study and prayer you can be mislead. Make sure you set aside individual time for study and prayer and God has promise that He will finish the good work He has started in you...God Bless
2007-09-20 16:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. E 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As a christian I must say I'm not religious, I'm non-denominational. Why? because I am a Christ follower, someone with a personal relationship with the one and only, the I AM, the Alpha and Omega. You know how many people learn "religion" yet never change? When you follow Christ, He changes you from the inside out. Spirituality without the power of the gospel is USELESS!! I want to be like Jesus Christ not religious.. ever! Some people are so religious they have no moral character. No change of heart or change in their walk with God. When I read the Bible I don't read religion, I read about relationship with God Almighty through Jesus Christ.
The reason why the "religious" people who are not saved will have it worse at judgement is clearly stated in Luke 12:48: "To whom much is given, much is expected."
It's not going to church that saves you, it's grace.
2007-09-20 16:59:22 · answer #2 · answered by #1Realtor® 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe what a priest/minister/pastor/etc. tells you, and not the word of your God as written in the bible, it's entirely possible that people could go to the Chrisitan Hell for if. for the sake of all the Christians who have tormented me in my teenage years, I hope for them that your God is loving and merciful, or they're going down the other way.
But when you say that your God is a loving God... I think you better go and re-read the Book of Job. He wasn't very loving when he was ormenting poor Job to have a proverbial pissing contest with Satan, now was he?
2007-09-20 16:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by Lasgalen G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it's not that your saved but that you make your own choices. If you are horribly bad, you will go to hell, literally. But if you make great decisions you'll go to heaven, a better place. I agree as well, God is loving, he loves everyone and he wants everyone to make it back to heaven, but those who do not live righteous ways, have to pay the consequince. But I don't believe in heaven, I believe in 3 heavenly kingdoms and hell is a different part that's after death, but that's a different thing, e-mail me if you're interusted. :)
You have a good heart. :)
2007-09-20 16:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by Candy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it ironic that the ones who are most likely not saved are the very same ones preaching the Hell doctrine?
2007-09-20 16:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really should take the things they say in Bible studies with a grain of salt... or a shaker of salt. Actually, the Great Salt Lake would be your best bet.
2007-09-20 16:56:12 · answer #6 · answered by xx. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody is going to hell - hell does not exist, and neither does heaven.
Nobody has ever provided any evidence that any gods, much less a specific god, exist. People believe in specific gods because of indoctrination from an early age, tradition, hallucinations, fear of torture (for gods sadistic enough to threaten it) and other similarly illogical reasons. But no gods exist in reality; these are all stories, created for people who were scared of the world long before we understood it. Now we have no more reason for these superstitions.
What's the harm in religion:
http://www.abarnett.demon.co.uk/atheism/harm.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_religion
How harmful the bible is in particular:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
http://www.evilbible.com/
The origin of the Jesus stories:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen048.html
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa2.htm
http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/jesus.html
How illogical religion is in general:
http://godisimaginary.com/
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
The alternative:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
http://www.infidels.org/
http://www.positiveatheism.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism
2007-09-20 16:56:44 · answer #7 · answered by Dreamstuff Entity 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Hell for me is defined as separation from God, not a literal "place" where you "go".
2007-09-21 02:51:29 · answer #8 · answered by Freedspirit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's simple. There is no such place as Hell. It's a scare tactic and a revenge fantasy, not a real place.
2007-09-20 16:53:06 · answer #9 · answered by au_catboy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
please no, keep the hell free from religious people, especially fundamentalist pseudo-religious, otherwise where would the irreligious find a refuge?
2007-09-20 16:51:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋