What about people who live in non-Christian countries, or children who die before they're old enough?
2007-10-05 00:44:38 · 29 answers · asked by sunnyannie 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
evangelicals/born agains DON'T HAVE the exclusive right to enter the kingdom of heaven. catholics, jews, moslems, hindus, buddhists and even athiests have as much rights(even more) as they do!
2007-10-05 01:32:39 · answer #1 · answered by iohannes 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
God will make all of the decisions about who goes to heaven and who goes to hell. He give us His Word in the Bible as a guide to our life's. I do not have the wisdom that God has, neither do I have the ability to judge ones life regardless as to how I live my own. I don't know who will go to hell, but I do know that all who believe in Him, accept the gift that He gave us through the giving of Jesus, and confess with our mouths; we will be saved. I don't condemn, that is not why I was put on this planet, I merely tell His truth and hope that those who do not believe will one day see things more than just this physical world with physical eye's, that one day He will open up the Spiritual eyes of those who cannot see the spiritual realm that exists. Good luck and God Bless.
2007-10-05 01:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by 2ndammendmentsupporter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not actually just evangelicals and born agains who teach the doctrine of salvation, it's in the Bible, not something we made up! Jesus claimed to be the only way to God, and since I met Jesus and got to know that he can be trusted, I have concluded that he wasn't lying.
Those who have not heard the gospel, I believe they have every chance of being saved. God is a fair God, and he will judge fairly. I worry more about the people I love who have heard the gospel and rejected Jesus. I don't preach hell and damnation, I just love Jesus and would love my friends and family to share the joy of knowing him.
2007-10-05 03:44:37 · answer #3 · answered by good tree 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who does not accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and believe in their heart and confess it with their tongue will not inherit the Kingdom of God. It says in God's Word that ALL will have to chance to hear the gospel. There are many missionaries right now that have made it their sole purpose to go to remote countries and spread the gospel. Some have died for it. There is an age of accountability. I have heard of the age of accountability and believe in it. Our God is an Awesome God, He rules with wisdom, power, and love. He is also an understanding God. If a young child dies they will go to heaven. It is the same with the mentally disabled people. They lack what it takes to truly understand, God will be merciful on them and they will inherit the Kingdom of God and will be restored with perfect bodies.
2007-10-05 01:01:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romans chapter one tells that God makes himself known to all men (yes women too)
someone in the jungle that never heard about Jesus will get upset if someone steals from him. He understand some of Gods law. IF he then steals he has broken Gods law ans will be judged on that. All have a sense of right and wrong. All have a sense of a creator. God judges their heart
If you have heard about Jesus tho your guilty and will go to hell rejecting him.
2007-10-05 00:59:47 · answer #5 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"profession of faith"? No. It's not about telling people you're a Christian. The country you're in has nothing to do with it either. If you reject God you're done. As for children, it's usually called the "age of accountability" where you're old enough to understand the gospel and can choose to accept or reject it.
2007-10-05 00:53:32 · answer #6 · answered by Machaira 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Anyone who actually does believe such things is sick in the mind. I can't see the difference between someone who fantasises about raping ducks and someone who believes anyone who does not give their life to Jesus Christ is going to hell. Honestly.
2007-10-05 02:46:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Children are not judged like adults. They have not reached the age of understanding.
Believe it or not, there have been cases where God has spoken to people directly. All over the world, there are Muslim people reporting that Jesus has appeared to them in a dream.
I hope this helps, god bless you
2007-10-05 00:50:13 · answer #8 · answered by Stargazer 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No there is nothing like that...
All of us either good or bad are going to have coz our God up there has a big heart for every one in this whole(so you can imagine how big it is)
2007-10-05 01:21:31 · answer #9 · answered by lady"P" 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very commonly asked question. There are two possible responses. First, it could be that those who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ will go to hell. Second, it could be that those who have never heard of Jesus Christ and the gospel will be judged in a different way than those who have heard of Jesus.
The Bible does not tell us specifically about what happens to those who have never heard. But it does say that Jesus is the only way to salvation (Acts 4:12). If it is possible that someone who has not heard the gospel can be saved, it must be through Jesus Christ and him alone (John 14:6). But, it could not be that a person who is not heard of Jesus can make it to heaven based upon being good since that would violate the scriptural teaching that no one is good (Rom. 3:10-12).
If all people who have never heard of the gospel of Jesus Christ end up in hell, then that would be right because God would never do anything that is improper. On the other hand, if any of them end up in heaven, then it would be the right thing to do for the same reason.
But, if righteousness before God can be achieved through being good, or sincere, or by following various laws, then Jesus died needlessly: "I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly," (Gal. 2:21).
Because the Scripture does not specifically address this issue, we cannot make an absolute statement concerning it. However, since the Bible does state that salvation is only through Jesus and that a person must receive Christ, then logically we conclude that those who have not heard the gospel are lost. This is all the more reason to preach the gospel to everyone.
"for Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. 14 How then shall they call upon Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard?" (Rom. 10:13-14).
Following are some verses that relate to this topic:
John 3:36, “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
John 14:6, Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.
Acts 4:12, “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.”
Rom. 10:12-15 "For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call upon Him; 13 for “WHOEVER WILL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD will be saved.” 14 How then shall they call upon Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GLAD TIDINGS OF GOOD THINGS!”
1 Tim. 2:5-6, "For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony borne at the proper time."
1 John 5:11-12, "And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life."
Rev. 20:15, "And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."
2007-10-05 00:57:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋