Miley
I will start with the last question of your questions first, many who claim to be christians are not going to heaven. So when you see them sinning every day, you might ask yourself, are these really christians? Real christians get better with time, they do not stagnate and they do not slip backwards.
now to your questions in order of precedence
God did indeed say that if you will not forgive others God will not forgive you. It is a conditional statement. You must forgive people. Granted it is hard, sometimes impossible, but God gives you the power to forgive. I don't know how but he does. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, (that is attributing the works of Jesus through the Holy Spirit to the devil is unforgivable. You can't do that now.
However in the book of Hebrews, the bible records the Holy Spirit speaking of people who constantly reject his calling saying "I swore in my wrath that they would not enter my rest" saying he had washed his hands of them. Not exactly the same thing as blasphemy, but serious and no hope.
there is a fool who challenges people on the internet to make the unforgiveable sin of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and some have taken this and made a video rejecting the Holy Spirit. This is a serious thing to do. Do not be decieved.
As for the 3rd question, this is very much to the whole issue of man and salvation. If God created so many and choses who he will save, then why so many are created just to go to hell, it seems unfair.
In human terms it is unfair, don't be decieved. Count the tears wept for the unsaved and the countless hours spent praying for a person who died in their sin to go to hell. Yes, in human terms it is unfair.
But we do not have God's understanding and perspective. We can't know what is in the mind of God concerning this. Only that we are grieved when a friend who rejects Jesus dies as we know they are lost.
I'm not going to tell you I understand, nor do I think anyone could explain if they did, as just that level of understanding would be hard to express in non-spiritual terms.
The only thing I can tell you is that if you understand your eternity hangs in the ballance, don't waste time debating God's justice, just take his mercy and accept Jesus as savior.
In revelations 21:5, it gives the list of people who go to hell that you have partially listed n the last segment. There is one that you missed. That is the unbelieving.
the unbelieving is not someone who believes there is a God, but one who does not believe Jesus is God and that accepted him as Savior.
email me if you want to talk
2007-11-08 09:24:08
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answer #1
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answered by magnetic_azimuth 6
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God does forgive anyone who repents. And, even though we are saved, sin still happens - God has grace and will call those sins to the surface, so that we may repent.
There are some sins listed, as you may have found in 1Cor 5, which are said that people engaged in these sins cannot enter the Kingdom. This is about people who knowingly live in these sins with no plan to repent - they are in essence telling God that His way does not matter. Therefore, they deny salvation and refuse a holy life before a holy God.
I am sure that, even though I sin, I am part of His Kingdom. My heart is to do His will and when He addresses sin in my life, I repent. This is why King David was called a "man after God's own heart" - and that guy blew it big time with the whole Bathsheba thing. But, when confronted with his sin, David repented.
As for people who do not forgive others - their heart is not right before God since they harbor unforgiveness. They are keeping an account of the offense and thus judging the offender. God cannot forgive this if they do not let go of the offense and ask God to forgive their bitterness.
The Bible shows balance. What you read has a balance elsewhere in scripture. Don't just focus on one side, study and find out what it is that brings it into proper balance (in context, of course, otherwise, the balance remains off).
2007-11-08 09:19:54
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answer #2
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answered by TroothBTold 5
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I am going to try to break it down as short as I can and I hope I can be clear. The unforgivable sin is Renouncing him. I cant be a Christian one minute and then for some apparent reason say "I dont believe in God anymore and neither should you, He never did exist"
God wants everyone to go to Heaven, which is why He gave his begotten son to die for us so we can be aligned with God again. Will we continue to sin....yes of course, we have free will still but if you do not turn from your ways then yes you will not enter the kingdom. I am a Christian and I sin, I'm not perfect I am still human and I repent every night, but I try to be the best Christian I can be......and not all Christians are going to heaven, some know the bible inside and out, but dont have faith or find it hard to believe and either you believe or not, there is no inbetween. I dont want this to turn into a long paragraph you can email me if you need anymore answers. I hope I helped though
2007-11-08 09:14:53
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answer #3
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answered by prodigychild_21 4
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Yes, the Bble does say we should forgive others, so that our Father in heaven can forgive us. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is the unforgivable sin I think but I don't know much about it.
God creates everyone, hoping that they will accept Jesus, it is His will that every single person will be in heaven with Him. He would not create people just to send them to hell (which was never meant for humans in the first place)
He says that adulterers etc will not enter the Kingdom of God simply because they have sinned against Him and rejected Jesus. Christians who commit these sins will be forgiven if they truly repent.
God bless
2007-11-08 09:16:58
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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From what I understand, the "Kingdom of Heaven" is not actually the eternal place where Christ will dwell someday, but was Jesus' way of talking about the way we should live as Christians. In other words The Kingdom of Heaven is the best example of Christianity itself. It is an ideal. It's not the 'place' where Christians go when they die. I don't have a greek dictionary with me, but I was confused by this, and someone had to explain it to me too --Later on in the Bible, James said that if we have Christ in our hearts, we will be fruitful. Christians who can't forgive others, who lie, cheat, and steal (etc.) should realize that they are not being Christ-like and should want to change their behaviors. Being a Christian doesn't mean being free from sin--it means recognizing that we're sinners and as a result, asking Christ for forgiveness, and doing our ultimate best to please God. We're fallen people and the world puts a lot of pressure on fallen people to be perfect. Christians aren't any more perfect than anyone else. If it were based on works alone, NO ONE would deserve to get into heaven.
2007-11-08 09:24:34
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answer #5
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answered by Crystal B 3
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Christ paid for all of the world's sin when he died on the cross. If you retain and live with your sin and die in your sin then you will pay your own penalty and not be allowed into heaven. The only kind of blaspheomy that can condemn you is blaspheomy against the Holy Ghost who is the agent of holiness that persuades men of the Gospel. If you refuse the gospel then you cannot be forgiven. If you blaspheom God, but later on you repent, you will be forgiven. God did not create you to send you to hell, he created you to glorify him! He made a way for you to be forgiven so that you don't have to go to hell and so that you can enter into the kingdom of heaven!
2007-11-08 09:32:04
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answer #6
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answered by Matthew P (SL) 4
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If you were pregnant, but somehow you had a glimpse in the future only to see that your child would grow up to be a thief, would you abort that child?
We each need to make our own choices how we will live our lives. But we don't have a choice on the consequences. Choose according to the eternal consequences, or choose based on the immediate pleasure or pressure or temptation.
The Bible says that ALL have sinned - we have ALL broken God's laws - we have lied, we have been angry, jealous, greedy, et cetera. But the sin is against an infinite God, not just a parent or a school teacher or governor or president who are all finite.
Christians, like everybody else, need to go to God and ask for His forgiveness if they sin. It doesn't matter what "label" you put on a person, if and when they DO sin, they need to go to God and ask His forgiveness, and because Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins, God is free to grant and undeserved pardon based on His own grace and mercy. He DOES want us to repent of living a self-centered selfish lifestyle and start living for God, but even after we DO, we can still fall prey to the temptations of sin when we are drawn away by "the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eyes, and the pride of life." That's why He said that "If we DO sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ our Lord" and "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
This is available to everybody, but not everybody takes advantage of His offer. When you DO take advantage of His offer, then you are called a Christian because you have put your trust in Jesus and repented of your sins. That is what a Christian is, after all.
Does this help?
2007-11-08 09:17:02
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answer #7
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answered by no1home2day 7
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That is a very loaded question. You aren't going to go to hell if you are a christian and you say they sin every day, hopefully not sure all will fall into sin every now and then but thats what your hands and knees and the altar is for. People that commit the sins you have spoken of and do not accept Jesus Christ into their hearts and lives yes unfortunately Hell is a real place for those. I'd advise you to talk to a pastor about this they could really help you on this matter I think.
2007-11-08 09:13:07
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answer #8
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answered by ohioguy4jc 4
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The reason he created us, is because he gave every human a chance, and free will.
He says that adulterers, liers, haters, thieves, and all other sinners will not enter the kingdom, because they will not. Christians will only enter the kingdom of heaven if they repent and are sorry for their sins, if they do not repent and are not sorry for their sins, than they will not enter the kingdom of heaven
2007-11-08 09:12:12
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answer #9
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answered by MZ 4
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You know i wonder such things all the time... but, understand that the bible (im guessing you read this in the bible) has been around a very long time and was written by many different people (i.e. God did not actually say this, someone else did)... someone once told me that i was wrong for saying told stories change all of the time (talking about the bible) they said that the bible never contridicts itself.. i guess this is a contridiction.
I dont think god is a hypocrite, lol. If you are a good person, and know right from wrong, you'll be alright.
2007-11-08 09:20:43
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answer #10
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answered by Chris V 1
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