...and your God really IS infinitely loving and merciful, would you feel slightly cheated if he actually ACTS in an infinitely merciful and loving way by throwing the Pearly Gates wide open, allowing everyone -- sinner and saint alike -- into heaven?
2007-11-16 03:29:28 · 30 answers · asked by The Reverend Soleil 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
EDIT: Why would anyone have a problem with it? I suspect that deep in their petty, black little hearts, paradise just wouldn't be paradise to them if they didn't get to lord it over all the people they felt had "done them wrong" in their lives.
So how about it?
C'mon....you can tell your old pal, the Reverend...right?
2007-11-16 04:07:16 · update #1
EDIT: Maybe I'm being proven wrong here!
2007-11-16 04:08:33 · update #2
Nope, I wouldn't feel slighted at all. In fact, this is what I believe (I'm a Christian).
God is merciful, and hell is not real. Jesus died for ALL of humankind, and I love Him and God/dess for that.
Be blessed, Rev.
PS
I added you to my contacts a while back because you are so good-looking (if, indeed, that is you). Is that a sin? lol
Emperor, you beat me to the link! Hahahaha.
Here is the link to the actual article:
http://www.tentmaker.org/articles/jesusteachingonhell.html
2007-11-16 04:01:53 · answer #1 · answered by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
some all of us is so f*cking mean in this, specifically the 1st 2 human beings to respond to your question. i think of is an excellent question, and don't have the respond. If i've got been a 'follower of Christ' i might ask that the folk who never heard the be conscious (witch of direction there are tens of millions--no longer all of us has had the possibility to take heed to the missioanarys) o be shown mercy. if on the tip of my existence, hal a stable faithfull Christian, and 0.5 what some might term Heathen, I acctually ought to stroll into the lake of fire (which i dont beleive i) then that is going to likely be, wel, wager i screwed up. yet lower back, i reall dont think of which will take place. super question.
2016-10-16 23:24:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would I feel cheated? If the divine were judgemental instead of possesing unconditional love then it would be a divine with qualities and characteristics any human being could be greater than. What's the point of looking for guidance from a God that humans already possess greater levels of moral evolution than? A God of "judgement" and "justice" is something that Mother Teresa and Gandhi have already proven themselves superior to.
2007-11-16 03:41:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was a Christian, I wished that was what happened. I believed that everyone deserved a chance, and that God would forgive those who did not come to know Him in their lifetime.
You arent being proven wrong, there are plenty of people who would have a major problem with that idea, I know a few personally. Those who believe that chose not to answer.
2007-11-16 04:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by tightest embrace 0:) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, that's pretty much exactly what I expect God to do. Jesus spent a lot more time with sinners than with saints ... then again, there were (and still are) a lot more sinners available!
Edit to TxTempress: You know I love you, darlin', but the Bible is not "hate-filled." Some (okay, many) people interpret the Bible in a hate-filled manner (see Robertson, Pat, et. al.) but that's not the way I read it. I read a book filled with love, and with examples of the ways in which we are supposed to love one another.
.
2007-11-16 03:34:13 · answer #5 · answered by Stranger In The Night 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I became a christian because I thought it would be a satey net just in case... it was all true you know.
But it's not really a proper christian who thinks this way.
I guess I would be pretty pissed off - working hard to be a good person only to be told I could have been bad, evil sadistic and still get into heaven. Pft.
2007-11-16 03:35:40 · answer #6 · answered by Lynsey W 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. I am not a Christian just because of the promise of heaven. I serve Him because I love Him. He changed my life. He gave me purpose here on earth and my heart belongs to Him.
But, in reality, your premise is incorrect. If Christians (meaning the Bible) are correct, those who have rejected the offer of eternal life will not receive it. That is their choice. God is love and justice. Sin will receive its just reward because that it what it should receive.
2007-11-16 03:35:48 · answer #7 · answered by mark777 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This really does sound like the Jewish version of "God," when he's not directly interacting with humans in the physical world. In Heaven, he's a great guy, but on earth, well, he can't stand humans when he visits earth, always sending plagues and killing infants and turning people into salt. I really don't think he likes earth at all.
2007-11-16 03:44:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Rev. S. You're my R&S hero.
(even if you do look a bit like Jesus)
Reminds me of an old Joke on the difference between Jews and Christians.
Christians love their neighbor and fear their god.
Jews love their god
...and fear their neighbor.
2007-11-16 03:43:35 · answer #9 · answered by Morey000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that would be awesome. Too many Christians view this as a competition, when in fact it is not. It's a race we can all win as long as we finish. And we can help each other along the way.
2007-11-16 03:33:53 · answer #10 · answered by plastik punk -Bottom Contributor 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋