2007-11-25 09:34:55 · 17 answers · asked by Je Marche Drôle 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-11-25 09:42:56 · update #1
In a word,, NO. You can choose the former but not the latter.
2007-11-25 09:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by Dirk Johnson 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hehe, in my opinion, YES!...
why should you believe in Jesus?...just because christians are a lot of people. C'mon, we don't live in the Middle Age anymore, you're not obliged to believe in things.
Just live your life to the fullest, be happy and don't step into anyone while you are around here. Besides, who says there's a heaven next to this life?...
Maybe you'll come back as someone new, or maybe you won't come back at all... who knows?
Don't stress out and be HAPPY...that's what really matters
2007-11-25 17:45:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Jesus says in John 3:3 - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:5-7 - Jesus answered, Verily,verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 - That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that whichis born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 - Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
To arewethereyet: There IS such a verse (see above) - I won the challenge! It appalls me how so many people THINK they know so much about the bible and what's in it, but they really don't - just goes to show how many people really do open the bible; NOT many! A good example of this is when people are so quick to point out how God is a God of love, but they conveniently overlook or omit the fact that God is also a God of wrath and judgment, too. That's been shown in many books in the bible - Sodom and Gomorra, being a great example of God's wrath and judgment upon those who take pleasure in sin and deny Him.
2007-11-25 17:44:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jesus never said "You must accept Me as your Lord and Savior or you will not go to Heaven" ... and I challenge anyone to show me the verse that has that exact verbage. That IS the phrase most often used by Christians.
What Jesus DID say was "I would that you love one another", He did say "Love your neighbor", and a whole bunch of other stuff relating to Love. He told us to forgive each other, to love each other, to do things like He did them and we too shall be with God.
Do you really have a problem with what He said? Is it that hard to love? Is it too difficult for you to let Love be your guiding path?
2007-11-25 17:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't see why not. Jesus never mandated that ayone believe anything about him, only to do good works. All of those other doctrines about believing different things came later from nutjobs in the movement who liked to write letters and books.
2007-11-25 17:40:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
2007-11-25 17:38:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
sorry, Jesus is the only way.
you're free to choose, you're not free not to choose, and you aren't free to choose the consequences of your choice.
God put the burden of will on man, therefor it is not by His will that any man goes to hell. but men choose to go to hell by not choosing salvation through the blood of Jesus.
2007-11-25 17:40:21 · answer #7 · answered by Pulling Down Strongholds 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
can I use my free will to choose not to eat all day but still ackmoplish a 15 mile run?
2007-11-25 17:51:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What's the point of "free will" if you don't burn for not using it the way god wants you to?
It's like saying that we all have the freedom to stop breathing - if we want to die, that is.
2007-11-25 20:11:09 · answer #9 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be a no. The point of free will is that you choose your actions, but not the consequences of those actions.
2007-11-25 17:38:36 · answer #10 · answered by Professor Cuddles III 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋