That just doesnt seem fair if they do! How could God possibly justify that? All good people should go to heaven right?
2007-12-04 14:47:49 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If I don't believe in God, why do I need to believe in heaven and have a fear of not going there?!
2007-12-05 09:03:48 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hottie; Jesus said , " In my Fathers house there are many mansions.
What belief does is increase your awareness and connection to God. There is a place for everyone.
If you are evil, you will go to a place with like kind. Like attracts like.
If you don't believe then your place maybe lower than a believer but you will be with other good spirits if you are good.
You just would not have the spiritual connection to God like others who do. The more the connection the closer to God. This is how I see it. It does not mean that you will burn in hell if you don't believe. It just might mean that you may be in a land or zone of nothingness with good people who wish they had thought and done more to be closer to God. How can you go to a high realm of God without believing.
Jesus said, build up your treasures in heaven. This is what he was talking about. Loving God with all your heart and soul and Loving others as you would yourself.
Rev. TomCat
2007-12-04 15:09:14 · answer #2 · answered by Rev. TomCat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is your definition of good? We are all sinners and there are none among us who are righteous. This is from the book of Romans, chapter 3:
10 As it is written:
“ There is none righteous, no, not one; 11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. 12 They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.” 13 “ Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “ The poison of asps is under their lips”;14 “ Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”15 “ Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 Destruction and misery are in their ways; 17 And the way of peace they have not known.” 18 “ There is no fear of God before their eyes." This passage is talking about us, about our condition before God. So, as the bible tells us only God is good. Now, God doesn't want us to go to hell; God's plan for us from the beginning has been for our redemption and reconciliation. That's why He sent His son to die for us while we were yet sinners. All we have to do is to accept that we've sinned against the God who gave us life, repent of it, and put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, who shed His blood for us on the cross, that His sacrifice was sufficient to pay our penalty. That's all. It's a beautiful, wonderful gift that God offers us, because He loves us.
God doesn't judge us by our standards. He judges by His standard, which is perfection. He doesn't compare us to one another; we are each judged on our own by how well we kept His law, which are the commandments. Even though He is loving and forgiving, He is still our judge. So, are you a good person according to God's standards? Have you ever told a lie, no matter the circumstance or how small? Have you ever stolen anything, even time from your employer? Have you ever looked with lust at another person? Jesus said if you even look with lust then you've already committed adultery in your heart. These are the standards God will apply to us when we stand before Him. If you can answer even any of these three questions with a yes, then you are guilty of breaking God's law. And we're never just guilty of breaking one commandment just once. If we break one, we're guilty of breaking them all. And just think how many lies, how many things we've stolen, how many lustful thoughts we've had or how many angry words we've used.
Now, if you say, well that's all fine and well, but I don't believe in God. That is your choice. God won't force you to follow Him; He has given us all the free will to accept or reject Jesus Christ. However, that won't change the fact that you will still be held accountable by Him. And by then it will be too late.
2007-12-04 15:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by D-Rock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were God and you just gave, some one ever thing like the sun rising, air, water, land, earth,food, ect and people didnt want to believe in you, what would you do with these people???
No, I do not believe all people should go to heaven. God has the right to choose who will get that right, not you. thank God.
2007-12-04 15:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by debbri48 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are those people anxious to show that they can do good deeds without God. They want to show that they don't need God. Heaven is a place for those who want to be with God. Heaven is not the reward; God Himself is the reward.
2007-12-07 08:59:15 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually very fair. We are born sinners, born into a sinful world. We are not "good"! if you have committed just one sin (a lie, a lustful thought etc...) we are deemed to hell because no one is good. Some people are "better than others" according to our standards, but no one is good according to Gods standards,except God. Which is why he sent Jesus ( a sinless man), who was tempted to sin just as we are, to be the sacrifice to take our place. Jesus took our place. But we can only go to heaven if we accept it and beleive it. When you get to heaven, think about it, you will stand before God and say i am a good person, but even one sin means you should be sent to hell, because that is where sinners go!!. But if you have accepted Jesus, when God looks at you he sees Jesus and sees you as pure and sinless!! Thats pretty fair to me!! Do we still sin, yes, its in our nature. but God dosent see it, he only sees Jesus. Good news as long as you accept what Jesus did for your self!!
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2007-12-04 14:58:39 · answer #6 · answered by kellythetrainer 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you follow the golden rule , do unto others as you would have them do to you, and keep lots of love in your heart, because that love is energy that can survive our death and it is called are spirit! Jesus said in the gospels of Thomas verse 29 If flesh came into being because of spirit that is a marvel, but if spirit came into being because of the body,, that is a marvel of marvels Yet I marvel at how this great wealth has come to dwell in this poverty " meaning man"
we make are own hell with a weak spirit! And our own heaven with a strong spirit!
2007-12-04 15:18:45 · answer #7 · answered by TheAsender 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's entirely up to God you do realize that, right? what you fail to grasp is that God is Just and God is Merciful and whatever judgment He makes on any of His created beings will be according to HIS definition of "good". We humans are not God. we do not define what is good. He gave us the definition of good. God is Good
Jesus said He is the Way the Truth and the Life. you either accept Him or you follow your own opinion. and if you happen to find yourself one of the unfortunate souls that is hell-destined you wont be able to use the excuse "but lord i was good all my life i just couldn't believe in You."
you wanna know why? probably not but I'm gonna tell you anyway - HE told you to believe in Him , sent people knocking at your door even , repeatedly He asked you to open up your heart to Him and REPEATEDLY YOU REJECTED HIM. i pray that you will let Jesus in
with love in Christ Jesus
2007-12-04 15:13:27 · answer #8 · answered by Orita 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you don't believe in God, how can you believe in hell? so........if you don't believe in God, then why would you even worry about going to hell? i get more and more confused by the questions that are posed on here. you can't have it both ways. you either believe, or you don't. i personally believe. God bless!
c of c girl
2007-12-04 15:58:01 · answer #9 · answered by trace 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...ime agnostic...and most of this drivel dosent even present itself...thank goodness....i try to be a humanist ..i try to help people as much as i can...ive said this befor ile say it again.......if you could see the world as i havethrough my eyes.you would not even be asking these questions....life is not a bed of roses....the world nature wise may be beatifull ..but not the things that happen in it...things i have seen would make you puke.and fill your mind with horror..with no justifying reasonfor it happening.........the thumbs down button is second from the left...........seamanab
2007-12-05 09:33:22 · answer #10 · answered by seamanab 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋