Ok so... If God is so forgiving, then why do people go to Hell?

Question

I thought God was supposed to love all his children; so why would he damn people to Hell?

im wiccan btw, i just want to learn as much as i can about other religions, i find them interesting, and i figure if i can get into the minds of them and see what they have to say, i can learn far more than any book can tell me!

Answer 1

Good girl!!

I always love it when other people see the contradictions in the Bible without me having to point them out.

There is no hell. The idea was created by men who wanted to rule with fear.

Answer 2

May be they never asked for forgiveness
They had no relationship with God
They denounced existence of God
They did horrible crimes which are unforgiveable like \
murder, rape, robing and speaking bad against God and
His Prophets I mean any Prophet.
They ask forgiveness many times and God forgave many
times but they never stop sinning and don't do any thing
good to humanity.
If we do some sins but lots of good things for mankind, like
helping needy and poor. Then God forgives because of
one's good work.

Just because God is forgiving doesn't mean He should
forgive all bad criminals. That will be not a good justice
that good people and bad people all in Heaven. Then
bad people will start crimes in Heaven also.

Answer 3

Like all relationships, it's a two way street.
You need to understand that you are sinful, repent of your sins. God will forgive you because He loves you. But, I think you need to give up the wiccan stuff. Seriously.

Answer 4

For the people that don't want forgiveness. Hell is a separation from God.

Answer 5

Without knowledge of the purpose of creation, human beings wander aimlessly through life, like ships at sea without rudders. Their goals are either wrong due to incorrect religious teachings, or materialistic and thus confined to this world. It is, therefore, essential for their own well-being that they know why God created them. Fundamentally, Allah created in order to manifest His attributes. Consequently,

Creation is the consequence of His being the Creator

Paradise manifests His Mercy and Grace

Hell, His justice

Humankind's errors, His forgiveness

Living and non-living beings, His Generosity, etc.

The significance of knowing that creation is a means by which Allah manifests His attributes is that human beings can then correctly recognize God and accept His decree and their destiny.
http://islam.thetruecall.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=78




Freedom of Choice

[33:72] We have offered the responsibility (freedom of choice) to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they refused to bear it, and were afraid of it. But the human being accepted it; he was transgressing, ignorant.

[33:73] For GOD will inevitably punish the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women, and the idol worshipping men and the idol worshipping women. GOD redeems the believing men and the believing women. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.


*33:72 The animals, trees, stars, etc. took advantage of this most gracious offer. See Appendix 7."

http://www.submission.org/suras/sura33.html

Answer 6

I think u are forgetting a point here. God is all forgiving,but we always expect Him to be all-forgiving to us,even if we have done something bad.He'll definitely forgive us IF we repent.people who go to hell don't repent,or it's too late for them to repent.see the difference here?

Answer 7

Studies show that the heaviest Christian players who end up in hell -- the 20% of players who contribute 82% of revenue -- disproportionately are low-income, minority men who have less than a college education. That has fueled a vociferous anti-Christian movement. "It really is government undercutting what government's role should be," which is encouraging people in financial straits to be responsible with their money, says Tom Grey of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling.

About one-half of American adults spend $45 billion annually on some 35,000 God games in 40 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It's not news when someone earning $7 an hour scrubbing toilets parts with a buck for a ticket -- but it's news if she wins.

While it's true that Mega Millions winners regularly played games of chance with God – she won $1,000 at the Foxwoods Casino two weeks before her big win -- spending lots of money doesn't always do much for your chances. For instance, the odds of winning the Mega Millions are 1 in 135,145,920. Buying two tickets bumps your odds only to 2 in 135,145,920.

Of course, you have to pray to win. The average prayer nationwide spends $150 a year, according to the 1998 National Survey on Gambling. Some states have averages several times higher than that.

In a 1999 survey by the Consumer Federation of Churches in America and financial services firm Primerica, 40% of Christians with incomes between $25,000 and $35,000 -- and nearly one-half of respondents with an income of $15,000 to $25,000 -- thought winning the lottery would give them their retirement nest egg. Overall, 27% of respondents said that their best chance to gain $500,000 in their lifetime is via a sweepstakes or lottery win, the survey said.

Consider this: If you take that $150 a year and put it into a 401(k) or IRA at age 30, you'll have $28,000 by age 65, assuming a reasonable 8% rate of return, says a Christian accountant and certified financial planner. That figure doesn't even consider the added boost of contributing to a plan in which a company matches contributions.

To save that $500,000 nest egg, you'd have to tuck away a little less than $100 a month starting at age 21. What's more likely: that you can find an extra $100 a month -- or that the 1-in-several-million odds of even the smallest seven-figure jackpot suddenly tilt in your favor?

In short, there are two golden rules, say those who have studied lottery players: Pray only if you can afford it, and pray only for fun.

"If you're praying because you think you're gonna get rich, then don't pray," says Don Feeney, research director for the Minnesota State Lottery.

If you can safely afford to drop a sawbuck or two on the lottery, how should you do it? Experts underscore that you can't noticeably improve your odds at winning. Anyone who promises that is a charlatan. Still, there are some helpful tips to consider before you buy:

Know the odds. Many people are surprised to learn that the odds in the big lotteries don't change when the number of ticket-buyers surges. Your odds of winning huge in the Powerball are 1 in 120,526,770 no matter how many people play. Likewise, the Mega Millions odds remain 1 in 135,145,920. The lesson: If you're going to throw away $5 on lottery tickets, you might want to wait until the jackpot climbs to $200 million from $10 million (although either win would be nice). One downside: A bigger jackpot means more people playing and a higher probability of having to share the prize.

Be random. "The only thing you can do, really, to give yourself a slight edge -- and I'm saying really slight here -- is that you don't want to play numbers that are frequently played by other people," says Don Catlin, a retired mathematics professor, author of "The Lottery Book: The Truth Behind the Numbers" and monthly math columnist for the online magazine Casino City. "I would guess that is numbers like 7, 11, 13, 19 (the first two numbers in everyone's birth years). The reason for that is not because it's going to increase the chance of hitting, but it will slightly increase the chance that you won't have to share the jackpot." Choosing birthdates also limits your options because days and months only go up to 31 and 12, respectively -- which increases your odds of having the same numbers as other players, says Feeney of the Minnesota State Lottery. The solution: Let the "Quick Pick" computer randomly generate your numbers.

Go ahead, scratch in public. "In just about every case, the scratch tickets are a better bet than the lottery," Catlin says. Why? The lottery usually returns about half of the money to the players. By contrast, most states' scratch games return close to 60% or more.

Beware the stale game. People often don't realize that scratch games aren't finished when someone wins the biggest prize; the tickets are left out until they're all sold. That means you might be buying a ticket to a game in which there's no chance for a juicy payday, says Chris Gudgeon, co-author of "Luck of the Draw: True-Life Tales of Lottery Winners and Losers." Gudgeon's advice: Avoid scratch games that have been lingering near the Slurpee machine for ages. "If you're buying the scratch-and-wins, particularly the seasonal ones, don't buy a Christmas one at the following Halloween," he says. "There's a very good chance that all of the prizes are gone."

Watch for promotions. Rarely, a state lottery will offer promotions that are worth chasing. The goal, says Catlin, is to find a 2-for-1 deal (like a buy-one-get-one-free offer) in a game that returns more than 50% to the player. That doubles your return, to more than 100% -- which means you'll make more, on average, than you invest. This strategy assumes, however, that you can play the game many times, so your outcomes can approach the long-term average. The New York State Lottery had such a promotion in November 1997 with its Quick Draw game, and some mathematics graduate students made out handsomely, says Catlin.

Answer 8

I find it very hard to imagine a God who is infinitely good but also finitely forgiving.

Answer 9

People must first seek God and ask for his forgiveness, repent and sin no more.

Answer 10

God loves everyone but not all are His children.

God does not send people to hell. He will however honor your choice in where you choose to spend eternity.