If the wages of sin is death..?

Question

Then why is there hell?

If the price for sinning is death, and ALL sins are the same in God's eyes, then why would we go to hell after we die?

Wouldn't that be like punishing us twice for the same crime, making us die and then sending us to hell on top of it?

Sportz: You could kindly answer my question, rather than just saying "well by repenting, we can go to heaven!"

That's not answering the question.

So many different religious answers!

If one religion can have so many conflicting views, what am I to believe?

(And Cody, I do agree with you, I'm trying to see what answers are out there.)

Answer 1

Here's another scripture:
Romans 6:7 which says, "He who has died has been acquitted from his sin."

If we are acquitted from our sin at death, why would God torment us? Death is the ultimate price we pay. The Bible "hell" is not a place of fire. It is simply the grave.

Answer 2

The wages of sin is death. All Christians have sinned and will continue to do so. Only God is perfect. Frankly, living in this flesh suit in a fallen world is quite sinful enough.

Because of our sins we are going to die.

THEN comes God's righteous judgment.

Jesus freed us from the judgment of God that would send us to hell after we die.

He paid THAT price for us if you accept that gift of God's amazing grace.

If not, you will be judged by the just and righteous God Almighty most high and be found guilty. Hell is the punishment.

Christians get eternal life...in heaven... but we still die on earth for our sin like everyone else.

Jesus helps us here on earth also. He sends the Holy Spirit to help his followers. Jesus also set the sinless example for us to strive for while we are here on this earth. That alone is priceless.

God Bless You.

Answer 3

"Hellfire", as taught in many of the churches of Christendom, is an insult to Jehovah. It would make Jehovah evil and unfair by his own standards, and not a God of mercy and love. Hell is not a place of eternal conscious torture, rather, it is the common grave.

The psalmist states that at death man "goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish." Psalm 146:4.
If you remember when Adam and Eve broke God's law, the punishment was not eternal torment. Instead, they were told that they would "return to the ground, for out of it they were taken."God emphasized to Adam: "For dust you are and to dust you will return." (Genesis 3:19)

The teaching of eternal hellfire did originate not in the Bible but was borrowed by Christendom from non-Christian peoples who lived before them. The teachings of the Holy Scriptures about God and his purposes are clear, easy to understand, and reasonable. It tells us about a Supreme Being who does indeed exist and who cares about us and our future, a future where all mankind will be free from false teachings, and will no longer have to fear even death
itself. As the Apostle John states at Revelation 21:3-4, "...Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."

Answer 4

Death is in spiritual sense you are separated from God cant live a Spiritual life and if you die this way unrepentant and unforgiven Then that is where the eternal separation is(hell) The way to heaven is through Jesus Christ our lord and savior by personal invitation to be part of your life. If you don't understand about salvation(many don't I'm me or any other Christian they should be able to tell you about it. God Bless!

Answer 5

The first thing that someone should be considering is whether the idea of sin is actually real.

If God is supposed to be perfect how could She have made anything or anyone that wasn't perfect.
Think about it. The idea of sin assumes certain things about God that seem highly unlikely.

First it assumes a God who is too incompetent to organize a simple educational field excursion and figure out a way to get all of the students home safely.

How likely is this that God would not be smart enough to come up with a plan for our salvation that is going to work 100 percent of the time?

It also assumes that God must have created us imperfect if we are sinners.

One might assume that God would be able to create someone perfect each and every time if he chose to. Assuming God is capable of this, then it follows logically that we must be perfect creations if we are actually creations of this perfect God.

Unless of course you are saying that God chose to create us imperfect.

If God created us imperfect then anything that may go wrong is Gods fault, not ours. This seems a bit illogical at best so I think that we need to assume that What God creates would have to be perfect.

If this is the case and Gods creations are perfect, then nothing that we can do could change what God created perfect and make it imperfect unless we think that we are more powerful than God is.

How likely is it that we the creation could be more powerful than the creator. I personally find this idea somewhat amusing, and a bit absurd.

Religion tells us that God is perfect. If this is true then it could hardly be logically for Gods creations to be considered to be anything less than perfect.

If this is the case and we are perfect creations of a perfect God then Nothing that we can ever do could possibly change this perfection that God willed, unless we were so powerful that our choices could override and change the will of God.

How likely is that????

Think about it.

Love and blessings
don

Answer 6

Christian Universalism does not teach the existence of an eternal hell. Jesus' sacrifice is meant to save us from death and is for all. Here are some resources for anyone interested in Christian Universalism:

Online resources:

http://www.christianuniversalist.org/

http://www.christian-universalism.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universalism

All of the following links are for discussion forums that are Christian Universalist in orientation:

Emergent Universalism Discussion Forum

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emerging-universalist/

Christian Universalism Discussion Forum

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-universalism/

Apokatastasis Discussion Forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/apokatastasis/

The Church of Interfaith Christians Discussion Forum

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thechu...ithchristians/

Wider Universalist Fellowship Discussion Forum

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WiderUniversalist/

Fundie Universalist Discussion Forum

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fundieuniversalist/

Reconciliation Fellowship Discussion Forum

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/reconciliation-fellowship/

Answer 7

We all deserve to go to Hell regardless, believe it or not. You may not think so, but it's true. Because we can repent for our sins, and live the right life, if we do so, he'll reward us with heaven. If not, then hell is what we all deserve.

Answer 8

Here's a question in return: Why should humans avoid 'worldly desires'? What would be our 'purpose' on this Earth? To just give thanks to God for our time here and avoid doing anything natural? If that is the case, why not just go automatically to Heaven? What's the point of even being on Earth at all?

Logic, please.

(I'm only getting thumbs down because my question is thought-provoking and so Christians disagree with it. I feel sorry for you.)

Answer 9

One of us is confused. All people die the "first death" which the Messiah referred to as sleep. If you are resurrected with the righteous you will never die. If you are resurrected with the wicked, you will be among sinners, and sin and sinners including Satan, will be destroyed in the lake of fire which purifies the earth, so Messiah can make all things new. (There is no eternal torment)

Answer 10

the second death is that of the soul, not all souls are immortal.

for the wage of sin is death, but the gift of God is life eternal through Christ Jesus...