Fear of Hell

Thanks to all that posted.

I am interested about learning more about if it is forbidden to contact the dead?
This does not seem right to me since people pray to saints all the time.
And the Virgin Mary.
And I must admit I talk to my dad often!

I think all I am finding is some passages about mediums

I want to think that the Father Son and Holy Sprit is the truth in this world and the next. I am not sure how to word what I am thinking… but it seems that there is a path in this way to have the truth pass in prayer to loved ones in the next life.

I do not fear death because Jesus is my savior. But I understand what you are saying that you fear for the people you love.
In the end the relationship with Christ is personal. But I try to encourage others in the right direction.

Sorry you have those problems mrm
I know anxiety it is unfortunately a big part of my life in a negative way.

I think others have said that being rejected by others in a certain church is not the same as being rejected by God.

As for the story of Saul, he maybe did not have an open mind to what God was saying to him around that time.

I really feel for previous readers . From a teenager to recently mine was similar . Thankfully counselling thru local mental health services has alleviated things . I was brought up in UK assemblies of god in the 60s and 70s and little does that movement know how its approaches scarred me for decades . Pentecostal set ups can be destructive and certainly for people who are prone to anxiety and depression . John from witney nr oxford

2/Fear that God has rejected me. After being a devoted Christian for many years, many things happened in my life that made me feel God was angry with me and had rejected me. I had a difficult time finding a place in a church where I felt I belonged; being rejected by others in church made me start believing I had been rejected by God.
Now I realize that fear is not of God and that we are to live by faith. I comfort myself with Job and Jeremiah only to be bombarded with images of Saul falling on his sword after his bitter rejection and wondering if I'm like Saul and Esau. A war rages within my soul. I have loved Jesus and still love and adore His precious name. If anyone can please help me find the way of peace back to comfort in the Lord I'll be eternally grateful.[/quote]
I too feel like you! Similar thing happens to me, I began very excited about Christ and excited about his salvation. After about a year I made poor choices and returned to some very tragic sins. I too felt rejected by the church, and as if I did not fit in, and had same fears about Saul and Esau. As a result of some choices I experienced severe hearing loss which left me completely isolated from others for some time. I feared I had a demon. I did not completely give up hope, and I know God won't reject anyone who repents (did he once in the Bible?) Things have been improving with time, I have gotten married over the years and am close with Bible Study. Could it be that God included David's sin with Beethseba and killing of Uriah to show the incredible fact that even the most wicked deeds can be forgiven (with exception of ultimate rejection of the Son). These feelings inside can be relieved by no person only God himself, and he will in due time as he heals the Broken hearted. We all walk through things alone, and face the greatest tests to deny Christ (be it burning on a stake, or tormenting anxious thoughts). Praying for you, you are not alone.

i have this fear too and i also am continually reminded of saul falling onto his sword and thinking that i am like esau also.... i fear that i have made God suffer my very existence...

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i was attending a pentecostal church. they are very into legalism... my question after this experience is, isnt satan a legalist??

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I worry about going to hell too.

when i first got saved, this scripture helped me look past hell and look to life

the furnace is for silver, and the refining fire for gold, and so too is every believer after God

hope that helps <3

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I worry about this as well. I am terrified that I will go to Heaven and that my fiancee will go to hell or vice versa. Even typing this out makes me paralyzed with fear and I want to cry.

...ya know, it just absolutely breaks my heart to think that God would separate any believers from Him... i mean.... i know we have scripture and i know that we do some pretty silly things, maybe even things He doesn't like, but we love Him.... maybe we are not perfect in love and maybe we don't seek Him as hard as we should, but we try.... we believe... maybe only in part.... but everyone that He healed got healed by faith... maybe they didn't stay healed because they kept sinning... i know that i am weak. we practice things that our Lord finds abominable, and maybe that isn't the way to treat someone you love, but i love people... i love people despite what they do... everyone seems to have their own opinion and scripture seems to make salvation really incredibly difficult to find, but personally, i hope we all get saved, no matter what we do or who we are..... that is probably even blasphemous to say, but we are only dust, afterall..... idk... i have been in a really bad way lately and i just don't even know what to do... even the most wicked human being deserves mercy. in my opinion, anyway.... because really, who are WE?? we all screw up and we ALL do terrible things. in the world. in our hearts. in our heads.... idk, i'm just really emotional.... everything seems so condemning and i'm sorry for such a long post but i appreciate being able to write this... it just seems like with all of the different people in the world with all of the different cultures and personalities.... idk... i don't want to lead anyone astray.... nevermind....
*zips lips* hell just means we failed God... and while i fear eternal torment... idk.... it just seems hopeless.....
forget i wrote this because if you had a problem, you'd wanna know right?.... wouldn't we?......

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please, disregard what i said and don't take it personally.
i'm not right... please forgive me.......

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