What are the conditions man must avoid in order to prevent hell and how is this knowledge learned?

[bottomofsandal]

There may not be consensus on how man is saved-

Many believe in a formula or procedure for salvation-

But what must a man do or not do to avoid eternal condemnation?


...so, simply avoid these and a man will obtain eternal life?

 

[EmSw]

There may not be consensus on how man is saved-

Many believe in a formula or procedure for salvation-

But what must a man do or not do to avoid eternal condemnation?


...so, simply avoid these and a man will obtain eternal life?

Jesus told us.

John 5:29
and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

 

[com7fy8]

Trust in Jesus, and God does what we need.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

There may not be consensus on how man is saved-

Many believe in a formula or procedure for salvation-

But what must a man do or not do to avoid eternal condemnation?


...so, simply avoid these and a man will obtain eternal life?

Everyone on earth to start with TODAY is / was/ lost.

Scripture says most all people on the world remain lost, and willingly refuse to be saved.

Y'SHUA said there is ONLY ONE WAY to the FATHER.

No other way 'works'.

 

[bottomofsandal]

Jesus told us.

John 5:29
and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

What role does The Holy Spirit play in doing good?

 

[bottomofsandal]

Trust in Jesus, and God does what we need.

Trust and obey, for there's no other way...

 

[bottomofsandal]

Everyone on earth to start with TODAY is / was/ lost.

Scripture says most all people on the world remain lost, and willingly refuse to be saved.

Y'SHUA said there is ONLY ONE WAY to the FATHER.

No other way 'works'.

He who has The Son has life-
He who does not have The Son does not have life-

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

He who has The Son has life-
He who does not have The Son does not have life-

Correct.
YHWH'S WORD,
no contradiction with what I posted.

 

[com7fy8]

Jesus told us.

John 5:29
and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

What role does The Holy Spirit play in doing good?

Jesus means that good which the Holy Spirit has us doing.

But a religious group might say that if anyone does "good", that person will go to Heaven. But, for one of that religious group, "good" could mean what will lead that person to join that particular religious group.

"Let all that you do be done with love." (1 Corinthians 16:14)

I would say that, in order to be ready to spend eternity with Jesus, we need to do things in His love, so we become stronger in His love and therefore more compatible with Jesus our Groom. Love will have us relating personally with various people (Matthew 5:46) . . . though they might not be able to relate in love's way, with us. We can be their example, plus living in God's love can result in us becoming more and more how His love effects our character.

This, if I am right, is not what we accomplish by disciplining our own selves; this is what God does with us.

 

[BrianJK]

What role does The Holy Spirit play in doing good?

And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. - 2 Cor 3:18

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

This, if I am right, is not what we accomplish by disciplining our own selves; this is what God does with us.

YHWH grants both the desire to seek HIM, and the abilities to do all HE tells us to do.
YHWH designed the WAY and PROVIDED SALVATION IN Y'SHUA freely, completely.
We can walk WITH HIM, as Y'SHUA trained the disciples to do DAILY,
or we can reject Y'SHAU, and walk away from HIM as many disciples did in the NT.


1 John 3:3
KJ21
And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.
ASV
And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
AMP
And everyone who has this hope [confidently placed] in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure (holy, undefiled, guiltless).
AMPC
And everyone who has this hope [resting] on Him cleanses (purifies) himself just as He is pure (chaste, undefiled, guiltless).


1 John 3:6
KJ21
Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not; whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither known Him.
ASV
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
AMP
No one who abides in Him [who remains united in fellowship with Him—deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin. No one who habitually sins has seen Him or known Him.
AMPC
No one who abides in Him [who lives and remains in communion with and in obedience to Him—deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] commits (practices) sin. No one who [habitually] sins has either seen or known Him [recognized, perceived, or understood Him, or has had an experiential acquaintance with Him].

 

[Greg J.]

Re: What are the conditions man must avoid in order to prevent hell and how is this knowledge learned?

Knowing and/or understanding cannot save a person. It is only by entrusting oneself to Jesus that a person is saved (by faith). (A person cannot genuinely entrust herself to Jesus unless she believes he is real and who he claimed to be.)

Humans are born with a sinful nature.

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John 3:18, 1984 NIV)

There is no way for anything to be "healed" from sin. It can only be destroyed.

I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.” (John 8:24, 1984 NIV)

You need to be reborn in Christ, who is your very (and only) life (Colossians 3:4)

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (1 Peter 1:23, 1984 NIV)

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3, 1984 NIV)

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. - 2 Cor 3:18

What role does The Holy Spirit play in doing good?

YHWH'S SPIRIT by grace freely grants as a gift , sheer grace, the desire to seek YHWH and the ability to choose HIM, and the believer DOES the seeking and the choosing and when Y'SHUA says DO something, the believer is the one to DO it physically. Coworkers with YHWH in Y'SHUA for the GOSPEL'S SAKE, Obedient, as obedient children of YHWH, slaves of righteousness, DO HIS WORD, don't just HEAR HIS WORD,
DOing all that HE SAYS.

 

[bling]

There may not be consensus on how man is saved-

Many believe in a formula or procedure for salvation-

But what must a man do or not do to avoid eternal condemnation?


...so, simply avoid these and a man will obtain eternal life?

Man must accept God’s help as pure charity. The only way to initially do this is by humbly accepting God’s forgiveness.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Luke 18:2-5Expanded Bible (EXB)
“In a certain town there was a judge who did not ·respect [fear] God or ·care about people [or care what people thought].
In that same town there was a widow [C among the most vulnerable members of society] who kept coming to this judge, saying, ‘Give me ·my rights [justice] against my ·enemy [opponent; adversary].’
For a while the judge refused to help her. But afterwards, he thought to himself, ‘Even though I don’t ·respect [fear] God or ·care about people [or care what people think],

yet because she ·keeps bothering me [is causing me such trouble], I will see that she gets ·her rights [justice].

Otherwise she will ·keep coming until she wears me out [or eventually come and punch me/blacken my eye].’”

Expanded Bible (EXB)

 

[bottomofsandal]

Man must accept God’s help as pure charity. The only way to initially do this is by humbly accepting God’s forgiveness.

Yes, man must recognize he is a sinner in need of reconciliation with God through Christ.

 

[bcbsr]

There may not be consensus on how man is saved-

Many believe in a formula or procedure for salvation-

But what must a man do or not do to avoid eternal condemnation?


...so, simply avoid these and a man will obtain eternal life?

Acts 16:30,31 He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved"

Simple as that. Yes it's free. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Rom 3:23,24

Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him." Rom 4:4-8

But not who claim to be "Christians" believe this. For in contrast is the heretical doctrine of the Neo-Circumcision who view one's salvation status as contingent upon one's ongoing performance. Such people live under a curse.

Gal 3:10-12 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law." Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."

 

[bottomofsandal]

Acts 16:30,31 He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved"

Simple as that. Yes it's free. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Rom 3:23,24

Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him." Rom 4:4-8

But not who claim to be "Christians" believe this. For in contrast is the heretical doctrine of the Neo-Circumcision who view one's salvation status as contingent upon one's ongoing performance. Such people live under a curse.

Gal 3:10-12 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law." Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."

Thanks, well said.

 

[bling]

Yes, man must recognize he is a sinner in need of reconciliation with God through Christ.

At least prior to the person hardening his/her heart to any good they feel the burden sin creates (hurting others in their past), so it is not something they have "recognize" since their conscience has automatically made them aware.

 

[Ron Gurley]

OP: Q1: "What are the conditions man must avoid in order to prevent hell and

Q2: how is this knowledge learned?

A1: Man on his own CANNOT "avoid" nor comply with "conditions" which will save him from judgment / sentencing to the "lake of fire".

A2: The spiritual discernment of wisdom found in the Bible gives the clear and exclusive plan of salvation. Start with John 3 as explained in Ephesians 2.