Am I Going To Hell?

[jingwei]

And I thought that God was the only one who could create !!??


Cheers

Then I am wrong. God created unrighteousness for freedom of choice.

 

[truthful1]

I sometimes wonder if God, just to economize, won't put us all in the same place. The people who have learned Christ's habit of tolerance and love will be overjoyed; the people who wanted to be better than everyone else will be miserable.

Christ has no "tolerance" for sin, nor for those who reject Him.

 

[truthful1]

Hmmm, I've always wondered what the people who were so sure they are going to heaven will do when the one who gave the scripture is there (Jesus) and they can't take pride in thier interpretation of it.

I don't think believing God's Word and acting accordingly is a matter of pride, but of obedience.

I wouldn't worry - I don't personally believe in hell (other than earth which I call the "prison planet" on the theory that humans did something really bad in our past and the rest of the galaxy dumped us here knowing being with each other was the best punishment - I'm an optimist - really!). But having seen the people who are sure they are going to heaven and noting those who the same people are sure are going to hell, hell is definately going to have the better conversationalists (and jokes, because remember, God made sex and poo, but he doesn't like to joke about them).

Skeptics who say this are trying to dismiss the reality of hell. They might like to think that life as we know it couldn’t get any worse, but the sufferings in this life will be heaven compared to the suffering in the next life—for those who die in their sins. This life is the closest thing to hell that Christians will ever know, and the closest thing to heaven that sinners will ever know.

Obviously, those who flippantly say hell will be a fun place don’t believe in the biblical concept of hell. Their understanding of the nature of God is erroneous. The slow-witted criminal thinks that the electric chair is a place to put up his feet for a while and relax.

If a judge in Florida turns a blind eye to the un-lawful dealings of the Mafia, if he sees their murderous acts and deliberately turns the other way, is he a good or bad judge? He’s obviously corrupt, and should be brought to justice him-self. If he is a good judge, he will do everything within his power to bring those murderers to justice. He should make sure that they are justly punished.
If Almighty God sees a man rape and strangle to death your sister or mother, do you think He should look the other way, or bring that murderer to justice? If He looks the other way, He’s corrupt and should be brought to justice Himself. It makes sense then, that if God is good, He will do everything in His power to ensure justice is done. The Bible tells us that He will punish murderers, and the place of punishment—the prison God will send them to—is a place called hell.

God should punish murderers and rapists. However, God is so good, he will also punish thieves, liars, adulterers, fornicators, and blasphemers. He will even punish those who desired to murder and rape but never took the opportunity. He warns that if we hate someone, we commit murder in our hearts. If we lust, we commit adultery in the heart, etc.

Sinners like to picture hell as a fun, hedonistic, pleasure-filled place where they can engage in all the sensual sins that are forbidden here. But Jesus said that it is a place of torment, where the worm never dies and the fire is never quenched (Matthew 9:45-47). We tend to forget what pain is like when we don’t have it. Can you begin to imagine how terrible it would be to be in agony, with no hope of relief? Many human beings go insane if they are merely isolated for a long time from other people. Imagine how terrible it would be if God merely withdrew all the things we hold so dear—friendship, love, color, light, peace, joy, laughter, and security. Hell isn’t just a place with an absence of God’s blessings, it is punishment for sin. It is literal torment, forever. That’s why the Bible warns that it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

God has given His Law to convince men of their sins, and unless a sinner is convinced that he has sinned against God, he won’t see that hell is his eternal destiny. He may consider it a fit place for others, but not for himself. That’s why we mustn’t hesitate to open up the Law and show that each individual is personally responsible for sin, and that God’s wrath abides on him because of it. Ask him to consider why you would say such things to him if it wasn’t true. Tell him to examine your motives. You are so concerned for his eternal welfare that you are prepared to risk offending him.

Above from http://www.livingwaters.com/witnessingtool/idontmindgoingtohellmyfriends.shtml

You may not believe in gravity either, but you will still fall to your death if you jump off a 30-story building.

 

[katherinethegreat]

You're not going to Hell. According to my religion, if you are genuinely sorry and ask for forgiveness before final judgement, you will be saved. Besides, I'm not allowed to say my girlfriend is going to Hell.

you're cute..my luthren boyfriend! i am happy i am keeping you!

 

[katherinethegreat]

maybe i should also putin my other horrible little quirk..i love to cause trouble..let that explain my reason for posting those of you who don't understand

 

[truthful1]

If hell exists, it is filled with the dictators, church leaders, and televangelists who have preyed on the innocent and plundered them in Jesus name.
~Mr. Fields

It does exists, and it will be filled with anyone who didn't accept Christ before they died.

 

[katherinethegreat]

It does exists, and it will be filled with anyone who didn't accept Christ before they died.

i believe hell is filled with those who use God wrongly...which is many of those names under my signature

 

[truthful1]

i believe hell is filled with those who use God wrongly...which is many of those names under my signature

I agree those people will be in Hell, along with everyone else who refused to accept Christ.

What do you mean "many of those names"? I only see two.

 

[Schism]

Heir Comrade katherine! I've not seen you for some time, but I wager that you would deserve a ticket to hell only long after I'm there. Thankfully I'm not there, and I don't believe you'll be either. You are radical in thought, not behavior. Though making those Iraqi's cry wasn't too keen a thing to do.

 

[devoted daughter]

You support God given free will of others....

So are you going to hell for it?

NO WAY!

next...?

 

[Thithy]

I'm going to say you are not going to hell, but this is primarily because I do not believe in an ever burning hell. I also do not believe it is up to me to say if you are going to Heaven or not. It is not up to me, I could say yes or no, and God could choose the opposite. I also do not know your heart, or where your relationship with God is. I believe that if one has a strong relationship with God, things will work themselves out.