To be clear, I am referring to those who lived and died as non-Christians. This same poll is being posted in other Congregational Forums. Your vote is deeply appreciated.
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Do Non-Christians Have the Possibility of Going to Heaven?
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twin1954
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First of all your list is far too small to actually include the truth. No not all non Christians have a chance but we do not know who does so we preach the Gospel to every creature. As Spurgeon said, if you would put a yellow mark on the back of all the elect in our generation we would preach to them.
Those who never hear the Gospel will be judged according to the light given them, Rom. 1, and those who hear and do not believe will be judged according to the Gospel that they heard and rejected.
Those who never hear the Gospel will be judged according to the light given them, Rom. 1, and those who hear and do not believe will be judged according to the Gospel that they heard and rejected.
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believeume
NQR in the head.
If the Bible doesn't say, then it's just peoples opinions.
So what do you do to get an answer?
So what do you do to get an answer?
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twin1954
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The Bible says clearly and I gave the answer. I just didn't post a lot of Scripture. the answer is a composite of the teaching of the Scriptures as a whole not a clear and plain statement found in them. It teaches sovereign grace and the electing love of God and we are to preach the Gospel to every creature so that should give you your answer.
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believeume
NQR in the head.
Man, oh man
Have you lost faith in the human race? I almost did, but I'm still hanging on.
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The gospel is that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and raised on the third day. To understand the gospel, you have to understand the nature of sin and the nature of Jesus. In Isaiah, it says there is none good but God. No, not one. Every person on this earth is born in sin. We all do evil things and think evil thoughts and have done evil things and thought evil thoughts from the moment we are born. We are enemies of God by our nature. The only just reward for our sin is eternal hell. This is the just will of God. But, God does not want to send us to hell. His merciful will sent Jesus Christ to die for our sins. He atoned and paid the price for our sin so that we may live with God for all of eternity. Why all this? Because we were given free will. We have but two options, however. Believe in his blood or continue in sin. Every moment of our life is a choice between these two options. I'm not saying we loose salvation by choosing sin at any moment. I am saying that we are sanctified by grace through faith. All saints before Jesus were saved by grace through faith in the coming Messiah. We are saved by grace through faith in the Messiah that has come. There is no other way.
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humblescribe,
re: "The only just reward for our sin is eternal hell."
What do you think "eternal hell" means?
re: "God does not want to send us to hell."
Before He creates a person, does He know whether or not He will eventually be casting the person into the lake of fire?
re: "He...paid the price for our sin..."
So you're saying that sin has a price assigned to it? And if so, what exactly is the price?
re: "The only just reward for our sin is eternal hell."
What do you think "eternal hell" means?
re: "God does not want to send us to hell."
Before He creates a person, does He know whether or not He will eventually be casting the person into the lake of fire?
re: "He...paid the price for our sin..."
So you're saying that sin has a price assigned to it? And if so, what exactly is the price?
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I think there needs to be more options. Like for people who die saving other people's life, or people born without the mental capacity to make a valid choice, or death bed confessions. For the most part only those who know Jesus Christ make it into heaven, but there are exceptions that only God can be the judge of. So you can't look at someone and say that person is going to hell. There's always a chance they might get to heaven. 
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twin1954
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That is your opinion but it isn't based in Scripture. The Scripture teaches no other way into everlasting bliss than by a saving faith in Christ. Those who are not able to believe are not spoken of in the Scriptures and we must leave it a mystery. The secret things belong to God but the things that are revealed belong to us. Deut. 29:29I think there needs to be more options. Like for people who die saving other people's life, or people born without the mental capacity to make a valid choice, or death bed confessions. For the most part only those who know Jesus Christ make it into heaven, but there are exceptions that only God can be the judge of. So you can't look at someone and say that person is going to hell. There's always a chance they might get to heaven.
One thing is for sure, no one gets there by doing selfless acts.
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Nothing like earning a stop in heaven, eh?I think there needs to be more options. Like for people who die saving other people's life, or people born without the mental capacity to make a valid choice, or death bed confessions. For the most part only those who know Jesus Christ make it into heaven, but there are exceptions that only God can be the judge of. So you can't look at someone and say that person is going to hell. There's always a chance they might get to heaven.
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Goodbook,
re: "...you cannot accept Christ AFTER you have died, its too late"
2nd Peter 3:9 - "The Lord is...not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." So if He really means it, why not give a person the chance to believe and repent during the white throne judgement when the person finally has all the evidence for belief staring them in the face?
re: "...you cannot accept Christ AFTER you have died, its too late"
2nd Peter 3:9 - "The Lord is...not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." So if He really means it, why not give a person the chance to believe and repent during the white throne judgement when the person finally has all the evidence for belief staring them in the face?
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