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Skeptics, who fail to accept Jesus as Savior, send themselves to hell. It's their choice. Eternity in hell or eternally in Heaven. Far better to choose the latter.
John 3:3, John 3:16-17, John 5:24, John 14:6, Romans 10:8-13, Ephesians 2:8-9. Read each of those, pray, confess, and receive Him as Savior. Let us know.
John 3:3, John 3:16-17, John 5:24, John 14:6, Romans 10:8-13, Ephesians 2:8-9. Read each of those, pray, confess, and receive Him as Savior. Let us know.
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raven1 said:
And God wishes to fix you up to be fit for his Kingdom. But that requires you to get on board for it. That doesn't require 100% certainty about what's going on (Jesus closest disciples lacked that). It does need your participation.
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I think raven1 is wondering about someone who wants to believe, but is having trouble. Not somebody who refuses to believe. Does God require us to be certain, or is some doubting OK if we are honestly seeking Him?
My thought is that God gives skeptics the faith they need if they seek it. Does that sound right?
My thought is that God gives skeptics the faith they need if they seek it. Does that sound right?
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No. God doesn't want you to perish, he wants you to come to him for eternal life.
(2 Peter 3:9)
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Dok, I'm sorry but I read each of those scripture passages and while they are great passages and certainly true, none of them say that eternity in hell or eternally in heaven is the choice we must make. John 3:16 for example speaks of perishing or receiving eternal life, not receiving heaven or going to hell.
I think it's our duty as bible believing christians to accurately inform people who have questions about what the bible says.
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No, I don't think skeptics on the basis of skepticism end up in Hell. I would additionally add that I don't believe that God "sends" people to Hell. Hell isn't a place God sends the wicked; it's the state of existence we put ourselves in by our wrong-doing and our opposition to grace, kindness and love.
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.........those scriptures are for witnessing. When someone is wondering how to become a Christian, and at the same time is skeptical of what a witness is sharing with them, those are key scriptures. It is a great idea for both the witness and the witnessee to have their Bibles open when those scriptures are presented. One gets beyong the "rules," going directly to the heart of the matter. Obviously, after having presented them, one is prepared to build on them.
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There is no hell in the sense you mean. God wants you to love others. That, according to Jesus is what matters. Matt 25:31 and following.
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