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You're right. If you don't enjoy the company of Christians here on earth, you certainly won't enjoy them in heaven either.
The only ones who are going to heaven are those who love God with all their heart, mind and strength, and love others as themselves. So, ask yourself, is that you? No? Then you won't get there.
It matters not one bit how Christians conduct themselves, or whether you think that the Christians you have met have put you off Christianity because you have the perception that they think you are not good enough to show Christian love and grace toward you. They will have to give their own account before God one day.
If Jesus is really true and real, and if He is going to come back one day in the future, then you may find yourself standing before Him to give your own account concerning the way you lived your life. The question is, what will you do if you found that the Christian gospel is really true and you find yourself standing before Christ?
Life has a beginning, a middle and an end. You are not going to live forever. I don't know how old you are, but I am now 71 years old. When I was in my 20s, 30s, or even 40s, I didn't think my 70s would come around so fast! But here I am. I've probably got around 8-9 years left of life if I keep my health; but then I could wake up in eternity tomorrow morning. Who knows?
Life goes pretty fast, and whoopty do! You are reaching the end of it, and all the things in life you once enjoyed have gone. Many of your friends have already died. Your children, if you have any, have grown up, married and have families of their own, and don't have a lot of time for you. Next thing you are in a retirement home living in one small room, waiting to die.
I just wonder if, when you get to be in your 70s, will you have the same view of life you have now? Or will you be wondering where you will be 5 minutes after you die?
I haven`t seen a single trace of a god anywhere so
You're here, aren't you?
You're right. If you don't enjoy the company of Christians here on earth, you certainly won't enjoy them in heaven either.
The only ones who are going to heaven are those who love God with all their heart, mind and strength, and love others as themselves. So, ask yourself, is that you? No? Then you won't get there.
It matters not one bit how Christians conduct themselves, or whether you think that the Christians you have met have put you off Christianity because you have the perception that they think you are not good enough to show Christian love and grace toward you. They will have to give their own account before God one day.
If Jesus is really true and real, and if He is going to come back one day in the future, then you may find yourself standing before Him to give your own account concerning the way you lived your life. The question is, what will you do if you found that the Christian gospel is really true and you find yourself standing before Christ?
Life has a beginning, a middle and an end. You are not going to live forever. I don't know how old you are, but I am now 71 years old. When I was in my 20s, 30s, or even 40s, I didn't think my 70s would come around so fast! But here I am. I've probably got around 8-9 years left of life if I keep my health; but then I could wake up in eternity tomorrow morning. Who knows?
Life goes pretty fast, and whoopty do! You are reaching the end of it, and all the things in life you once enjoyed have gone. Many of your friends have already died. Your children, if you have any, have grown up, married and have families of their own, and don't have a lot of time for you. Next thing you are in a retirement home living in one small room, waiting to die.
I just wonder if, when you get to be in your 70s, will you have the same view of life you have now? Or will you be wondering where you will be 5 minutes after you die?
Your existence is part of the evidence.
I still don`t feel it
The point is, whether you have evidence of a God or not, the way to heaven is loving God with all your heart, soul and mind, and loving others as yourself. By your own words, you have no evidence that would convince you that there is a God, so you can't love a God in whom you don't believe exists.
Does your acceptance of God's reality depend upon your subjective feelings?
No doubt. But I have a hope for the future, and have confidence that there is a future for me after I depart this world. You can have that same hope if you choose, and I sincerely hope that one day you will see how pointless and meaningless life really is without a hope for the future after life ends.Atleasts you know I care honestly and see you for the person you are
No doubt. But I have a hope for the future, and have confidence that there is a future for me after I depart this world. You can have that same hope if you choose, and I sincerely hope that one day you will see how pointless and meaningless life really is without a hope for the future after life ends.
Solomon said in Ecclesiastes, "Remember your Creator in the days of your youth. before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them"--
Because I did remember my Creator in the days of my youth, I am now old, and I still find great pleasure in life and have a strong hope in death.
No, but I trusts my gut feeling and it says no god anywhere
You don't base believing on your feelings but you base not believing on your feeling.
What's your evidence?Gut feelings are connected to your intellect
What's your evidence?
Evidence against a belief for no reason?
Your evidence that, "Gut feelings are connected to your intellect."
When you think strong emotions for example you feel it in stomach
I believe you, and there is no doubt that you are working hard to improve the world around you. I'm not trying to talk you into Christianity. All I am doing is acknowledging to you what you believe already. You don't love God, because you don't believe that there is a God. Therefore, you don't believe that there is a heaven, so you certainly won't be going there.I know but I rather improve world as I live instead of believing in something without reason, I know it`s hard work from experience but I still work hard
Without a revelation from the Holy Spirit, all my friend has is his intellect and gut feelings. That's why I am not challenging his view of life. There is no point. If you read my posts, all I am telling him is exactly how it is and what he could expect in the future. He will find out in time whether I am right or not.What's your evidence?
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