I am a Christian and I think I am stuck

[qbit]

Mk 16:15-16: "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned."

A Christian should love his neighbour as himself; the ultimate example is Christ who laid down his life for us. It's my Christian Duty to spread this Good News to all the world.

God is very fair, initially a person from a Hindu country must have the same chance of going to heaven as a person from a Christian country. But once he hears and understands the message of Christ's gift he has to make a critical decision; reject it or accept it.

The probability that a person over a certain age accepts a new faith is very low. So in many cases we should not pass the Christian message on because the message could force a friend to make a critical decision that is likely to send him to Hell. His chances for Heaven are better if he does not know.

I love my neighbour, I want to save as many people as possible so I will not spread the Good News to the world. I would rather go to Hell myself then risk damning a friend by passing on information that is statistically likely to lead him to make a decision that will send him to Hell.

I should provide people with information, but the information is likely to hurt them and I don't want that because I love them!

If a person could have been saved by not hearing, such as a Hindu and hearing forces people to make a choice that is more likely to be the wrong choice, then hearing is bad for him.

I can stop people from hearing and it may help them. So I will sacrifice my own salvation because I love them!

Why did God give us a mind to think it limits my faith?

My problem is that there may be no truly self-sacrificing Christians in Heaven?

Is this true, I am stuck?

 

[jeffs_girl_2004]

You should still tell your neighbor and even when you do you are not damning them to hell because who is to say who is going to heaven and who is not. You can't force a person to believe in what you believe in but you should stand strong in what you believe in. I think that people of all ages can switch religions at any point in their life it is just a matter of find out that there is another option out there for them. So people grow up not knowing about other religions until they are adults.

 

[Lay down all]

the problem is qbit, that there's probably lot's who call themselves Christians who won't be in Heaven, a hindu may have more chance of hearing what the Gospel's saying than those today who call themselves Christians.

Jesus said " he who has ears let him hear," but the problem being many may have the truth preached to them over and over, but never hear the truth, and hindu's or someone from another religion might hear the truth once and truly hear it, their eyes may be opened the first time they hear it and they might truly give their life to the Lord there and then, laying down all their life so they can grow from a new seed.

1Pe 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

would you call loving, to know an hindu is going to hell and not try to reach him and show him a truth that could save him.

 

[Protestant Minister]

Fortunately your theory doesn't apply because of God's plan.Many churches teach that it's all or nothing:accept Jesus as your savior or go to hell.The big problem is that on the surface this makes God appear to be terribly hateful because the vast majority of the world's population is not Christian.Even worse,there are millions of people who don't have a clue who Jesus is.So why does God want these people to go to hell just because of their birth place?Of course He doesn't.

What many ministers fail to teach is that the Book of Revelation makes it clear that people are NOT required to become Christians prior to death.Here's what will happen:at the end of the 1000 year kingdom of God on earth that will be populated by saved Christians,the Judgement will take place.Christians who have received salvation will be exempted from the Judgement.But the non-Christian dead will be raised and put on trial to determine their fate.If an individual has led a basically moral life,and if they are willing to accept Jesus as their personal savior before their trial ends,then they will be given salvation.So unlike many Christians,God is filled with mercy and justice.

 

[repentandbelieve]

Mk 16:15-16: "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned."

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The probability that a person over a certain age accepts a new faith is very low. So in many cases we should not pass the Christian message on because the message could force a friend to make a critical decision that is likely to send him to Hell. His chances for Heaven are better if he does not know.





I can stop people from hearing and it may help them. So I will sacrifice my own salvation because I love them!

You are looking at this from a negative perspective. You are not considering those who may hear the gospel message from you and someday accept it. It seems as though you're basing everything on those people who you share the message with and do not accept it right away.

Remember that one man reaps what another man sews. The is a strong possibilty that one will never see fruit from the seed that he has sewn, so don't despair is someone does not seen interested. Only God knows the harvest that our labor will bring forth.

Also keep in mind that many people accept the gospel message and become Christians in the latter part of their life.

If it Gods will that your neighbor to hear the gospel he will hear it. If you do not share it with him God will get it to him some other way.

I think you are probably glad that someone "took a chance" and shared the message with you. So go ahead and tell others about Gods grace and how much He loves us.

 

[qbit]

Fortunately your theory doesn't apply because of God's plan.Many churches teach that it's all or nothing:accept Jesus as your savior or go to hell.The big problem is that on the surface this makes God appear to be terribly hateful because the vast majority of the world's population is not Christian.Even worse,there are millions of people who don't have a clue who Jesus is.So why does God want these people to go to hell just because of their birth place?Of course He doesn't.

What many ministers fail to teach is that the Book of Revelation makes it clear that people are NOT required to become Christians prior to death.Here's what will happen:at the end of the 1000 year kingdom of God on earth that will be populated by saved Christians,the Judgement will take place.Christians who have received salvation will be exempted from the Judgement.But the non-Christian dead will be raised and put on trial to determine their fate.If an individual has led a basically moral life,and if they are willing to accept Jesus as their personal savior before their trial ends,then they will be given salvation.So unlike many Christians,God is filled with mercy and justice.

God will not force a person to go to Heaven if he chooses not to for some reason. Therefore our choice effects weather we go to heaven or not because we can choose not to. Is this not the same for every one? There choice effects weather they go to heaven because they can choose not to? God will not force us agaist our will. We choose by using our minds our minds analyse how we feel and the information we have. I feel responsible for how I influence others I would not leave a gun around if I think a person may use it.

Based on my influence they could find out about christ and then once they have found out they may choose to reject christ? Before they discover christ they didn't even know about Christ so they could not reject him which is better then rejecting him.

Not knowing about Christ is better for them then if they rejecting him!

1. Why did God give us free Choice

2. Why did God give us a Brain

 

[repentandbelieve]

Based on my influence they could find out about christ and then once they have found out they may choose to reject christ? Before they discover christ they didn't even know about Christ so they could not reject him which is better then rejecting him.

Not knowing about Christ is better for them then if they rejecting him!

Keep in mind that no one person, or group of people, ever brought someone to Christ without the help of the Holy Spirit. It's by the power of the Holy Spirit that people are convicted, convinced and converted.

Believers who have not been adequatly trained in presenting the truth and rely on their own abilty to influence others about Christ may actually do more harm than good as far as advancing the gospel.

Not everyone is called to be a teacher, however there are many other ways of witnessing for Christ.

So wherever hearts are open to recieve the gospel, witness what you personally have seen and experienced of Him.

It's actually Satans desire that people to remain in darkness and ignorance.rit.