Am i going to hell? (Jesus, Earth, gospel, salvation)

[Don Penguinoini]

From a religious point of view, i do not want a rosy diplomatic "no, because your so nice," answer.

I am a hindu and i worship idols. I doubt jesus and muhammed. I know teh answer is yes, but still just wondering.

[Sunstone]

Originally Posted by penguino

From a religious point of view, i do not want a rosy diplomatic "no, because your so nice," answer.

I am a hindu and i worship idols. I doubt jesus and muhammed. I know teh answer is yes, but still just wondering.

Of course you're going to hell, Penguino: You participate on RF, don't you?

[Don Penguinoini]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

Of course you're going to hell, Penguino: You participate on RF, don't you?

I almost want to go hell myself now.

[tomspug]

The way I define hell (which is not necessarily different from the common interpretation) is eternal separation from a loving God.

Look at it this way. If you accept the concept of sin, then our physical (mortal) bodies and our metaphysical (immortal) souls are both separated from God. Our bodies bind us to earth, which is a creation of God made out of love, so we are still able to experience Him, even if we don't know Him.

In this way, people with any religion or no religion can still experience the creation of a loving God.

But if our bodies are cursed with mortality, then we cannot remain on earth once our immortal souls are all we have. Effectively, it is life that we cling to, because it is the only thing that keeps us in any proximity to God.

Once we die, our eternal souls are eternally separated from God. You can call hell a void, or a place set aside with fire and brimstone, whatever, but to me that is what hell means. It is the absence not only of God but of the comforts (or gifts) that we have here on earth.

[Don Penguinoini]

Do forgicve if i am being rude, but i did say no diplomatic asnwers. A straight your practices are evil and you will go to hell will not offend me, if anything, i would be more satisfied.

[Reverend Rick]

Penguino, it is not for Christian's to judge you. Honestly, I cannot say you will burn in hell or not for being a Hindu. Anyone who would say this is being judgmental and are condemning themselves to the same hell right along with the person they judge.

I trust the Lord will be fair in his judgement and it is my greatest hope to see us both in heaven brother. You never know, perhaps I will go to hell and you will meet the father. That is for him to decide. I believe God sent many messengers in many forms in an effort to makes us all better people.

[jolakoturinn]

Err... no is the answer (I think!).

Heck, I only have my own religion to go on, but certainly Catholicism does place a caveat of sorts on the whole thing:

Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation. (Catechism, n. 847

[gnomon]

Originally Posted by penguino

From a religious point of view, i do not want a rosy diplomatic "no, because your so nice," answer.

I am a hindu and i worship idols. I doubt jesus and muhammed. I know teh answer is yes, but still just wondering.

You might end up in a different state in which you twidle you thumbs indefinitely until Jesus opens the hatch and says ..."It's allright guys. The suns up."

Don't worry. As far as hell matters if you end up there I will as well and I can play a mean game of spades.

Plus, I'll bring those special cards as well.