Will one receive eternal life on the baiss of his/her good intentions? (Jesus Christ, Earth)

[Bishka]

• Will one receive eternal life on the baiss of his/her good intentions?

• Why or why not?

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

• Will one receive eternal life on the baiss of his/her good intentions?

• Why or why not?

Great topic, Becky. My answer could go either way, actually. I don't believe that good intentions without some effort are going to count for much. On the other hand, I do believe that God knows our hearts. He knows if we're sincere or not (in other words, He knows if our intentions are truly good), and I think He probably takes into account our intentions, even if we don't always succeed in what we intend to do.

[Cordoba]

Intention is very important, but on its own it's not enough

There are 2 basic conditions for salvation on The Day of Judgement:

1- Belief in God (Monotheism)

2- Having done good in this life.

Doing good deeds which God accepts has the important condition of having a good intention of acting for the sake of God.

A "good" deed with the wrong intention is not accepted.

[adilrockstar]

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

• Will one receive eternal life on the baiss of his/her good intentions?

• Why or why not?

My beliefs are that you can only be allowed into heaven if you accept Christ sacrifice. That is why he died for us, so we could go to heaven.

[Bishka]

Originally Posted by adilrockstar

My beliefs are that you can only be allowed into heaven if you accept Christ sacrifice. That is why he died for us, so we could go to heaven.

So what about the 5th century Mongolian girl who never heard of Jesus Christ? Or the mental incapacitated 43-year old man? Or the little boy who was abused by his preist and refuses to accept Jesus Christ because of what was ingrained in him and done to him at a young age? Or the 23 year old Seventh Day Adventist who thought they were worshipping Jesus Christ sincerely in their hearts?

Is your God going to condemn all these people to hell because of the bagged they carried in this earthly life? Is that how your God works?

[adilrockstar]

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

So what about the 5th century Mongolian girl who never heard of Jesus Christ? Or the mental incapacitated 43-year old man? Or the little boy who was abused by his preist and refuses to accept Jesus Christ because of what was ingrained in him and done to him at a young age? Or the 23 year old Seventh Day Adventist who thought they were worshipping Jesus Christ sincerely in their hearts?

Is your God going to condemn all these people to hell because of the bagged they carried in this earthly life? Is that how your God works?

I thought we had the "same" God? I though you were a Christian? I thought we believed the same? Why is He "your God"?

[Bishka]

Originally Posted by adilrockstar

I thought we had the "same" God?

We do.

Originally Posted by adilrockstar

I though you were a Christian?

I am.

Originally Posted by adilrockstar

I thought we believed the same?

In a manner of speaking

Originally Posted by adilrockstar

Why is He "your God"?

You claim Him as God don't you? Then He is "your God".

[YmirGF]

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

• Will one receive eternal life on the basis of his/her good intentions?

• Why or why not?

In short, an emphatic "No." In fact, the two are not even related. In essence, it is your interactions with others that will keep you in the "spiritual wading pool". In no way does it affect your overall inherent qualities.

"We", imho, are not the little bodies we trot about our daily lives in. "We" are an eternal spark that is in essence divine. I stress, it doesn't matter what you do, nothing will change this "fact".

Well, you asked.

[adilrockstar]

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

We do.



I am.



In a manner of speaking


You claim Him as God don't you? Then He is "your God".

You are very good at getting your foot out of your mouth. But I see very clearly. You are only fooling yourself.