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Christians, Do you believe that God will send me to Hell for not believing?
- Thread starter HoldemDB9
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Who is forcing you to hold certain beliefs?
That aside, I believe that we all end up in God's love, and that for some of us it is bliss and for others torment...
That aside, I believe that we all end up in God's love, and that for some of us it is bliss and for others torment...
HoldemDB9
Active Member
umm nobody, but I still cannot chose to believe in God.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
What stops you, may I ask?
timjamz
New Member
God isn't some mystical and magical being up in the clouds somewhere with an address called "heaven," no more than "hell" is a place to go.
God is love, and heaven is living in a state of loving. Hell is when we're separated from God via "sin" (aka not doing things out of a spirit of love).
So, to answer your question -- God can't send you to hell, but you can choose to live there whenever you like.
God is love, and heaven is living in a state of loving. Hell is when we're separated from God via "sin" (aka not doing things out of a spirit of love).
So, to answer your question -- God can't send you to hell, but you can choose to live there whenever you like.
HoldemDB9
Active Member
What stops you, may I ask?
Its hard to say why I don't believe in something. I guess because I've seen no evidence of God.
This question gets asked a lot and I always give the same answer- I am not God so I don't know.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
Ahh. Such is the fate of many Britons today, sadly.
I suppose it depends, as well, what you percieve "God" to be. Some beardy man in the sky? Or something else?
doppelganger
Through the Looking Glass
What difference does it make to you what Christians believe about you?
HoldemDB9
Active Member
But I asked what you believe.
Ahh. Such is the fate of many Britons today, sadly.
I suppose it depends, as well, what you percieve "God" to be. Some beardy man in the sky? Or something else?
I don't see God as some beardy man in the sky. If God exists I think he would be how most religions describe him to be, except from the evil parts.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
Ah, good - you don't have to swallow common sense to believe in God, then
Hmm, evil parts?
And why do you believe that God would be like how most religions describe him? That's a pretty solid belief imo - much more certain than mine..!
Oh. Sorry. I believe I don't know.
There is a parable in the NT about a rich man who ignored a poor, starving man in front of his gate. That rich man separated himself from God by being cruel. It did not say that the rich man believed or didn't believe in God, though.
HoldemDB9
Active Member
Yes, evil parts. For example, take Christianity - Apparently people are sent to Hell for something which was not their fault or choice. I'm sure there are other evil things that the Christian God apparently does. I don't know much about other religions, but I'm almost certain that their God will also have certain evil aspects.
I just mean that I believe God will be how almost everyone believes him to be. He can do anything, he is loving, he is fair, etc. There's nothing "certain" about my belief of what God would be like.
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
Ahh, good old Hell.
Hell is a misunderstanding of "Gehenna" and "Sheol" (Hades being the Greek for Sheol). Gehenna means "Valley of Hinnom" and was a local rubbish dump. Sheol means "the grave". The Lake of Fire is a common one later on, but Revelation sums it up with "the lake of fire is the second death". Unfortunately, it's been taken to be a literal place...where people shall suffer forever. But fortunately, I find no such thing anywhere.
So Jesus said things such as "the wicked shall be thrown into Gehenna" = the wicked shall be destroyed.
So, don't worry about it. People won't be burning forever and ever in pain and agony with God putting marshmallows on them. I wouldn't follow a God who was evil and some machoist who was intent on killing people based on a game of Russian roulette.
Look at Islam's God. They believe he DOES send people to Hell forever, it's in the Qur'an, and it ain't no mistranslation and misunderstanding of Hell.
Yes, God is love.
The most important question, friend, is do you want to find God? If so, I think you shall.
Wandered Off
Sporadic Driveby Member
That's an interesting interplay, isn't it, Luna?
http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/philosophy/62746-actions-belief-free-will.html
That may be a difficult question. Maybe finding God is not a particularly important goal.
doppelganger
Through the Looking Glass
In retrospect, everything looks like it was chosen. Even if there is no choice, it would still appear that choices were made.