by Romiex69x on March 28th, 2007

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On one hand it's ok to believe in different religon or branch of christianity, you're still going to heaven, even if you sin, but on other hand if you're upstanding person, but aetheist, you're going to hell according to them, what's up with that?

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by Sketchy Mess Jeoffory on March 28th, 2007
This is what leads a large number of people to have a more relaxed view of Christianity. It's just not conceivable to most people that a person who is kind and selfless would spend eternity in hell just because he does not believe in God.
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by trinityofwitches on June 3rd, 2008
Ok Galenda. So, if I took it in a biological sense, if I don't follow EVERYTHING my mother tells me to do, then I therefore should be dead? That makes no sense! What if my mother doesn't know what exactly is best for my life, she can only go by what she knows from her parents and that is usually how the cycle of terrible lives keep going. The next generation needs to think for themselves and see what the last generation did wrong to not have the same mistakes. They make their own mistakes and then it is learned onto the next generation.
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- I don't know where all that comes from but it doesn't make sense, nor sound what I said. If you don't do what you're mom knows is best for you like not sticking your hand in a burning fire or playing on a busy highway, but you are sorry you did it and try to change, then all is well if you mean it and show that you are trying not to go in the street. As your mom, I'm sure she knows more about life and fire and highways than you who know nothing. Why go backwards and not learn from your mom who lovs you and wants the best from you?
  
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  by Galeanda on June 3rd, 2008
- No why do you assume I know nothing? Because I am younger so therefore I wouldn't know jack about how to live? When I am a baby and just starting life, yes I agree with you. Though I am now an adult. There are things that my mother thinks are best for me, but might not be. Plus, if God did love us, maybe he would have compassion for those that were taught a different religion in life cause they never heard of his religion. When that is magically in the Bible, give me a call. And most of what is in the Bible, if taken seriously at all, are essentially warnings for when you are alive. You couldn't eat ham back then because of the fact no one knew how to cook it correctly. You can't eat food that is over 3 days old because they had no way to keep their food fresh and it would go bad and therefore kill you.
  
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  by trinityofwitches on June 3rd, 2008
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by linusnuahs on June 2nd, 2008
Atheist tend to be morally stronger because they can't fall back on "confessions" to get rid of their sins... check out the following blogs of mine, see how people defend their BLIND beliefs...
1.http://blogs.ibibo.com/polling/God-the-question-on-his-existence.html
2.http://blogs.ibibo.com/polling/God-does-not-exist-continuation-to-my-earlier.html
3.http://blogs.ibibo.com/polling/God-MAY-exist-for-you-FINAL-PART--God-the-que.html

frankly i had to conclude my blog just to satisfy the egos of few...
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by Anonymous on June 2nd, 2008
This is my attempt to answer it, and appologies if it sounds preachy. One of my aims is to show how the Bible sees this issue.

From a Biblical perspective:
It doesn't matter in one sense how "good" you are. What matters is what side you are on. A person can be a good friend to his comrades, help them out, take a bullet for them but still be a terrorist bent on bombing my house. In that case, it doesn't matter how good he is, because he/she is still my enemy.

That's kind of what it's like in terms of our position with God.
Here’s a little more theological background:
1) God is the loving Ruler of the World. He created it and us and is the rightful King.
2) God created humans to rule the world but always under His authority.
3) Humans reject God the King by trying to live their own way without Him. This is what the Bible calls sin. Sin isn't just breaking rules; It is willful rebellious independance that seeks autonomy without God. Many of the world's problems I think are caused by all of us, including myself, running around trying to be our own little gods and doing what we want.
4) God is just, loving and cares about the way we treat ourselves, each other and Him. If we continue in sin/rebellion, He will one day give us what we want: An existence without Him and thus without all that is good. This is death and what the Bible calls "Hell". A just and loving God punishes sin. If He didn't, He would be unjust and like a negligent parent.
5) But because God loved us so much, He sent His own Son into the world, the man Jesus Christ. Unlike us, Jesus the man always did what God wanted Him to do, so didn't deserve to die. Yet by dying in our place, Jesus took the punishment we deserved in order to restore our relationship with God.

6) God raised Jesus to life again as Ruler of the world. He will return to judge the living and the dead. So this leaves Humanity in two positions they can take up:

a) Continue in rebellion, rejecting God's Rulership and eventually getting what they want. ie. Hell.

b) Instead of rebelling, we submit to Jesus as our Ruler and trust in His death in our place for a right standing with God. This is, from a Biblical perspective, God's appointed way of crossing over from side a to side b. IF that's true, then any other way of living or trying to approach God is again human rebellion and wilful sinful independence seeking to do things “my way”. Even if a person is good, they can still be on side a. Those on side B are treated like they never rebelled in the first place and have eternal life, not because they deserve it, but because Christ died for them.
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- Ok, so as long as I believe in Jesus I could rape little boys, kill thousands of people, destroy the world, and still go to heaven? Then what would the point be of following the rules of the Bible if no matter what I did, I would still go to heaven?
  
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  by trinityofwitches on June 2nd, 2008
- That's not what believing means. Believing means following Jesus footsteps closely, trying to think like his Father, reflect his thoughts and actions. The Bible says that the demons believe in Jesus but that doesn't mean they do what he says and follow in his footsteps. Doing any bad thing and not being showing any repentance and acknowledgment of what you did doesn't wash.
  
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  by Galeanda on June 2nd, 2008
- Though, then that brings up another point. What if you sinned, but because you don't think it is a sin you never repent but you were good in every other way. You would go to hell because you didn't repent for that one thing you either didn't know for forgot to mention. How fair is that?
  
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  by trinityofwitches on June 2nd, 2008
- If you train your conscience and care enough to follow God''s standards, you DO know when you've done wrong or you are sorry for things you may have done and didn't realize you had done them. That's all it takes. Are you sorry that you make mistakes even when you don't know of them. Are you aware that you goof up not on purpose. Of course we make mistakes. None of us are perfect. That's a given. We are not asked to be perfect, just to try and be sorry and do better next time, genuinely. It's not that big a burden, but it has to be genuine. And I think it's incredibly fair. It takes into consideration that people make mistakes, that life is difficult, that we can learn and grown up and change.
  
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  by Galeanda on June 2nd, 2008
- Though what if you are stubborn, and will never admit you make a mistake. That is a flaw in your being, so is that fair?
  
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  by trinityofwitches on June 2nd, 2008
- Anyone can be humble if they desire and work at it. Being stubborn is a flaw but you have to take responsibility and can change if you desire it enough and try to change with sincerity.
  
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  by Galeanda on June 2nd, 2008
- Though what if you don't wish to change cause you are stubborn? Do you go to hell cause you don't meet the club standard?
  
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  by trinityofwitches on June 2nd, 2008
- Yes, if you don't abide by the rules of who created you, you don't get to live. Just like if you were a car made by someone and you refused to stay on the road where you were designed to travel but wanted to try to drive yourself underwater. You wouldn't work for long.
  
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  by Galeanda on June 2nd, 2008
- PART I
  In regard to the first comment: In brief real faith/trust leads to a changed life. A person who trusts in Jesus is declared by God to be not guilty and is adopted into His family. Thus, now that he/she is in God's family, it is appropriate that he/she live in line with that.
  faith in Christ = salvation + good works
  
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  by Anonymous on June 2nd, 2008
- PART II
  Can a person do good works without faith in Christ? Of course. Many people who aren't Christian do good things. But then it comes back to my analogy. Which side is the person on? According to the Bible, God isn't after good rebels; He is after repentant sinners who trust in Him
  
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  by Anonymous on June 2nd, 2008
- PART III
  In regards to needing to repent for every sin: From a Biblical standpoint, salvation is based on Christ's work alone, not on my response to Christ's work. What saves me is not my faith and repentance. What saves me is Christ's death in my place which paid the full price for my sins. My faith/trust is just the empty hand which receives Christ's work for me. So what matters is not how perfect my faith and repentance is, but the object of my faith, which is Christ and His perfect work in dying and rising again
  
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  by Anonymous on June 2nd, 2008
- People can do good things, sure, though I guess it's up to the person to define what 'good' is. But is your goodness worth something if it's not done for the right reasons? You could save a decent man's life because you are ordered to and they would hurt or kill you if you didn't or because you care deeply about another man's life. What's your motive? Apparently it matters to God as he is the only one who can read hearts. And yes, a lot comes down to trust...it always does in any good relationship worth having.
  
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  by Galeanda on June 2nd, 2008
- No where in the bible does it say once saved always saved. Instead it makes it clear by all the warnings, that you need to 'work' out your salvation in fear And it says that he that endures to the end will be saved. You have to keep at it.
  
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  by Galeanda on June 2nd, 2008
- Sorry, I don't think I said "once saved always saved"? I don't believe in that either.
  
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  by Anonymous on June 2nd, 2008
- Didn't say you did, but you implied that salvation was based on Christ's work alone, like people didn't have to do much, other than rely on Christ's death alone and then having faith in that comes after.
  
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  by Galeanda on June 3rd, 2008
- Sorry, added my reply as a comment >.<
  
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  by trinityofwitches on June 3rd, 2008
- Why would God want you to pick a side? Why can't you do what he wants you to do which is love each other and respect each other while we are alive. I think God looks more favorably on people who honestly do follow in the path, then people who say they do. Whether they are part of X religion or not. Cause why would we have the power of free will if we are not allowed to use it? And I also don't think that he wants people to hold onto ceremony, as much as the church wants you to. Why would he hate certain members of his creation, when he made his creations the way they are? And the funny thing is, he knows that you are going to rebel cause he is supposed to know everything. So then if he knew, why would he hold it against you? Also, the Jewish people were following him first. So, because they don't believe in Jesus and they believe in God they auto go to hell to cause they didn't pick the right religion?
  
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  by trinityofwitches on June 3rd, 2008
- The only side God wants you to choose is his way. It says in John 4 that he is only looking for those that worship him with truth and spirit. So he is the one that set up the rules, the sides, the way. We are his creations. It is his purpose, not ours, no matter how we may feel we know better. I just follow exactly what they bible says, let it interpret itself. I know that Jesus said that even if some were to claim to serve him, know him, but didn't do the right things, he would tell them to get away from him and he called them workers of lawlessness.
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  Not all Jews are being destroyed. Many are spoken of as being friends of God, all the first followers of Jesus were Jews. They were the chosen people that led to Christ and those that were faithful, are still faithful in God's eyes, Read Hebrews 11 & 12 and how honorably some Jews were mentioned. But they did more than just try to be good. Just being good has never been enough. Intent is not enough if have the opportunity to learn.
  
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  by Galeanda on June 3rd, 2008
- Yet is says in the Bible that if you don't believe in Jesus as the son of God you would go to hell. So even though they are devote followers, just because they don't believe in Jesus, they are evil and go to hell. Yeah, that is fair.
  
  And then there is another thing to ponder. If God had a hand in writing the bible, then how come no one can agree what it means? Wouldn't God come back down and tell who ever decide to interpret everything in another language and told him in their language what exactly he meant? Why does it always need YOU to interpret it. It was written down my men, and over the years has been so misconstrued that what you know is the Bible might not even be the same! And even you don't follow everything in the Bible. Did you know that somewhere in the Bible it says to stone your child to death if he disobeys? And you want to follow something that says your child should be dead by now? And then you are being taught your pastors viewpoint of the Bible.
  
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  by trinityofwitches on June 3rd, 2008
- In regards to salvation: Yes, salvation from my understanding of the Bible is based on Christ's work alone. (This, in my understanding, is a crucial point of the gospel). That is why Paul can speak of Christian salvation with a sense of assurance. e.g Romans 5:8-9. Can Christians still fall away? Yes. From the Biblical data, I think assurance and the possibility of falling away need to be held together.
  
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  by Anonymous on June 3rd, 2008
- In regards to picking sides (PART I): Again, I think it's important to see how the Bible defines sin. It's not just bad actions. At it's heart, sin is rebellion against God and is shown whether we shake our fists against God or just live passively indifferent to Him or do good things without acknowleging His rightful place as King. Again, the terrorist analogy. He could be the best comrade in the world but if I'm his target, I'm by definition, his enemy. God isn't after good rebels. He's after people who come back to Him his way.
  
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  by Anonymous on June 3rd, 2008
- Picking sides (PART II): Because God is just, He can't just ignore sin. Sin has to be dealt with. Christ claims that in His death ALONE, sin is dealt with in full. If that claim is true, then what's going to top the death of the Son of God when approaching God? And how else could our sins be dealt with? If that claim is true, then by definition, Christ really is the only way to the Father. I think, trinityofwitches, it comes down to whether you trust the claims Jesus made about Himself. If you do, great! If you don't, then hey, I respect your decision and hope we can still be friends.
  
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  by Anonymous on June 3rd, 2008
- Picking sides (PART III): Sorry for posting in parts. I can't seem to post comments in huge chunks!
  
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  by Anonymous on June 3rd, 2008
- No worries. I am agnostic, used to be a Christian. I don't know if there is a God, I don't know if there isn't. I don't know which religion is correct and refuse to say that someone doesn't deserve happiness because they picked wrong by certain individuals. I do respect your opinion, but to me the Bible is still really contradictory of itself.
  
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  by trinityofwitches on June 3rd, 2008
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by ninjax7 on May 10th, 2009
no no no, if your an upstanding person you can go to heaven. problem is your not. why would an atheist want to go to heaven? The reason anyone goes to hell is for the rejection of rhe Light/Truth/Christ. Everyone is a sinner, EVERYONE that hs ever existed or will exist save one tht is Jesus Christ. God knows this, and He can either destroy it all now including you because you are part of it, or He can be patient and give you time to wake up, and see if you express the will to repent and know Him.
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- How can you know that I'm not upstanding person? There are lot of great people who don't believe in religions because they don't believe things just because someone tells them to.
  
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  by Romiex69x on May 10th, 2009
- It doesnt matter if your upstanding or not, the point is...Heaven is a place for people who want to be with God, and learn from him....HELL is a place where there is no GOD...If an Athiest desires to live a life...with NO GOD. God is gonna put him there. Get it?
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 10th, 2009
- N u shouldnt believe cuz sombody tells you to. Its cuz you want to...Nobody is tellin me to do what I do...but I do it cuz I want to. I like it, I get joy outta it, Im happy....complete.
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 10th, 2009
- You are contradicting yourself, at first you say that no no no i fyou are upstanding person you can go to heaven, but then you say that exactly what I was saying is true, that no matter how good of a person you are if you are an atheist you're going to hell.
  
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  by Romiex69x on May 10th, 2009
- ...dude...shh...Name a spot i said you will go to heaven for be upstanding. Just...shh, stop. Dont look dumb k? Im not gonna do this with idiots no mo.
  Restated - AN ATHIEST WANTS NO GOD......SO GOD PUTS THEM WHERE THEY WANT TO BE....HELL = SEPERATION FROM GOD.........SO AN ATHIEST GOES TO HELL CUZ THATS WHERE HE WANTS TO BE....GET IT?!?!
  Heaven is something "made up" by christians, why would u guys believe in it anyways???...
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 10th, 2009
- Sorry I was mean, but nothing makes sense outta peoples mouths...they type and talk before they even know what they are saying...sorry, but..EEEr...thers so many and it happens all the time, and it eventually gets nerve racking. OOOOH, I GET IT you thought I was him...LoL, whoops...well, whatever it makes sense...so, blah.
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 10th, 2009
- Yeah, the problem here was I though you were the person who answered the question, didn't notice that you were someone else, someone way less inteligent and way more dellusional than the person who originally answered, sorry for the confusion. And I don't believe there is heaven or hell, I was just trying to get some clarification on what type of non-sense you Christians believe in, a cruel God like that who punishes people for choosing wrong or no religion at all...
  
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  by Romiex69x on May 11th, 2009
- by upright you mean basicly a good person? well then schmee is right, it doesn't matter, cause you're not good enough. When i said upright i meant perfect. If you were absolutly perfect, no iniquety found in you, you could get into heaven. but like i said, your a sinner. sorry. i wish it weren't so but you are like everyone else. Romans 3:10 'As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one' have you ever lusted? hated? acted selfisly? well then you're not heaven material. that's the way it works. the wrath of God abides on all sinners. you must be covered in His Grace that is found in Jesus Christ,
  
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  by ninjax7 on May 11th, 2009
- ...its not who chooses a religion. Its denying the maker who gave you life. And its rejecting the life that he set up for you...that could be a full and meaningful life...and to understand what being ALIVE means. ...and hes not a cruel God who punishes you...he is a just God. And if athiest spend all there time rejecting him, and running from him...and making fun of him...then where is it they are trying to go?...AWAY FROM GOD...and what is hell an eternal seperation from God...so in reality, those people are going exactly where they want to be...A PLACE WITH NO GOD. he doesnt put you there, only you put yourself there.
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 11th, 2009
- Schmee, you are missing one big point, you are saying it like it's a fact, it's not a fact, it's just what YOU believe in, and I do not reject my maker, I respect my father and mother very much and have a great relationship with them. So you're saying you could be a great person, who helps people, spends his life helping kids in Africa or whatever, but he will go to hell, because he happens to do it just to help people, and because he believes he'll be rewared in afterlife for it, he's an atheist. But a bad person who happens to be Chrisitan, like most people in jail are, will go to heave. Makes a lot of sense... NOT.
  
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  by Romiex69x on May 11th, 2009
- LoL. Its fact.
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 12th, 2009
- ...it says "its not about good works"...Good works just come with the package. You do em cuz ya wanna do em (and everyone WANTS to do em, and be good...and be loved, and love others. But there is a key point many people miss. And if there is a Christian that is BAD...they wont go either. You are missing the point. What you call a "christian" ISNT WHAT AN ACTUAL CHRISTIAN IS. Its not a person who just "goes to church"...its not a person who just "prays a little"...its not a person who "believs in christ"...its a person who has been Re-Born, has seen truth/light...had a revelation, and is on it...has purpose, and strive for it. There is no BAD Christians. theres bad "christians"
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 12th, 2009
- What the world has been taught about what a "christian" is...is usually wrong. They see it as a religion. Its not. They see it as...something a person just chooses, and follows...to be part of a "group"...its not. They see it as if ya know...its just these people following orders from some guy in the sky cuz he tells me "DONT DO THIS DONT DO THAT...DO THIS AND THIS AND THIS"...its not...Its actually the opposite, I dont do anything cuz Im "made" to do it, I do it cuz I realized..."WOW" that makes sense. I want to do it...wow God is my Master/Sense/Teacher/Guide...Wow I didnt realize, but it makes sense...If I wanna live complete...huh?!? I get it!!! amazing, it makes sense...I will follow you.....LORD.
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 12th, 2009
- I'm sorry, but that just doesn't make any sense...
  
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  by Romiex69x on May 13th, 2009
- exactly. Cuz you dont want it to.
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 14th, 2009
- No, cause it just doesn't. It is a religion, it's one of many, and it realigion, you chose to follow, and you fully believe that it's the right one, just like lots of other people chose to follow other religions around the world, usually don't get to choose to much, it's where you're born and what you're thought from young age, people can believe anything. And then there are people like me who have no religion, who would like to satisfy the need to know the where we came from, what's ahead of us, what's the purpose, but won't settle for magical unproven explanations, who are ok by not knowing everything, because to me it's better to not have any answer, to just settle for the wrong one.
  
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  by Romiex69x on May 14th, 2009
- John 8:3-37
  
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  by ninjax7 on May 14th, 2009
- LoL. (where we came from) (whats ahead of us) (whats the purpose) - I have the answers to all 3. Good bye.
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 14th, 2009
- As I said, you have an "answer" but I would preffer to have the truth, but if I can't have that I'll settle for no answer rather then the wrong answer.
  
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  by Romiex69x on May 15th, 2009
- OH! your searching for the truth!? My bad, I forgot my answer...just was some crap. Well...good luck finding "truth" LoL.
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 15th, 2009
- LOL!
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 15th, 2009
- LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 15th, 2009
- ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 15th, 2009
- yeah; John 8:34-47. tht's what i meant. (sorry)
  
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  by ninjax7 on May 15th, 2009
- yeah, solid truth, proven truth, not something some fairy tale book written couple of thousands years ago by some violant people tells me, same violant people who murdered anyone who wouldn't follow their religion, thus making it one of the biggest religions, today allt hey do is rape little boys, am I gonna believe anything they say? Especially when they're explanation is magic and fairy beingings? Wit no proof what so ever? No thanks! LMFAO at Christians...
  
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  by Romiex69x on May 15th, 2009
- Dude your talking about catholics. Catholics arnt christians...but we wont go into that. LoL
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 15th, 2009
- Pretty sure it's just bunch of slightly different version of the same religion, one things Virgin Mary was a Virgin, one thinks she wasn't, so they kill each other over it, sounds very Christian to me...lol
  
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  by Romiex69x on May 16th, 2009
- LoL! Actually the catholic church is the complete opposite of anything christian. Here look at this. http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/6508101
  
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  by schmee2369 on May 16th, 2009
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by technios on June 2nd, 2008
the only answer is, we will have to wait and see!
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by Gone! on December 29th, 2010
If someone is an atheist, then they already do not believe in heaven or hell. Right? Now if they are worried about going to hell because they were a good person, but didn't believe in God... then they believe that there is 'something' to this God thing, or it wouldn't be on their mind. You can't have it both ways. So what's up with that? God gave us the freedom of choice, to believe or not believe. To accept or not accept. To have faith in Him or not. There are many denominations of Christianity that will be in heaven. God looks at the heart of a man. Not the denomination.
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- I'm not worried about going to heaven or hell, but I am worried about the crazy beliefs of the majority of a population... it's scary.
  
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  by Romiex69x on January 9th, 2011
- you say crazy beliefs. Although I don't know which beliefs you're talking about, I personally believe the bible. That God is who He said He is. That He has a son, Jesus, that sacrificed Himself on the cross for me. And because of that belief I have the hope of heaven with Him. If I'm wrong... did I really believe in something that horrible? I have a God that loved me enough to sacrifice His only son. I have a son that loved me enough to be that sacrifice. I have a Holy Spirit that was given to me as a comforter until the day that Christ returns. It gives me GREAT hope... and hope is a wonderful thing.
  
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  by Gone! on January 9th, 2011
- Dude if it makes you happy who am I tell you to stop, roll with it. The problem is when people start changing laws etc to impose rules and restrictions on us based on their beliefs which are not based on any facts or solid evidence. I don't believe that the book that was written thousands of years ago is correct, think it was meant as a moral guide for simple people of that time, and all those stories are fictional, just made up to support some moral or ethical beliefs of that author, or whoever translated or rewritten at whatever time.
  
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  by Romiex69x on January 13th, 2011
- That would be dudette. lol Thank you... I'll think I'll just "roll with it" as you said. I'm confident in the simple gospel of truth. You don't have to accept it. I just present it. Blessings.
  
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  by Gone! on January 14th, 2011
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by Gone! on September 21st, 2011
For an atheist... why would it matter if they're going to Hell. They don't believe in it anyway, nor do they believe in heaven. It's a mute point to them. They don't believe in God, therefore there are no ramifications of heaven or hell.

As Christians, we have an eternal hope. Our hope is in heaven through our faith and belief in Jesus Christ. There are different churches. The bottom line is faith and belief in Jesus Christ and His resurrection and return. Many different denominations will be in heaven as long as they are the body of Christ.
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by Rumyr on June 1st, 2008
The denomination (branch) of Christianity is not important, as long as a person has a true "rebirth" through Jesus. This assures his/her salvation (going to heaven). An atheist does not have this "rebirth" through Jesus. Therefore they will not spend eternity with God.
Heaven has nothing to do with how nice or 'upstanding' a person is.
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- What about a Jewish person, who believed in God first? They all the sudden go to hell, even though they started to follow God?
  
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by Mandy the Pirate Comedian on June 1st, 2008
its all about faith.. however.. if you dont read to much into. you can claim another faith and someone will accept you..
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by troygstott on November 22nd, 2010
I believe that God will judge us according to the light we've received and what we've done with it. I also believe that some will be able to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ in the spirit world and have an opportunity to accept or reject it, if they didn't have a proper opportunity in their lifetime.

1 Peter 4-6
For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
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On one hand it's ok to believe in different religon or branch of christianity, you're still going to heaven, even if you sin, but on other hand if you're upstanding person, but aetheist, you're going to hell according to them, what's up with that?

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