Questions to Christians... Options

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I don't even worship Buddha or talk to him that much. I am not a very religious person. Even if I believe in God and Jesus, and I talk to the universal being. Does that mean I still go to Hell because I don't worship him or read the Bible?

the real question here is .....when u die...do u kno u are going 2 heaven or hell? and why

[sikdragon]

it all depends on how you lived your life. only God can judge you. and yes if you lived a sinful life and was not openly remorseful you would go to hell. the reason to be good is not fear of hell but your love of God.

[xnastyninjagrlx]

I don't think you get it. If I lied and said that I completely and fully believed in Jesus and God, that's like asking to get sent to Hell. Or maybe you did get that, I just wanted to make sure that would be acknowledged.

YAh your right. God doesn't want you to believe in Him for the sake of believing. I do believe that God has a purpose for you and in sometime of your life, you will see God's gift and what he has in store of you.

[xnastyninjagrlx]

I don't even worship Buddha or talk to him that much. I am not a very religious person. Even if I believe in God and Jesus, and I talk to the universal being. Does that mean I still go to Hell because I don't worship him or read the Bible?

I know it's hard to believe..but yes..you can't just worship any God. That is his very first commandment, "You shall have no other gods before me" As Christians we believe our religion is the right one. I am not trying to sound arrogant, but that is what we believe to be true. So, if you can't say you acknowledge The God, Jesus Christ as Lord then I believe you will go to Hell.

[raw_material]

YAh your right. God doesn't want you to believe in Him for the sake of believing. I do believe that God has a purpose for you and in sometime of your life, you will see God's gift and what he has in store of you.

you are totally right...god might now want u now...but we can tell god has a future 4 u...thats him working on u right now...and u dont even realize it...god has a future 4 him...just dont give up and pray

[sikdragon]

we were talking about people who hadnt known them by their names.

[sporadic]

Don't all religions believe their religion to be the right one?

[raw_material]

Don't all religions believe their religion to be the right one?

not all the religions have the 10 commandments.....one of the commandments says...2 not worship other gods and other idols...there is only one god
many religions have many gods...there is only one god
or wat evotion made the 10 commandments? the stones decided 2 write on themselves?

[sikdragon]

every other religion's doctrine if it has one, contradicts itself at one time or another. I myself have researched other religions and have found this one to be the truest.

[raw_material]

every other religion's doctrine if it has one, contradicts itself at one time or another. I myself have researched other religions and have found this one to be the truest.

why is the truest....bcuz the bible has proven events that where written back in the days and have come true....and there are many more 2 come...but god is with us

[Spirited Away]

"The belief that there is only one truth and that oneself is in possession of it seems to me the deepest root of all evil that is in the world." - Max Born

[sporadic]

not all the religions have the 10 commandments.....one of the commandments says...2 not worship other gods and other idols...there is only one god
many religions have many gods...there is only one god
or wat evotion made the 10 commandments? the stones decided 2 write on themselves?

Okay, what the hell?
We've been through this before. I'm not even going to bother explaining it.

[raw_material]

Okay, what the hell?
We've been through this before. I'm not even going to bother explaining it.

i kno my bad i4got we went thru that already...anyways like i asked u b4....do u still pray or did u stop or wat happend?

[sporadic]

What I did isn't what I would call praying. I was completely selfish.

[sikdragon]

if ur sorry he forgives you.

[raw_material]

What I did isn't what I would call praying. I was completely selfish.

oh i see i get u about the hole selfish thing uve been saying this hole time and i was likehuh?
um anyways why dont u start fresh? one small prayer at night wont kill u...it wont b selfish if u just say hey god um bless my day or something..its cool he will lisen2 u by the way cool signature

[sporadic]

Thanks.

Yeah, sometime last year I had a sort of realization of how selfish and conceited and awful I'd been for awhile. So that was a big part in my life, and I feel much better now that I've realized how I was before. I regret that whole period, but I'm going to make up for it in time.

I'm not speaking religiously, necessarily.

[raw_material]

Thanks.

Yeah, sometime last year I had a sort of realization of how selfish and conceited and awful I'd been for awhile. So that was a big part in my life, and I feel much better now that I've realized how I was before. I regret that whole period, but I'm going to make up for it in time.

I'm not speaking religiously, necessarily.

yea i get u no biggie....well wat happend in the past stays in the past....thats why when u believe in jesus as ur savior...its called borned again...bcuz u did all that stuff withouth the holy spirit in u....even when u believe in god..ur still gonna sin...thats why the devil is around...but god will give u the strenght 2 push on...
i kno now u dont seem like u wanna give ur life 2 god...but im sure god will come back at u.,.and will make sure that time happens....prayers work homie!

[Suesterrx]

If He loves us so much, why is He condemning us? If He gave us the power of free-will, why take that gift back? It's like me giving my brother a choice of two gifts, but my brother can only choose the one in my right.

god always has a reason for everything.

[PinkTrash]

;] I believe in God, and in some ways people around me influence to believe in Buddism and others.. I dont think its right that if you believe partially in another religion that you'd be punished for it.. Buddism doesn't do that.. I think its not exactly true..

[sikdragon]

Many other religions have the same fundamentals as the Bible, but if you believe as Buddhists do and not do anything negative toward a neighbor then that is like saying love thy neighbor as thy self. There is only positive and negative, good and evil, black and white, hot and cold.
There is no middle man. No gray area.

Choose a side and stick with what your heart leads you to believe. Don't get confused when you love something more than somebody then there is a serious problem. God's word is as good as God himself. Just like your word, it should be as good as you. Christ lived by example, follow it.

[gigiopolis]

It does seem like you're trying to scare me into believing into God. The more you talk about God, the more I start not liking the idea of there being a God. And how you talk about him makes him seem like he's trying to make people fear him, and therefore obey.

Yes, I agree. Everyone talks so much about it that I dislike the idea..it's like He's some sort of evil dictator now. "Listen to me, listen to me, listen to me." I don't have anything against God, don't get me wrong. I think it's a good thing to have a religion to believe in, but I hate the idea of people pushing others to believe! You just can't do that. It's just morally incorrect.

[sikdragon]

let's say there was a flyer around school about a party in the Gym. When you go hear that the teachers are all aliens and are trying to get worms into the ears of all the student population. You witness one person get taken and you try to warn others not to go in there and are trying to save the world from the aliens. Your friends and parents won't listen to you because it sounds stupid and the party sounds like more fun.

Would that be too pushy then?
Ignorance is bliss.

[espionage]

Whoa. Is that from Animorphs?

Urgency requires trust, in which ignorance does not give. Bliss is ignorance, but so is urgency sometimes. IMO, I think it's best for all of you to check Christianity out, and then come here and have a talk with sik.

But you gotta check it out.

[Spirited Away]

Many other religions have the same fundamentals as the Bible, but if you believe as Buddhists do and not do anything negative toward a neighbor then that is like saying love thy neighbor as thy self. There is only positive and negative, good and evil, black and white, hot and cold.
There is no middle man. No gray area.

Except that Buddhims existed before the Christian era, and Hinduism existed before Judaism.

You mean that Christianity has many of the same fundamentals as older religions.