Please explain what events you are referring to. Thanks.
Luck 23: 34The ones concerning God destroying the ignorant.
For example if there was a Jew/ Muslim/ Shinto/ Atheist who devoted their lives to doing good works, charity, looking after people and never did a bad deed, would they be excluded from Heaven?
This is a traditional image of Holy Saturday (remembered in the Nicene Creed as 'he descended into hell', except it wasn't actually hell at all); the Lord bringing the Patriarchs from Sheol (Jewish afterlife) into Paradise.
Lots of very good Jewish people going to heaven, none of them knowingly Christian. A very useful precedent, that one.
That sounds like one of the more fantastical conceptions of hell - worthy of Dante....I assumed you were talking of the popular notion where the Devil and his attending fallen angel imps enjoy themselves in that way.
That sounds vaguely familiar - is there some scripture along those lines?In fact, a recent horror film had them saying that they also serve God via torturing humans as God had ordered them to.
Doesn't the scripture say that Jesus descended to preach to spirits in prison?
I Peter 3:18-20
“For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits in prison, who once were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.”
Jude 1: 16
And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
Genesis 6:1-5?
“When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” — Genesis 6:1-5
The more relevant passages here would be Acts 2:31 and Ephesians 4:8-10; Christ's descent "into the depths" (descendit ad inferos of the Apostles' Creed). Which also form the basis of the historic teaching and imagery of the Harrowing of Hell, such as expressed in St. John Chrysostom's beautiful Paschal Homily,
"He has destroyed death by undergoing death.
He has despoiled hell by descending into hell.
He vexed it even as it tasted of His flesh.
Isaiah foretold this when he cried:
Hell was filled with bitterness when it met Thee face to face below;
filled with bitterness, for it was brought to nothing;
filled with bitterness, for it was mocked;
filled with bitterness, for it was overthrown;
filled with bitterness, for it was put in chains.
Hell received a body, and encountered God. It received earth, and confronted heaven.
O death, where is your sting?
O hell, where is your victory?
Christ is risen! And you, o death, are annihilated!
Christ is risen! And the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is risen! And the angels rejoice!
Christ is risen! And life is liberated!
Christ is risen! And the tomb is emptied of its dead;
for Christ having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
To Him be Glory and Power, now and forever, and from all ages to all ages.
Amen!"
-CryptoLutheran
Do you actually believe that God has created a place where he assigns or allows his greatest enemies, Satan and his demons, to enjoy themselves via inflicting agonies on humans? Weird universe you live in!
Acts 2:31
New Heart English Bible
he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah, that neither was he left in Sheol, nor did his flesh see decay.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he saw and spoke before about the resurrection of The Messiah, that he would not be left in Sheol, neither would his body see corruption.”
GOD'S WORD® Translation
David knew that the Messiah would come back to life, and he spoke about that before it ever happened. He said that the Messiah wouldn't be left in the grave and that his body wouldn't decay.
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I think all will go to heaven if you are confused on the real truth. Considering some assume religion is man made and it leaves more to philosophical arguments to why your faith is most likely true?
First of all, altruism is the idea of looking out for others. This doesnt mean non christian, non muslims, non hindu, non atheist, my point is it doesnt matter if you believe or not, you can be as good as the next one and its by that that makes you a child of god in my view. Its different if one learns something and frankly rejects it, then its going against their nature and is not whole and that can destroy a person. The reason i think Christianity is true is more due to the idea of shame. Or well its more for your own good. Try to imagine what would happend if you need police protection for everything you do to not get your feelings hurt? Dont get me wrong i am not in anyway encouraging bully as a good thing, what i am saying is stuff like shame exists and god exists simply to protect you from it, to grow firm in the truth. I have heard lots of sad stories on people who were alcoholics or people who had their life deprived because they went on a bad path. I dont believe atheists in general are going to hell, but the gift itself from God should be recieved to recieve salvation, but if a person is a good person then that is a grace itself. I am also not trying to say muslims are wrong either. I personally believe if you try to search the truth and be a good person then you will go to heaven.
The more relevant passages here would be Acts 2:31 and Ephesians 4:8-10; Christ's descent "into the depths" (descendit ad inferos of the Apostles' Creed). Which also form the basis of the historic teaching and imagery of the Harrowing of Hell, such as expressed in St. John Chrysostom's beautiful Paschal Homily,
"He has destroyed death by undergoing death.
He has despoiled hell by descending into hell.
He vexed it even as it tasted of His flesh.
Isaiah foretold this when he cried:
Hell was filled with bitterness when it met Thee face to face below;
filled with bitterness, for it was brought to nothing;
filled with bitterness, for it was mocked;
filled with bitterness, for it was overthrown;
filled with bitterness, for it was put in chains.
Hell received a body, and encountered God. It received earth, and confronted heaven.
O death, where is your sting?
O hell, where is your victory?
Christ is risen! And you, o death, are annihilated!
Christ is risen! And the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is risen! And the angels rejoice!
Christ is risen! And life is liberated!
Christ is risen! And the tomb is emptied of its dead;
for Christ having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
To Him be Glory and Power, now and forever, and from all ages to all ages.
Amen!"
-CryptoLutheran
Luck 23: 34
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
Are you joking?For example if there was a Jew/ Muslim/ Shinto/ Atheist who devoted their lives to doing good works, charity, looking after people and never did a bad deed, would they be excluded from Heaven?
Pleasing works in the sight of GOD are a product of faith.According to Christian doctrine, yes. Christian doctrine also claims that such a person as Hitler, can have a "death bed" conversion, and gain access to heaven. In fact, their claim to fame is that it is not a "works based salvation," but a faith/belief based salvation.
SkyWriting said: ↑
The ones concerning God destroying the ignorant.
That does not qualify as God destroying the ignorant.
Quite the opposite. That is Jesus laying a precedent
for his followers to forgive the ignorant just as the
Father will forgive them.
For example if there was a Jew/ Muslim/ Shinto/ Atheist who devoted their lives to doing good works, charity, looking after people and never did a bad deed, would they be excluded from Heaven?