ViaConDios

I think that god does care what religion you are. But I would like to think that he would not send someone to hell just because they either: A)Brainwashed B) Raised C) actually beleive another religion. Maybe if they are very devout in their religion they have an equal shot at getting into heaven. Please dont ban me for this.

fanofnb

Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me." Notice he didn't say "I am a way, a truth and a life."

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Boanerges

It is a sad fact that you can be sincere and sincerely wrong at the same time.God has always provided one way into His presence and to go outside of this leads to destruction- but remember God knows everyones heart and He is merciful and would not miss a single soul who would have Him. If there is a chance for that person to turn His way and get saved He will send someone to them.

templaris

and Jesus is God, and a spirit of infinite reincarnation through people, life, and experience. His infinitey stretches further than any of us could ever imagine. I think Jesus has many ways of evangelizing, but not everyone calls God Jesus, and not eveyrone cals God God. I think it is selfish of us to think Jesus doesn't have His special way of communicating and influencing everyone on earth, not only just us Christians.

He didn't say "I am the one only and one and always only..." the word "the" does not necessarily denote singilarity.

when I say "The rock is hard, brown, and large" doesn't mean that that rock is th eonly rock on earth, and, that sentence doesn't mean that the rock doens't have other qualities that were not mentioned.

How do you know Jesus doesn't appear to people of their own religion? How do you know Jesus doesn't communicte with EVERYONE? how can people be worshipping idols if all those idols are of the same thing, God? One's perception of God differs in everyone, and no one perception of God wil ever be the same, just like finger-prints, so to say "Christianity is the only right religion, and all other religions are Satan's spawn" is the type of thing that gives Christianity a notorious reputation for hatred, when we are supposed to be for love.

Jews don't believe Jesus was the messiah, but no ones pointing fingers at them, calling them the anti-christ. No, thats done for muslims, the sister religion to Christianity. I think its funny how people think muslims will go to hel, but Jews will be saved, or at least a handful of them will, which I find just hilarious.

God is infinity. What? Do you think He created diversity for the opposite reason it is notable for?

If theres a chance one if for Him, chances are they were already for Him from the beginning, but no one noticed bc that one was naked, thrwing spears at fish in the jungle living in a hut with his twelve brothers and sisters.

You do not deserve to be banned, but commended on noting that God is graceful and forgiving, not to mention infinitely patient, loving, and cosmopolitan. in one verse it says God is jealous, but, perfection and envy don't go together, so I'd disagree. I dont think the Bible is wrong, but whoever wrote the word jealous into the Bible must have not heard the part about God being infinitely perfectly loving. A thesarus would have been useful. Envy and jealousy don't have a place in God's perfect heart and thats the truth.

Struick

Well, if a jewish person rejects Jesus Christ (as many are doing), according to my Bible they will not be saved.
Anyone rejecting Christ follows a spirit of anti-christ, it does not matter who they are or where they are.
I don't think it's funny, I think it's serieus bussiness.

Struick

I can see why you would think that, and many think the same way you do.
There's one problem with it: it's not according to what Jesus Christ has said.
It's not according to scripture and it's doctrine of men.
It sounds nice but you cannot find what you said in the bible.

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life: no one can come to the Father(God)(in Heaven), but by me." (John 14:6) This means that if you die without trusting in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour you will die in your sins.

He did not say there is another way.

mustardseed

Amen. Whatever you call your religion, the only way to get to heaven is to believe and acknowledge Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour, believe that He died for your sins, and give your life to Him to be Lord. Other religions don't acknowledge that Jesus' blood was shed for them. Religion is not about works, rituals and beliefs. Those don't get us to heaven. Religion is about faith.

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Struick

1 John 4:2 (New International Version)

2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

templaris

My point was I think Jesus does speak and communicate with other religions, they just don't call it "Jesus". they have a different name. I just think Jesus does show up to people in many religions, but they just don't recognize Him as "Jesus", but as another name.

Would a rose by any other name still smell as sweet?

Thats the power I believe He has. We all aim for the same thing. Does it matter what ball we call it by, when God KNOWS we're all worshipping Him? God knows we all worship Him. God knows we all don't call Him by the same name. God knows Jesus is infinitely eternal and reincarnates and will reincarnate forever and ever and ever. He will be eternally present always, so why is it that culture/language separates?

I don't think culture and language and religion separates. I think man separates man with names, numbers, and labels.

God gives you a name, man gives you a number. Pick.

Theophilus

God has provided for the deceived and the unknowing. But if your in this forum you most definatly are not amung the uninformed. And if you are reading the replies in this forum you cannot be counted amung the deceived.

You are being given your shot. You have a choice to make. Either you believe ,accept, and obey the one and only true God or take your chances with one of those artifical roses that smells so sweet.

Those who publicly or privatly for that matter convey a message of relitivism in relationship to Christ Jesus as Lord don't have a good understanding of the significance of Jesus or the meaning of eternity.

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God sends no one to hell. He lets them go because they choose to.