Actually, because I somewhat believe in reincarnation, I even think
of going to heaven as that, that you have to overcome things to get there, or get to a higher level.
But the Bible does teach 2 hopes, not just the hope
of going to heaven.
I doubt anyone alive today would be considered worthy
of going to heaven if they were judged by the men who WROTE the people.
Regarding salvation, Wright says, «as long as we see salvation in terms
of going to heaven when we die, the main work of the church is bound to be seen in terms of saving souls for that future.
Would you really want to ruin your chances
of going to heaven by doing that to someone you despise?
It wasn't until Constantine «tickled the ears» of pagans to get them into the church that the idea
of going to heaven or hell entered.
Instead they think of how they could
of went to heaven.
Not exact matches
As far as that
goes, the three rules
of crisis management are straightforward: First, own up
to the truth and do it quick; second, move
heaven and earth
to make things right; and third, quietly let everyone move on.
I think it is impossible
to believe I am
going to heaven and you are
going to hell without that developing into a kind
of arrogant exclusivity that ultimately manifests itself in animosity and division.
Prior
to that, if you
went to a bookstore, it was likely
to be relatively small, and you probably did not have the option
of buying a cup
of coffee, let alone a tall double skinny latte with a slice
of heaven from The Cheesecake Factory.
Wonder how many impressionable young boys were told
to bend over and shut up in the name
of Christ or threatened if they told with «If you tell then you won't
go to heaven.»
Doing that in every flight trip I take make me at rest that if any thing happened on the way at least then if died will not
go waste but would face the mercy
of God on my soul... Because there only in the upper
heavens or mid oceans you have nothing but the mercy
of God and nothing in hand
to relay upon trying
to save self...!!!
Fortunately, you will never have
to suffer the defeat
of discovering at your death that there is no
heaven for you
to go to (or feel relief that there is no fiery inferno for you
to be tormented in for eternity).
Really you believe this crap that if u believe in Jesus you will
go straight
to heaven so in This case Hitler, Jeffery Dahmer or Moussolini are
going to heaven, no judgment or hell form and only cause they believe in Jesus.I don't want
to be part
of this religion.
and for the first 96,000 years
of this experience,
heaven watches with folded arms, us
go through all
of this, with indifference, without pity, and then around 4,000 years ago decides «Gee, it's time
to intervene»».
So if a pedophile dies when he is abusing a child, will he / she
go to heaven??????
Of course the easy way out is
to say, «I [you] don't make that decision.»
In the same year, Lifeway, an evangelical research agency, found that 46 percent
of those it surveyed never wondered whether or not they will
go to heaven, and 28 percent reported that finding a deeper purpose in life wasn't a priority for them.
But if you need empty threats
of hell or equally empty promises
of heaven in order
to be a decent human being, then you
go on ahead.
I am
going to assume you have no religious bent at this time from what you write, so I ask you this: We both struggle, I have the assurance
of heaven; what hope for the end
of your journey do you have?
Brandon: Those
going to heaven have repented, meaning they do not practice sinning as a way
of life.
It is easier for a camel
to go through the eye
of a needle than a wealthy man
to get into
heaven.
seems like an awful lot
of people not
going to heaven, bonnie.
Let's say there is a hetero and same sex couple, both equal in every way, both born - again Christians, they do all the same things are are the type
of congregants pastors dream about; are they all
going to heaven or is one
going to hell or are they both
going to hell, why or why not?
Those who believe in the Easter Bunny are also saved, and
go to a part
of heaven where they become happy children whose baskets are always full
of candy.
It doesn't matter how many Muslims follow the «true» path
of Islam, but as long as a significant number
of Muslims believe that murder is good way
to go to heaven, then they will have a PR problem.
Here is the quote from Genesis: «I am
going to bring floodwaters on the earth
to destroy ALL life under the
heavens, EVERY creature that has the breath
of life in it.
What, that god sent himself in human form
to earth
to live and die, so that he could live again and then rejoin himself in
heaven, so that the creations, who apparently have original sin because a talking snake convinced a rib lady
to eat an apple thousands
of years ago, could choose
to believe in Zombie Jesus and if they did they would
go to heaven but if they didn't believe in Zombie Jesus they would fry in Hell forever, regardless
of how good a life they lived on Earth?
(144,000 the new Jerusalem) * Revelation 3:12 and I will write upon him the name
of my God, and the name
of the city
of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out
of heaven from my God: (Revelation 21:12) And it shall come
to pass in the last days * Isaiah 2:3 And many people shall
go and say, Come ye, and let us
go up
to the mountain
of the Lord,
to the house
of the God
of Jacob; and he will teach us
of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out
of Zion shall
go forth the law, and the word
of the Lord from Jerusalem.
You're right, but wouldn't it be more beneficial if people focused on helping each other and the advancement
of our civilizations as apposed
to reading folklore's and choosing
to believe that only their religion
goes to heaven.
IF
heaven is so wonderful, and our mortal life is just for a tiny instant
of time compared
to all eternity in this fabulous
heaven, then I'm ready
to go there right now.
So Disgusted, I am guessing that tonight you will
go on your knees and pray
to Jesus
to open the gates
of heaven for you,
to be away from this generation
of perverts... But wait, if you kneel down too often, you may be putting yourself at risk
of prepatellar bursitis.
To Christians: Q3) To those considering Jesus being the Son of God: Do you feel as being more special as if you were as sons of God and that what ever you do good or bad you will not be held accountable for but rather will go straight to the heavens, paradise directly with out any judgment or any punishmen
To Christians: Q3)
To those considering Jesus being the Son of God: Do you feel as being more special as if you were as sons of God and that what ever you do good or bad you will not be held accountable for but rather will go straight to the heavens, paradise directly with out any judgment or any punishmen
To those considering Jesus being the Son
of God: Do you feel as being more special as if you were as sons
of God and that what ever you do good or bad you will not be held accountable for but rather will
go straight
to the heavens, paradise directly with out any judgment or any punishmen
to the
heavens, paradise directly with out any judgment or any punishment?
If we are true believers
of God and we have
to ensure that what we have been believing has been the Truth as ordained by God and have been doing good we will see at the time
of death
Heaven the place we are
going to, So when we see
heaven our worldly posessions like family, wealth etc
go into oblivion and we are not concerned the least about them since what we are now
going into will dazzle us so much.
And if I thought otherwise I was rebellious, more than likely demon possessed, and if I had any plans
of «
going to heaven'then I needed
to repent
of my evil questioning thoughts and return
to the «church».
It takes a lack
of intelligence
to believe that a magical sky fairy impregnated a virgin with himself so he could die and then
go to heaven and hang out with himself.
In Revelation it talks
of only 144,000
going to heaven.
Jesus said it would be harder for a rich man
to get into
heaven than a camel
to go through the eye
of a needle.
After all, «Good people
go to heaven after they die» is one
of the tenets
of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism that sociologist Christian Smith identified in his omnibus study
of religious youth in America (Soul Searching).
The people
of the holocost suffered greatly and I can't imagine that they didn't
go right up
to heaven in peace.
And those who have the privilege
of being selected
to go to heaven, serve in an official capacity as «kings and priests» (Rev 1:6), not as equals
to God, but as 144,000 individuals who recognize that God, whose name is Jehovah, is the Grand Creator
of all the universe, with these ones casting their crowns before God's throne, saying: «You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God,
to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because
of your will they existed and were created.»
-- whether the stone was in place or moved Matthew - There was a violent earthquake, for an angel
of the Lord came down from
heaven and,
going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
If we are judged by what we believe
heaven is, how many
of us are
going to get there?
Babies who die before birth, as well as children who have not reached an age
of accountability when they die, are given God's grace and
go to heaven.
Only living persons are
to be baptized, for just before Jesus ascension
to heaven, he gave the command
to his eleven faithful apostles: «
Go therefore and make disciples
of people
of all the nations, baptizing them... teaching then
to observe all the things I have commanded you.»
One area I disagree with is your statement that none
of them are
going to heaven.
I applaud what he is doing and hope that he brings others
to God throught the torture and bloody human sacrifice
of his son (himself, actually) where he died (well, for a few hours anyway) for us all (at least so the story
goes) so that we may live with him in
heaven (a great place for which no evidence or photographs exist) until the end
of time.
That cartoon may be theologically correct, but many
of the fundamentalists that I have met are more interested in seeing those that they judge
to be «sinners»
go to hell rather than
heaven to satisfy their concept
of Divine justice.
-- who moved the stone Matthew - There was a violent earthquake, for an angel
of the Lord came down from
heaven and,
going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
Im sorry but
to me I don't like the idea
of «im
going to be good
to all people because
heaven is the reward.»
And when our discourse was brought
to that point, that the very highest delight
of the earthly senses... was, in respect
of the sweetness
of that life, not only not worthy
of comparison, but not even
of mention; we raising up ourselves with a more glowing affection towards the «Self - same,» did by degrees pass through all things bodily, even the very
heaven whence sun and moon and stars shine upon the earth; yea, we were soaring higher yet, by inward musing, and discourse, and admiring
of Thy works; and we came
to our own minds, and
went beyond them, that we might arrive at that region
of never - failing plenty, where Thou feedest Israel for ever with the food
of truth.