If a person never attends church and never acknowledges there is a God but is still a good person, will they still go to heaven?
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I would like to think so.. I would like to think that just having a good heart would get you in...
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Christians will not care that your Mother was a wonderful and compassionate person.  They will hold no respect for her because she didn't believe as they do.\n\nIf they believe even a tiny infant is a sinful creature how can you imagine they could see a person with a lifetime of good works behind them as any less sinful?  They'll also see that any pleasure she took in being good was a sin.  Any idea she might have had that people were inherently good is wrong and sinful in their eyes.\n\nThe Christian religion is based on the idea that if you don't believe in the invisible you are damned no matter how good you are and if you eventually believe in the invisible no matter how evil you were prior to that you are good afterwards.
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To "Just my opinion"...I am a very good person and I am atheist. I do not deny the existence of god out of fear. I just don't believe. I am not afraid of hell because I have no reason to be afraid.  I do nothing that would be constituted as "sin" either.  I do not have to fear hell to be a good person!!  It is sad that most religious people are only truly good people out of fear.  They do not seem to do anything for anyone else for any reason beside their own self benefit...heaven.  I am not in denial.  I think that it is you who is in denial...you need something to explain what you do not understand.  You do not want to accept that there is no purpose for human existence and that you only have one life.  I guess I understand why people believe.  It would be comforting to think that after death, there is something else.  I prefer to live life  based on fact, and live the one life that I KNOW I have to the fullest.  Not to WASTE it worshiping something that is not even there!! (Sorry if I have been offensive to anyone else besides this guy)
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Praise God yes honey if they were a believer they most certainly will go to heaven.  Not going to heaven from suicide is something the catholics made up. The only way you can't go to heaven is if you were to deny Jesus as the son of God or that he didn't die for your sins.    .  Praise God there is NO sin too big for God to forgive through Jesus's blood >  Don't let anyone tell you any different.  If they do they are making it up  There is definately nothing in scripture to say anything different.(unless they take scripture out of content)  some people say that by killing yourself you are taking over for God so to speak. I mean that is like saying God isn't in control   God knew what we were going to do before we were made in our mothers womb.  In referenc to destroying the temple of God our bodies.  We are a spirit we live in a body and we have a soul (our mind will and emotions) our bodies are only temporary tents .  your spirit will return to be with God (this is a good example of taking scripture out of content)
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Well, I don't believe in Heaven *or* Hell, so I'd have to say no - but it raises a good point.\nWhat if I'm wrong and when I die I meet God - I'd have to believe and then, because I believed I'd get into Heaven. Because non-believers go to Hell.....\nHmmm, I'm confused.
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It's very simple.  If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you are going to heaven.  Those who don't in their lifetimes will be condemned to hell.  Once you are saved, there is no earthly or spiritual power that can remove your salvation.
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Well the Bible says that if you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and you accept Him as your Savior then you will be saved. I think anyone who does this will go to heaven. Some people only pull out homosexuality as the only thing in the Bible listed as an abomination and that's simply not true. Liars, gossipers, drunks, and adulterers just to name a few were also listed as abominations and no one just out right says they will go to hell so I don't think it's fair to say that someone will go to hell based on their sexual preference. Plus all sins are forgivable if you repent of them and ask God to help you I don't see why he would punish you instead of helping you. We don't know where their heart is with God so we can't knowingly say where they are going when they die.
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First of all, there IS a God. The universe didn't just create itself. Second, God punishes unrepentant sinners. Those who do not recieve(believe) the atoning sacrifice of Christ when they die are punished. If you admit that you are a sinner and believe that Christ died for you than you become a Christian, or, a follower of Christ. As a Christian you are commanded to love all people, even those who seem unlovable. So, as  Christian you wouldn't snub people off. And if people snubbed you off you would try not to let it bother you. Those who aren't Christians don't care how they treat people and they don't think about what happens after they leave this life.
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Nobody gets a free ticket to heaven. Its only by God's mercy that anybody can enter heaven whoever it might be. Ofcourse God does have some stipulations for people before He will let them in. they have to believe He is the only God. plus u have to believe in all his messengers and do good work. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. He is the ultimate soveriegnty.
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My friend,  the thief on the cross next to Jesus was told that he would be in paradise that very day with the LORD so yes.....those that have committed  horrible crimes can and will be forgiven if they sincerely repent.  GOD does however know if they are indeed sincere.  \n\nJohn 3:16 says "whosoever"  There are no exceptions given.  This goes along with...God is not willing for ANY to perish but for ALL to come to repentance...again there are no exceptions. \n\nOne word of caution....we are not promised a tomorrow and according to Hebrews 9:27 we have one life and after this the judgment so do not count on a second chance or waiting until the last moment so you can "enjoy" life until then......
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Who could possibly believe in a God who would condemn the unknowing to eternal damnation because they never had a chance to serve him?  That's not my definition of a God.  That's a dictator.  That's a madman.  Nope, the Christian God is a loving God who would take into account a person's background.  All those unknowings are safe for eternity.
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all of Gods children will get into heaven no mater their faith if they ask for forgiveness of theirs sins you must believe in an afterlife to get there
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Well-if you die as an unbeliever you will not go to heaven. The Bible says you cannot accept him at the last minute just so you can go to heaven. If you truley and i mmean truley accept him then you will go to heaven when death reaches you. BUT the Bible does say it doesnt count if you accept him at the last minute JUST so you can go to heaven. If you truley believe in him than he will see that you have come to know him and you will go to heaven-if yu TRULEY believe.
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NO ONE ON THIS EARTH IS GUARANTEED TO GO TO HEAVEN JUST BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST OR BY GOD'S GRACE ALONE!\n\nGod's grace, alone, won't do it...\n\nMy faith, alone, won't do it...\n\nHow I live my life, by itself, won't do it...\n\nI know that I can only get to heaven through Jesus. Also, it is not just by this faith in Jesus, nor just the Grace of God, nor just the works that I do. It is a combination of many things. \n\nWe receive God's saving and sanctifying grace in many ways, and Christ Himself, into our souls when we are baptized and through the sacraments. Yet we also know that Christ Himself has established certain conditions for entry into eternal happiness in Heaven.\n\n"Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever."" (John 6:53-58)\n\nWe will be judged by this as well, so be warned...\n\n"Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord. A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself." (1 Cor. 11:27-29).\n\nWe will also be judged by our faith, but not by this alone, we will also be judged by the works that we do (Justification by faith alone is a Protestant doctrine; it was unheard of in the Christian community before the sixteenth century.)...\n\nIf St. Paul meant that faith ruled out the necessity of good works for salvation, he would not have written: \n\n". . . and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing." (1 Cor. 13:2). \n\nIf faith ruled out the necessity of good works for salvation, the Apostle James would not have written: \n\n"Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only'? . . . For even as the body without the spirit is dead; so also faith without works is dead." (James 2:24-26). \n\nIf faith ruled out the necessity of good works for salvation, the Apostle Peter would not have written: \n\n"Therefore, brothers, be all the more eager to make your call and election firm, for, in doing so, you will never stumble. For, in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you." (2 Peter 1:10-11).\n\nIf faith was the only necessity for salvation, the Apostle James would not have written: \n\n"If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world." (James 1:26-27)\n\nChrist Himself stated:\n\n"For the Son of man . . . will render to every man according to his works." (Matt. 16:27). \n\n"‘Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven’" (Matt. 7:21). \n\nBut, I need my faith as well...\n\n"Who were those who rebelled when they heard? Was it not all those who came out of Egypt under Moses? With whom was he "provoked for forty years"? Was it not those who had sinned, whose corpses fell in the desert? And to whom did he "swear that they should not
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Dear IChoose, The question is very sincere, i can fully understand why there would be confusion. there are many sincere people that worship in many different religions. everyone wants to know what is beyond in the afterlife and how to get there. the truth is that Religion is only mans creation, its fallible and consist of works. Religion and good works are not enough to get us to heaven. let me explain by asking you a few questions....... \n\nHave you ever lied (even once--fibs, white lies, etc.)? Ever stolen (anything--the value is irrelevant)? Jesus said, "Whoever looks upon a woman to lust after her, has committed adultery already with her in his heart." Have you ever looked with lust? If you have said "Yes" to these three questions, by your own admission, you are a lying, thieving, adulterer at heart; and we’ve only looked at three of the Ten Commandments. Nothing you’ve ever done is hid from His holy eyes. Will you be innocent or guilty on the Day of Judgment? Listen to your conscience. You know that you will be guilty, and therefore end up in Hell. That’s not God’s will. He provided a way for you and I to be forgiven. \nHe sent His Son to take our punishment: "God commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." He was bruised for our iniquities. Jesus then rose from the dead and defeated death. \nYour own so-called “goodness” can’t get you into heaven any more than mine could.  Jesus is the only way to Heaven. He is the "Door," the only "mediator." There is salvation in no other name, so pray something like this: "Dear God, I repent of all of my sins (confess them). This day I put my trust in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Please forgive me and grant me your gift of everlasting life. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen."
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"anyone who is a good person is a Christian."  I don't agree.\n\nYou are not a Christian unless you believe the teachings of Jesus Christ.\nIt even says that in the dictionary.\n\n\n"...it takes more than (being good or nice) to be a follower of Christ."\n\nYou're right about that
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i think we will all go to heaven. if god is good and died for all of our sins. why would he make a hell to punish people HE created. i think god is so good that he loves us all so much. so we will all go to heaven. I do not belive a hell exsist.