Also does it say in the bible that if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior you will go to hell or is that just spread by the church to convert people?\n\nI in no way shape or form believe that Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews or anyone else with a faith other than Catholic is going to go to hell.  If God really is a loving, forgiving, and just God, I don't believe he would let little babies go to hell, regardless of the fact that they are born with original sin.
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"Purgatory", "original sin" and many other contrivances and rituals are purely inventions of the Roman Catholic Church when the early church elders in Rome decided to connive with Emperor Constantine, the high priest of the pagan religion [Sol Invictus] in 325 AD, to become the most powerful church in the entire Holy Roman Empire... and ruled for 1300 years that our history books have known to call as 'The Dark Ages'.\n\nBoth those words cannot be found in any Bible today no matter how many times you read it from cover to cover.\n\nI'm glad that you're finally beginning to open your eyes, too.
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All those cults you are talking about, have deliberately turned their backs on God, and do not believe in him or his word. Therefore, yes, if they do not believe that Jesus died to save them from their sins, they will go to hell.  Don't deceive yourself - "no man can have two masters" You can only serve God, or someone (thing) else. So make a choice.
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Jews do not believe in Hell, because by definition, Hell is the place for the ETERNAL punishment of the soul, in the next life, for the sins committed in this life. Although Judaism certainly believes in a punishment in the next life for the sins committed in this life, Jews do not believe in Hell because we believe Gd to be forgiving, compassionate, and merciful. So, the idea of an ETERNAL punishment makes Gd look Cruel, and prevents us from believing in a hell.\n\nEvery time in the Christian translation of the Hebrew Scriptures the text reads, 'hell,' it is a bad translation. The word usually MIStranslated this way is the Hebrew word, 'Sheol,' which comes from the same word meaning 'question', and so 'Sheol' is 'the Unknown.'\n\nBy the way, please note that the verse from Ecclesiastes reads:::\n\n         Ecclesiastes 12:7  Then shall the dust return to \n         the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return \n         unto Gd who gave it.\n\nIt says, 'the spirit returns to Gd,' not the 'Good Spirit,' and not even 'the Jewish Spirit.' Jews do not believe that only Jews go to heaven.\n\nFurthermore, if 'the dust returns to dust,' meaning that the physical ends, how can the tortures of a Christian hell be only physical, when there is no body to be tortured??
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If they go to heaven i dont want to go there. i dont think christians go to heaven despite what they think. and muslims get it anally with 72 males in hell.
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Through Jesus Christ is you only way to Heaven.  The Bible says that only those who are born of the Spirit and born of Water will inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.\n\nAll the people that keep telling you not to worry about hell are very wrong.  Hell is very real and you must fear it.  \n\nJohn 3:16 Whosoever believeth in him shold not perish, but have everlasting life.\nMathew4:17 Repent ye; for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
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There will be many who go to church and say they are saved, but they are not.  Just because someone goes to church doesn't mean they're the model Christian.  We are all hypocrites, and yet we are all loved by Christ. \n\n We are all born into sin, and we all have our own set of tempations whether it be sex, cheating, lying, violence, swearing, etc.  \n\nGod cannot allow sin into heaven because of who God is.  But God has sent his son, Jesus, to be the ultimate sacrifice for man.  \n\nIf we truly have asked Jesus to be our Savior, we will turn away from those sins through the power of the Holy Spirit.  \n\nThere is nothing man can do to earn his way to heaven, but only by accepting Jesus as their savior (who was sacrificed for our sins, the lamb of God) and believing God raised him from the dead.  \n\n"Passage Romans 10:9:\n9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."\n\nThat is what makes Christianity different than all other religions, is that Christianity truly has The Risen Living Savior.\n\nAs for the pygmy, God hasn't given man all the answers, but he does say that all will hear about Jesus and given the chance to accept Jesus.  \n\nAnd for the molester pastor, he will have his judgement one day as we all will.  But his actions by no means represent God, but represent Satan.  He's a big prize for Satan and Satan is working hard on him.\n\nFor those who feel this is "inappropriate", you might want to explore the basis for those feelings.  This is a message about Love and acceptance for this love.
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I am a CHRISTian,and I do not think you are going to hell.\nGOD knows the hearts of all.\nWe have come to him in many cultures in many ways since the begining of time.\nBeleive what you know is right.\n\nAnd if that takes you to hell,....well I guess I'll see  you there one day\n\nPEACE
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Those Christians who did accept it became Muslims. I'm sure it has happened plenty of times over history. (Islam believes the Qur'an to be the fourth and final book, so the philosophy is pretty similar).\n\nAs other people have said, though, not believing Jesus to be divine or to have been crucified is pretty difficult for Christianity to accept. So that's why the Church itself never has. It would kind of be the undoing of Christianity.
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It bothers you because you have the answer in your heart! Of course God wouldn't do that. But religion will tell you otherwise to try and control you with fear. He cannot be loving and forgiving and also send people to hell. That wouldn't make him the conqueror over sin would it? \n\nWho won, Satan or Jesus? Jesus saved the world and that is that. People just don't want to believe that they are free and loved. They want to do good things and be rewarded for them. And they want to be punished for being bad, or see other people being punished. Would you send someone from your family to hell - for anything? So how much more loving and forgiving is God than you are? \n\nYour heart is more reliable than any book.
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This is a long answer, but I promise it will explain the Gandhi thing!\nThe idea of Gandhi going to hell probably doesn't make sense, because most people believe that (in Christianity) whether or not you go to heaven or hell depends upon being a "good" person. The bible doesn't say that at all. (Most people never bother to read the bible.)\nWhat it says is, that everyone is a sinner (commits sins) and is worthy of hell on there own merits. No one is damned because of their sins (the acts themselves),sins are the indicators of what's inside.God judges the heart.In that judgement,the motives behind "good" deeds are judged as well. We call Him "Lord", which is not just a name, but His title and position.He is the ruler, and us just doing our own thing, are in rebellion. He is merciful and patient, and allows us our lifetimes to make our own choices.\nWhat determines were we end up is our choice whether or not to join Him.The terms of our surrender are that we confess to our sins, we believe that Jesus is the Son of God (the rightful authority who alone can forgive us), that He died and rose again(The act of paying for our sins), giving up our lives to Him (what believing in Him actually means, not just acknowledgement that "Jesus,God and all that" exists, but that we have to stand on that and respond to that).\nThbible also says that when we do this, we are born again.What that means is, Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to fill you and change your nature.This is very important. What this means is that your sins are forgiven, and you are changed because God (The Holy Spirit) dwells  in you and gives you the power to overcome your sins. No you aren't just trying to not sin, you no longer want to commit sins. You want to be obedient, and now you can. The you are directed by His Spirit which you are in communion with, to do His good works.\n\nGandhi did not go through this process. Did he do good things? Yes. (Strangely, most people that have strong beliefs in this have a hard time articulating what these good things are. I assume they mean non-violent protest and being poor and modest.Among many other things.\nMost people don't know that Gandhi did actually read the bible as a young man and embraced what it wrote. He got many of his ideas from the bible and quoted it often. He was accused by some hindus as being a closet Christian. However, he did not believe it any more than he did other religious texts he read, like the Koran, and the Bhagavad Gita. He did what most do, take what he wanted from them and incorporate that into his own belief. In other words, he still did what he wanted, like most of us do. Do you see where this diverts from what the bible teaches?\nIf God and the bible are true, then according to what it says, sadly, this man is not likely in the presence of God. This is a terrible thing, just as it is for anyone who is separated from Him based on what they chose for themselves. I can't say what is anyone's ultimate destiny, it's not my decision. There is only one just and impartial Judge. God does not condemn someone happily, but bases His judgement on wht each person themselves decides, to be with Him or separate from Him. As in life, so also in death.\nBut don't take my word for it! Sit down and read the bible for yourself. Don't decide these things by committee!\n I guarantee that you will be surprised between what people think is in there and what actually was written in there!
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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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I consider myself Christian, born and raised. My family has never been strict about it though. I don't believe that non-believers will go to hell. I do however believe that if you KILL, rape, or lead a life without morals, that you will suffer in your own hell that you caused others.
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The Bible says judge not lest ye be judged. And God makes the ultimate decisions regarding us going to Heaven or Hell. And they are both very real places. God says we work out our own salvation with fear and with trembling... but if you aren't living according the WHOLE gospel then the Bible does say one is on the path to hell. One human shouldn't say to other they are going to hell. That descision is God's and ours.
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In the Jewish "faith" there is no hell.  Everyone has a share in the world to come.\nHeaven/hell doesn't come from Judaism.  Jesus introduced that concept.
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No Christians Don't think they're going to hell. On the contrary, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was jewish. (His mother Mary was a jew).  The jews are the chosen people of God and still are to this day.  God has blinded them to the truth of who Jesus is for now until all of us non-jews are saved.  The truth is our Christian heritage stems from the jews and if we bless the jews, God will bless us.
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Personally speaking, and this by no means is canon Law or church law or any kind of teaching within the church, but personally speaking, I know many good people who have never stepped into a church, except for maybe a wedding or funeral and have died, and I have a hard time accepting that a God who I have been taught is all loving, all forgiving would simply toss someone aside simply for "not" beleiving in Him. Wat to many I meet, consider we are in Hell here on earth, and we are judged worthy by the way we deal with everything here. But simpy based on the teachings I know now...no...I think that those who are "basicly good", "basicly moral" are admitted to heaven.\n\nBishop David
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Yes, they will go to heaven if they truly repent. It is hard for us to understand but that is God's plan. If we accept Him into our lives, even at the last minute, we will go to Heaven. This includes everyone.