Remember, this person has had no contact with the outside world for his ENTIRE life. He has had no way of knwing about God or Jesus or any religion for that matter. He can't even conceive of these things. Therefore he does not that accepting Christ into his life is the only thing that can save him from damnation (according to scripture). Would he go to hell?
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No, because there is no hell. You make a pretty good point. If someone were on an isolated island he wouldn't even have the slightest concept of what god is. Know why? Because it's a man made organized religion. The bible is man made too.
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No person can ever EARN salvation. Salvation is a gift from God.  Yes, all a person has to do is repent (meaning turn away from sin/old lifestyle) and believe, even if they have been evil all of their life.
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A well formulated question!  What a nice change of pace around here.  \n\nAssuming Heaven/Hell, God/Satan, you'd think Satan would be a bit more picky than just accepting all of God's rejects.  If he does accept all of God's rejects that would make him sound less judgmental and more open to all kinds of people.  \n\nBut I'm with you...if God is as compassionate as he is made out to be I find it hard to believe that he couldn't see that 99.9% of us are just trying to get thru the day the best way we know how and not trying to perpetuate evil.  Knowing the tortures that hell supposedly contains I find it hard to believe that God could send anyone there.\n\nBut I'm not a big believer in Hell anyway.\n\nThese are the philosophical questions that have kept discussions going since day one.
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Some Christians actually believe that burning in hell is God's idea. They have accepted a perversion of the scriptures without ever wondering if the translations have been mis-translated.I have been a Christian 32 years and this year I actually researched the horrible untruth "Hell." The Holy Spirit will bring us into more and more truth and expose lies and false doctrines.As with lots of Christian stuff we forget parts of the Bible whilst emphasising others. This gospel is good news! I believe all die. All rise from the grave when Jesus returns and everyones life is opened up and bare before God.. Those who have a relationship with God are resurrected and receive new bodies that will never die. And those who have decided to ignore salvation and deliberately continue to do wrong things are forever lost. Unbelievers simply pass from existence. They perish. The dead know nothing. Jesus and God would never punish forever with unquenchable fire and torment. That's a pagan, heathan, wicked perversion. However upon saying that it is very hard to change your beliefs. Especially when people go years believing a doctrine and millions of others disagree and threaten curses etc.upon those who declare hell is a false doctrine. Little by little people will come to know the truth and be set free. Seek the truth and you will find it.
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No, no, NO!\n\nWe hear about some poor person who died horribly after being tortured, or after suffering painfully from disease such as cancer or AIDS, or a baby who dies painfully, and any decent human being says "They didn't deserve that..."  But God, according to the Scriptures of various religions, thinks they did.  According to the scriptures and Christian/Jewish/Muslim belief, He knew about it, He could have prevented it, but He chose not to.  Disagreeing with God might be evil, but speaking for myself, I would have if I could have.  If that's evil, so be it.\n\nSo it seems that God is not as caring about humans as we were led to believe - assuming you accept a literal interpretation of the Bible.  So perhaps that is why He (and some of his followers) are so insensitive to the suffering of humanity, and would condemn even good people to eternity in hell.  In His viewpoint, apparently, they do deserve hell.\n\nI do not believe that anyone, let alone loving, charitable people who have not followed a particular religion's doctrine (such as saying the "sinner's prayer") deserves an eternity of torment.  That is one of the reasons that while I remain a spiritual person, I no longer identify myself with organized religion, including Christianity.
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A human life is more important than religious (or non-religious) belief, so I would tell Louie anything that would allow him to live. I am an atheist.\n\nNote - also, Louie could educate himself later, and could realize the truth for himself.\n\nFollow-up note - You have asked an excellent question. I've read the responses here, and frankly I am disgusted. I am getting a better understanding of what religion does to people. Christians would allow a stranger to be tortured and killed instead of dissuading someone from following Christianity. Non-believers place a higher value on this life, the only one that we are 100% sure of living. No wonder religion has caused so much war and hatred in this world. I'm astounded.
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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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This would be something out of that person's control.  God will not bear onto a soul except for that which it can tolerate.  Since it isn't clear which sex this person is, maybe a homosexual act wouldn't be as harshly judged.  Afterall, being an intersexual seems like enough of a trial.\n\nAnd God only knows best
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the person proable does not have a relationship with Christ. being a Christian is not based on what you have on the outside but a faith on the inside. we are suppose to shine Jesus to others. am sorry about the hard life that you have lived so far. it is very hard to live without parents to support you. like to tell you Jesus said come you  that are heavy laden and I will give  you rest all of you who work so hard beneath a heavey yoke.wear my yoke for it fits perfectly and let me teach you.for I am gentle and humble, and you shall find rest for your souls; for I give you only light burdens. Matthew 11;27.    then Jesus said I come to give life and life more abundly. would you not enjoy that type of life? the yoke you are caring is much to much for you. you are caring a full adults plate. am sorry for your situation.
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I admire where you are going with this. I am a Christian and I believe the Bible. But I think you should know something. Did you know that in the Bible it never says anything about "accepting Jesus as your Personal Savior"? Jesus already is Jesus and He already is Lord and Savior. Accepting that does not save you. Applying His word to your heart and completely surrendering your will to Him is the only way. Acknowledging the Gospel and the bottomless pit of our sin, and the neverending grace and mercy of His blood redemption. Those are the things that bring salvation. I hope you understand. I suggest you read the Gospels and search carefully for the text that says that we must accept Him. It doesnt exist. For even Satan himself acknoweledges Christ in all his glory.\n\nFurthermore we need not run around wild screaming and cursing people to hell. Remember the "WWJD" bracelets. Look at how Jesus approached people. He served his enemies. He loved them. He preached to those who wanted to hear it. What good is condemnation to people who dont believe? The fear of hell is not what makes people believe in Christ. We should tell people about Him. But we should try to be like Jesus was about it. Remember how he washed Judas's feet, even though He knew that Judas had already betrayed Him in his heart?\n\n\nSisters in Christ.
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Funny that heh?  In fact, not content with having us "take his existence on faith", the church can (has/does) resort to threats of violence to help anyone having problems accepting this kind of horsesh!t using faith alone.\n\nHow's about burning in Hell for eternity?  I bet that has helped more than one undecided to make up his mind. \n\nSpanish Inquisition anybody?  Book me in for a 3 o'clock appointment please Torquemada.
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God loves us and has given us second chances a ton of times, hey, He even sent his son to die for us. I truly believe that people will be given a second chance after Christ's second coming and will be able to go to Heaven. I'm sure your friend was a good person, and in the end I believe that's what matters most. God loves us and doesn't want us to suffer, so why wouldn't he help those who were good, but a little misguided?
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if you have been saved(accepted Jesus as your Savior) you will go to heaven..but if you haven't you will go to hell ..but not yet because nobody goes anyway until the day of judgment! it is in Revelations if you want to check!
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You make a number of excellent observations, but trying to convince or convert in this type of forum is at best a crap shoot. Jesus related to people on a personal level. When someone is ready to accept the truth under the guidance of the Holy Spirit someone will be there to help them take their first step. If you're not called to save the whole world by all means don't try to do so.
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Jesus mentions a sin that is unforgivable in Matt. 12:31-32 and calls it blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.\n\nNo. A believer cannot commit the unforgivable sin. How can someone who has been born again (John 3:7), made a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17), and received eternal life (John 10:27-28) actually commit the unforgivable sin? He cannot. Jesus Himself said that we have eternal life, not conditional life: "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand." Besides, it says in 2 Cor. 5:17 that the Christian is a new creation in Christ. We are different, no longer slaves to the old nature (Rom. 6:14). We are regenerated by the Holy Spirit.\n     There is no biblical support for a believer committing this sin. It just hasn’t happened. Also, if you are worried that you may have committed the sin and can’t be forgiven, then don’t be concerned. If you are worrying about it, then you haven’t committed it. If you are worried about it, then that is a sign that you have not committed it. If you had, you wouldn’t be concerned.
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Outstanding question.  The first three answers address God not allowing "those that don't choose Him" to enter into his presence in heaven, but it doesn't address the eternal punishment issue.  What is wrong with letting alone those who don't accept God?  Why MUST they be dropped into the lake of fire?  If we're free to decide for ourselves, but choose to live moral lives without believing in a god, why should we be punished for using our free will?\n\nAdam: "[W]ith love comes judgment[.  W]hat is seriously so difficult about this[?]  [I]f you have a kid that bad mouths you from when he can speak, leaves you abandoned as you are old and feeble, but then at your death bed says 'Hey Pops, why Ain't I in your will, Don't you love me?'"\n\nWhat about the child who just wants to live his own life, who doesn't "badmouth dear old dad," but also doesn't care about inheriting anything?  He just wants to live a moral, useful, fulfilling life on his own.  "Pops" in your scenario isn't just leaving his son nothing in the will; he's having him sentenced to hard labor in a maximum security prison for life just because his son didn't stick around the house and praise him daily like Pop wanted.
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yes, they are going to hell for not believing this: you can go to heaven if you get saved and the way that you get saved is if you believe that Jesus died on the cross from your sins, rose on the third day, and then you have to confess to God in prayer that you are a sinner and that you believe He died on the cross for your sins and ask for His forgiveness on your sins and it is THAT simple, salvation is a free gift, we can't earn it. I am a baptist who believes (let me rephrase that, I KNOW) that this stuff I said is true. Dont be shy to contact me on this by going to my profile.