Is going to Heaven, a "Right" or a "Privilege" ?
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Privilige, God is letting you go into his home. He made it for people who believed in him. I think.
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Those who wish to be first in the kingdom of Heaven must make themselves last.\n\nThose who are first shall be last and those who are last shall be first.\n\n"WHY SERVE ALL?"\nBecause that's the way it was supposed to be: people loving each other.
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Yes Sweety there is a Heaven and a Hell. If your soul is right with God you will go to Heaven and if its not then you go to Hell.
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going to heaven is based upon grace, not acts... read your bible first, then listen to so-called "spiritual leaders" so you'll know when they're feeding you bs.
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No they cannot. If pre destination exists and only certain people can get saved then why does the bible say, "WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the lord shall be saved" -- Romans 10:13.You also notice the Whosoever in John 3:16. I do believe that God knows who's going to go to heaven, but he still works on everybodys heart so that everyone can choose for them self's.
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God has His reasons, and that is sufficient for me.Whether we go to heaven, or to hell is largely dependent on how we act in this life. If we go to hell, it is our own doing, no one elses.
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No.  I believe I will be in Heaven
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My opinion Only mind u. But Heven, if u want to use what we call politicly correct word. But, Heaven is something that we attain. or is attainable. but its attainable through our actions, dedication and hardwork. Just as jesus did. We live a series of lifetimes. that number can be 1 or infinete. But, the goal is to Reach HEAVAN. the way we do that is...well, lets look at it as SCHOOL. In school the object is to graduate. Heaven exist but its something we all have to graduate too. Now GOD in his infinite wisdom has give all of us the curriculum. that is to do the right thing. follow all the laws. So, since its like a school setup. your preachers or rabbi's or whatever, is the teachers. Its our duty to get up each day go to school follow the lesson plans, follow the rules set buy the schools, follow the creed of the school. do all of our assignments and homework. If we do these things, as put forth. We will graduate to the next grade. If we don't do these things as set forth. Then the consequences is. We get sent back to do that grade all over again. Well, in life we live lifetime like Grades. If we do all the right things as set forth for us. By Both Jesus and GOD. then, with each lifetime we potentually move on to the next grade or level. Assuming that we do this for 12 grades Then. someday we GRADUATE. When we pass on from one lifetime to another. we enter a holding area u may call it. that area is basiclly a holding area of conselors and Tutorers. There we are Consoled and Tutored assuming even there we are paying attention Many or most of us don't pay attention. But, weather u are or not. u will be sent back into another life form. Either as one grade closer or as the same grade. Now these grades or lifetimes can be many, throwing out some number it can be Thousand of lifetime. if u don't know Soul are OLD very OLD. some souls can be over 50 billion years old. But because GOD love us all. and because GOD believe in us all. He give u all the lifetimes to get it right. to graduate. and when u do decide to listen, do the curriculumn and GRADUATE. Then u will enter a place call Heaven. That place is beside GOD. Actaully Co-Creating with GOD. So, Heaven can be here right on earth, But it is an assemelation of the larger picture. And Hell if there is such a thing. is the woe's of not following the lesson plan. Like the punishment u get for not doing the school work or not turning in your homework assignment. and all the ramification of that.  Sorry for babbling. Hope this shedded some light.  Of course this is just my views. and is not to be Believd.
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There is no way to tell until u are there. Heaven is gonna be a new world, with mansions and streets of gold. It's way better than what the mind can think of.
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long time ago in a far away land someone decided that people were living freely, doing just what they wanted, when they wanted and the government had to find a way to put\nthese people in place, so they thought of a story....lets make two places people can go when they die - the place for the good ones (who follow all the rules al the time) and the place for the bad ones (who don't follow the rules), then we threaten them with the bad place and they'll start following the rules, cause they wouldn't want to go there...you see, heaven and hell does not really exist. Come on our loving God put his own children in burning flame for eternity? Does that sound like the God you want to serve? Sounds a bit freeky to me. Truth is God loves everybody, every single one of us and there is only one destination for all of us, which is heaven, but if we were to know that - we'll stop following the "rules". Do you honestly think any one of us "deserve" to go to heaven? Nope...but ALL of us will be there one day and ALL of us will be happy! That's the real truth if you were wondering ; )\nTake care!
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I have to totally agree with this quote. I have a relative that thinks if you don't go to HIS church (whichever one it is at the time) then you aren't serving God. I believe exactly what the Bible says about having eternal life; and it DON'T say that only the Baptists, or Catholics, or Methodists, or Pentecostals..etc are going to receive this gift of eternal life. God is God and he isn't any of these RELIGIONS...my opinion
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Hmm Very valid statement.......But the truth is there are only two places to go!! Either you reach heaven or u reach hell...... I remember a listening to a similar statement.... When the evangelist asked the person about whether he would want to surrender his life to Jesus; the guy replied.." Well I dont like the whole idea of surrendering---I want to be in control of my life".......\n\nInfact either you are with God or you are with the Devil.....There is nothing called a neutral position... It's either black or white with no grey inbetween!!! \nThere is nothing like "I am in control"----Its a illusion.\nSo if you dont want to go to heaven then naturally you are heading to hell believe it or not!!!!
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I live by this statement....I would rather believe in God and heaven and find out I am right when I get there.... then to not believe and find out I am wrong when I arrive!
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Since Heaven is debateable then so should your age. I think if you make it there you should be able to be, do or have anything that you want.. after all it is Heaven.\n\n If it had restrictions on it.. I guess you would have to call it Earth.\n\n Alex
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As human beings we have dominion over the earth and all of the creatures.  The only one that has dominion over us is God.  This does not mean we have to die without dignity or respect.When and if your time is drawing near there are wonderful hospice organizations that can help you pass comfortably and respectfully.  It is usually the wish of the dying, or their families, to continue every possible measure of life support.  I am a big Hospice fan for the terminally ill, but it is always a personal descision.\n\nI also want to add, that yes i have seen both sides, those that pass with hospice and those without. Hospitals have in place what is called "Risk Managment" Coordinators or nurses, that will review all legal stipulations, if they feel someone is being kept alive by artificial means and their suffering is being prolonged when the outcome is inevitably death.  there are laws against this. and then like i said if you choose to pass with grace, hospice is the way to go, they can prescribe and give pain managment, and may not legally be allowed to give you enough to cause you to pass, but you will be very very comfortable. so really i think peoples families are usually to blame, sometimes their afraid, and want to hold on, but yes like the other answer sometimes their motives are financailly selfish, and its just so sad to see that.
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Sola Scriptoria[isim?]!!! W00t!\n\nI think things are pretty much predestined but we've still got plenty of wiggle room.\nKind of like God has set the basic pattern for things and lets us fill in the details. \n\nYou've been wondering this for a while, haven't you? I think I remember you asking pretty mush the same question when you were 10 or something.\nIf you actually believe and accept (accepting is the important part) that Jesus is the Son of God who died for your sins and was resurected, you're going to heaven. Even if you're stuggling with "being good", you're still saved.\nAnd as for God deciding beforehand who's going to heaven and who's not. Well, if it was up to Him all of mankind would end up in heaven and there wouldn't be a Hell because everyone would be perfect. But He gave us free will and Adam and Eve took advantage of that and now look at things.\nGod knows everything and is all powerfull but I think he decided to let some things out of His grip and give us free will because He's nice like that.\n\n(And yeah, I have class this morning but not 'till 1050)
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I dont believe im going to heaven--i KNOW im going to heaven. If i were to die this very second i would go to heaven. It's an awesome feeling, and great to know. \nJust in case u dont know...The reason im going to heaven is NOT because of the "good" things ive done. It's because Jesus died on the cross for my sins. We are all sinners, and need God's forgiveness. Repent of these sins, and believe in your heart that Jesus is Lord and you will be saved...It's an awesome thing. I am still a sinner, but i have Jesus to back me up!\nThank God!