Is there really a hell waitng for us. if dont follow christ.....? i think it does?
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Yes, there is a God who loves us so much that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us on the cross. When we accept Jesus into our lives, we dump all our past, present and future sins on Him. He becomes our scapegoat. In exchange, we receive life in Heaven after we pass away from this earth and escape the punishment of being in Hell.
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The Almighty God has patiently put up with rebellious mankind. Why? “Jehovah is not slow respecting his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with you because he does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance.” (2 Pet. 3:9) Note that God’s patience has been for the benefit of Christians, for the apostle Peter addressed fellow believers with the words, “he is patient with you.” Just what does this mean?\nThe apostle was showing that what some people interpreted as slowness on God’s part should be viewed in an entirely different light. The fact that Jehovah’s day of vengeance has not yet come proves that he loves mankind, that he wants people to live, not to die. So God’s patience has worked to the salvation of Christians, even as it opens up to all the opportunity for salvation. Should we not be grateful that this has been the case?\nOf course, the time is fast approaching for Jehovah God to bring to a close the present ‘day of opportunity’ for those now living to come into an approved relationship with him. (2 Cor. 6:2) \nBible prophecy and Bible chronology point to the time since 1914 C.E., with its increasing crime and violence, wars, food shortages, earthquakes, fear and unrest, as the “last days” for this ungodly world. (Mark 13:3-37; Luke 21:7-36; 2 Tim. 3:1-5) \nAs long as this system continues in its “last days,” Christians must keep on exercising patience, confidently looking to Jehovah God to bring relief through his Son Jesus Christ. (2 Thess. 1:6-9) This is so because these “last days” will continue to be “critical times hard to deal with.”—2 Tim. 3:1.
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Ha Ha  very funny NOT!!The end is getting closer and you do need to turn if you are not christians because God could tell Jesus''Go get them''And he would come the sinners would stay here for 7 years in the tribulation  and suffer .Read the Left Behind teen series and it will clear things up
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I think you're right. The reason He's waiting is so that more people have an opportunity to come to repentance.\nDid you know that there are more people alive today than have died in all the time between Jesus and the year 2000?\nIn the year 100 AD, the (worldwide) ratio of Christians to non-Christians was about 1:300\nToday, that ratio is about 1:7
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The bible says that that is exactly what will happen before the return of Christ and judgement day.  The world will be governed under one system and he will claim to be of Christ, but instead will lead peopole astray and away from God and the teachings of Christ.  So like a previous poster said, if you believe the bible, it can happen and it will happen; it's just a question of when.
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I believe that we are living in the end times.  Jesus will be returning soon, I can feel it deep in my soul.  Many Bible prophecies about the end times already have happened, and more are still coming true today.  Such as "there will be wars, and rumors of wars".  Well, we're in the middle of a war with Iraq right now, and there are rumors of other wars in other countries.  It's happening, and it's happening very fast.  Therefore, yes, I believe that the Antichrist is alive somewhere today.  It would be a scary thought for me, but since I've already accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, I know that I won't be here when the real suffering begins.  Once Jesus comes back and all the believers are taken to heaven, everything on earth is going to start getting much, much worse.  I thank God that I won't be here to see it, and pray that the ones I know and love won't be here to see it either.
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if we die and go to hell, as the statement goes..then think of this  we are already in hell...rape, murder, child abuse, corruption, deciet, brother against sister against father against mother and war and overall mental chaos..we are in hell so when we die we all go to heaven after attoning for our sins to progress even further, so yes the beast is here :)
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I think that nobody really knows, with certainty, what God wants us to do. A good thing would be to pray for guidance and follow your concience. For some reason, I feel that after Jesus came on earth, that we are supposed to follow the New Testament and not the Old Testament. I hope this helps.
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Absolutly not! It pains me to think of people going to hell. Even some people who have gotten on my last nerve, I don't revel in the final destiny if they are not saved. It pains me to no end.\n\nWe recently had a friend of the family pass away, and I do not know if she was saved or not.
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YES! GEORGIAPEAC... WE ARE.    ALL OF THE PROPHECYS ARE POINTING TO THE FACE OF CHRIST IMMINENT RETURN.WE WILL NEVER KNOW THE EXACT TIME OR DATE OF JESUS RETURN,BUT GOD DOES EXPECT US TO BE READY FOR HIS RETURN.
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Yes, God has the power to predestine or not predestine our lives as He so chooses.  I agree with you in that I believe we have free choice.  I don't understand so easily how you come to know the mind of God.  Everyone is selected for His service, and everyone is blessed.  We need not seek Him, since He is already knocking on the door of our hearts.  All we must do is let Him in.  Yes, because of our freedom of choice, if we choose to follow God, we will be with Him forever in heaven.
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It is going to be amazing but we need to wait it out because God has a plan, that's why it hasn't already happened, we have to keep reaching his children.
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DEFINITELY NOT. How can you profess to follow the Lord Jesus, but turn completely away from Him.  This is called a backslider.  They are not saved and unless they repent and turn from their wicked ways, and be cleansed of their sin, they will go to Hell or be left behind in the soon coming rapture of the TRUE believers of Jesus Christ (whichever comes first).
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i believe that as god giveth us life he also can taketh away.. and it says in the bible that all of us will die here on earth.. our souls goes back to god who gave it, and one day all will rise and we will  be held accountable for our lives here on earth...i do not think we will know the day, time or hour, but we should be prepared to meet our lord now.. there are signs in the bible and i believe are all coming to pass...but i think we should try and strive to live a moral life.. and john 3 16 says that whosoever believeth in me shall have eternal life...god has a purpose for all of his creation.. and i think he gives us choices here on earth..i know that living a christian life will not always be easy and it is not a bed or roses.. but at the end i think that we will be very happy when we reach the other side...the road to heaven is narrow and the road to hell is very wide...meaning those that think they can steal,kill, destroy, lie, and live immoral lives are living the lives of satan, and will not enter the kingdom of god.. we all make mistakes but we ask the lord to forgive us.. i think that if we seek the lord through prayer and his word he is there to help us in our time of sorrow.. i do not understand the atheist and those that deny our lord...god bless you and i hope this helped you... and thank you for the question for i can tell how i feel about our lord jesus christ....
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I am a christian and I am waiting til marriage 23 years so far.  I have a lot of friends that are also waiting.  It makes sense on then just a religious plane though.
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You mean like predestiny?  I wouldn't think so.  Christianity is based on God coming to earth as Jesus and dying to take on all the sins that were and are to come.  We are given the choice to believe this, receive him as our savior and leave the old ways behind.  I believe God puts people in our path and tests our faith; but we, knowing his laws, determine our eternal fate.  I also believe that it is possible for the spirit to move a dying soul to turn to Christ and receive absolution.  As with most spiritual things, what happens to a person at death is between him and the Father.  I pray for those who continue to live their lives for themselves and the riches of this world for we have no guarantee we will have the chance to make things right in the end.
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People are not often abiding in Jesus, and walking according to the Spirit, and thus their mouth blurts whatever notion they think is worthy of saying ... however, these works are seen and will be exposed to the light to see wether they pass the test of what was wrought in God or the non-sense of one who has lost touch with God when they said it. \n\nWhy do they do it?  \nIt is in accordance with their current condition.\n\nWhat would make them speak what would make life tastier instead of bringing people down?  \nA moment in time when that person is abandoned to the Lord Jesus, and compelled by Him, if they ever become willing to do so.\n\nWhat should we do in the meantime?\nWe endure a million insane comments and let them go right by us ... it only reveals their dire condition ... waiting to see if they ever change their tune, by the Spirit.  \n\nThen, it will be worth the wait!!!\n\nI have a suggestion ... LETS PUT THESE ANSWERS TO A VOTE!