Why do Christians think they can do what ever and still make it into heaven?
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Lord, Let this prayer of a simple man be raised up to you in this time of trouble. Father, this person is sentby you to open the eyes of many of your children, Lord, heal, guide and protect your servant. Amen. Marana tha \n\nYou have unlike these others discovered what James was trying to tell us 1900 years ago! May God bless you and keep you. Keep Strong, Brother, for faith without action is worthless. And know this, one CAN fall into sin and lose salvation.
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Here's One weird belief : "I can go to heaven by just doing good "\n\nAnd here's a response to that. ( just one reason ) \n\noh, let us consider the fallacy that "if I just do good I can Go to heaven". \nJoe believed in that. ( he was sincerely wrong ) \n \nWhen Joe died, he arrived at the gate of heaven. \nThe gatekeeper asked him only one question.. "Son, did you do all your good works out of sincererity? " \n \nJoe answered, " certainly,... um, wait, but not all of it, i guess." \n \nGatekeeper said " Well son, do u know the meaning of sincerity?".\n \nJoe answered, "Doing something without hoping anything in return". \n \nGatekeeper continued, "Yes. And if you did your good works not of sincerity it in itself is evil under the eyes of perfect judgement; now for your works that you claim "sincere", today you are trying to use them to enter heaven : which means that in the past when u performed them, u could have "felt sincere" but at the point where it matters most ( i.e. today ), you are simply trying to use them to enter heaven. And thus, sincerity is not a feeling but a state of action, a reason, so I just showed you that you CANNOT use your good works to enter heaven. For if you tried, then you are just being unsincere today, and thus that good work has turned "bad"."\n \n\n\n\n\n\nGatekeeper went on " That is why son you cannot enter heaven by just good deeds. Its evil that God would make a way of salvation based on how much good you did because this would imply that the reason of your good works is gaining heaven, making the works unsincere. Plus in this scenario of logic, you are the "hero". The way God would have made must make "God" the "hero" for the way to be pure as possible. Not only that, doing good must be out of LOVE  NOT DUTY and that is what Jesus taught. That is why good works CANNOT save you. Thus as a redemption for your sins, God himself, Jesus died as a substitute for you out of love. And consider also if God made a way, if it demands DUTY for salvation (e.g, doing rituals and good works) then its cruel. That is why the ONLY religion that teaches salvation is a FREE GIFT is christianity; by which Jesus died on the cross as a substitute of our sins."
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the Bible says that doing good isn't the criterion for getting to heaven. Perhaps anyone who desires and strives for absolute purity could make it. But the biblical criterion is recognising that, perhaps despite the fact that we may think we've lived good lives, we're still sinners in need of a saviour, and so we should accept that Jesus Christ allowed himself to be killed on a cross so he could take the punishment for our sins, and we should turn away from everything we know to be wrongdoing. I personally am thankful that getting to heaven doesn't depend on how good we've been. If the criterion for getting to heaven was being good, then people who made a sincere commitment to Christ not long before they died after having lived immoral lives would find themselves going to hell despite their latter commitment to follow him and turn away from their sins, because the number of years they had spent sinning would far exceed the amount of time they later spent doing good. Or if they'd done one thing that was very bad but then spent years regretting it, it might still outweigh all the good they'd done and be enough to get them sent to hell, particularly since no one can be entirely good and everyone does things that aren't good throughout their lives. But the love of Jesus extends to people who've spent years doing evil things, if they'll only sincerely accept him and turn away from them. \n\nHowever, the Bible does say that there will be a time when it will be too late. In several places it says that on Judgment Day people will be judged according to their actions, and those who have done good deeds will go to heaven, while people who have rejected Christ and done evil will go to hell. It also says that people who have relied on their own efforts to get to heaven and yet have rejected Christ will not get there. And it warns people who think they can rely on their own goodness to get to heaven while not admitting how sinful they really are that in fact they are not pleasing God.
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Yes they are. According to my religion, you have to be a christian to go to heaven.Since they are not christians, they are going to hell
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The Bible states quite frequently that "ALL" who believe and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ will make it into heaven. So it is rather hard to give you a number. I just know that one day when I am in heaven I will be able to find out. Read John 3:16
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To get into heaven we must confess our belief in Jesus Christ, that He died on the cross for our sins. To live a Christian life is to do our best to behave as Christ would, living by His Golden Rule ... Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. If we live a life of loving service to others we are setting the best example of Christianity. Many people are turned off by the "holier than thou" example set by some Christians. That's why we are condemned. Live life like Christ and there will be less condemnation and more believers.
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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 believe in Jesus and I believe that he is my savior and by believing in him I will go to heaven someday BUT I do also believe that Jesus is loving and if we live our lives in his image (help others, be a good person) then he will not send you to hell.   I can't imagine Jesus kicking a Jewish woman who was a good mother, loving wife and a teacher (like him) out of heaven and send her to hell because she did not believe he was the son of God.  I don't know. Maybe that makes me a bad Christian but I think what you do in this life should hold some weight.  Then all of us can be liars, steal or do whatever just because we believe Jesus died for our sins.  That doesn't make sense to me.  I think Jesus wants to do good in this life too.  Just my opinion.
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You actually pose an interesting question here. \n\nBy our own beliefs, we say yes they can hope to go to heaven, because that is what we believe for ourselves.\n\nAn Agnostic is unconvinced of what to believe, therefore, they don't possess the capability to hope either way. Ask one sometime if they hope to go to Heaven. I'm sure that if they can be convinced it exists, the answer will become yes, on that contingency only. So, in a way, you ask a trick question.
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Those who strive to live as Jesus Christ lived are true Christians.
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Many people will tell you many answers to this question. Personally, I am a Christian, and believe in the Bible, which says that we are sinners who have been separated from God. To go to heaven to be with God, I have to be reconciled to Him. That is accomplished through faith in Jesus Christ, His identity, His crucifixion and Resurrection. Please see the reference passages below.
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Sure they can.  All it takes is willingness to do it.  Most of us believe in One All Highest Ever Present Creator.  If we can agree on that, then there is hope.
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I've always been of the opinion that Jesus's story and sacrifice are far more poignant if he doesn't rise from the dead to become Lord of the Earth.  In the same way, following Jesus's commandments without the expectation of a reward in heaven, but rather because they are good and worthy in their own right, seems much more truly Christian.
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Because we are not perfect, we are imperfect human beings. Salvation doesn't make you perfect, but it does save you from eternity in hell. Salvation is also a process, you don't change over night. Everyone in this life has hardships to endure, it's just Christians ( I'm assuming that's who you are discussing, and that is what I am so I can't speak for anyone else ) have someone who will never leave or forsake them. And not every Christian knows how to lean. Having a relationship with GOD is just like any other, it takes time and effort to get to know HIM ( HE already knows you ). We all stumble and fall short of the Glory of GOD, but HIS mercies are new every morning.
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because some people think that all they have to do is go to church to be saved.
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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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That's a good question. According to these people, you have to have a personal relatioship with jesus to get into heaven