Once you think about it, aren't all Christan's condemning themselves?
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Yep! You are absolutely right!.. But do not apply only to Christians\nbut to EVERYBODY under God`s umbrella.\n" You should Love GOD above all things...and you should love others as yourself."\nIf you love yourself more than others... then sins started...\nBecause, it is where evil temptations can gain points from you...pushing you down... inching your way to hell. WHY ???\nAre you familiar with: comparing, judgement, vested interest, ulterior motives.....that you would be better than him ?\nThen...competitiveness, success, hatred, vengeance, cheating, lies, leading him to destructions, killing, etc..... to win from him ?\n...and many more...
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No. You destroy yourself....as we all do or have done at some point or another in our lives. We consciously sin or chose not to sin.If you don't like the word sin...you make either good or bad choices in life....cause and effect/for every action there is a reaction.... In the Christian faith, when we sin, we alienate(separate) ourselves from God...a spiritual death of sorts...total separation from God; which is Hell in every sense of the word. It is only through Christ's innoccent blood shed on the cross for all of mankind, through His DEATH, that we have LIFE.  Why would a loving God want to destroy any of His creation?...We destroy ourselves through our rejection of God and our acceptance of sin.
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The interesting thing is that the various christian sects can't even agree among them selves.\n\n Many of them see their own particular variety as the one true and only. They even say that they are the only ones going to Heaven. \n\nIf they can't even agree amongst themselves how are the rest of us supposed to believe this nonsense is the truth.\n\nLove and blessings Don
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Whether one is born gay, or whether it is a personal choice, no one has the right to condemn a person because of it.  If there were such people as true Christians, then they would follow  God's advice and  Not judge, lest they be judged themselves. Leave the judging to God.  And one who does pass judgement on gays, then, they certainly are not Christian.
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Hi, just logged in and spotted your question and I think that you have a good point there, I am a Catholic and not a great one may I admit, I can be a hypocrite at times and this is my failing and my own fault.\nI try my best not to preach to anyone and prefer just to give advice if I am asked, but even this is pompous if I do not practice my faith,and for this I am no role model at times.\nI do believe in free will and choice and I do get embarrassed when fellow Christians do the Bible thumping bit,I believe that we should do less talking and more walking,for it is always by example that people are touched and so little by overbearing preaching.\nI am tired of hearing others condemn people to Hell and such talk that Jesus Himself would not do as He judged no-one, yes I am far from perfect and I tell you honestly that I to am tired of hearing the same condemnations day after day.\nI cannot apologize for these people but only for myself,they need to come down from the glorified pedestal that they perch on and behave with respect and dignity.\nto finish it is good to be able to say that not all who follow Jesus are religious tyrants and these seldom get heard.\nregards to you.
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I believe in Christianity and unpopular as it is, I believe if you do not believe in Jesus Christ as your personal Savior you are condemning your self to eternal damnation.  It's your choice, but don't complain about the consequences, when you make the choice.  And yes, if you sign a contract that binds your beliefs and your soul to anything other than God, you are in effect signing a contract with the devil
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Well, according to the Bible, yes.  This is going to be very Lutheran of me, but I've already started, so I may as well explain it as best and briefly as I can.\n\nThe Bible states this: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and not that of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works that men may boast." (Ephesians 2:8)\n\nThe Bible also sports this nice little phrase "All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me but I will not be brought under the power of any." (I Cor 6:12, I would also like to point out that my version of the Bible uses a more archaic variant of English)\n\nSo, indeed, even a smidgen of faith in Jesus is all that is necessary to save us.  Why?  Because no matter what we do to prove our "sinlessness" to God, in the end it's all pointless.  The most righteous among us eventually become self-righteous, and nearly every good act done in the name of God or one's own self instead of being nice to that person is only another futherance into sin for us.  Pride rears its ugly head even upon the best of us all.  One of the faults of being imperfect is that you are going to give in to sin eventually.  And in God's eyes, a "minor" sin is just as bad as a major sin.  Anger and just being annoyed grants you the same punishment as a mass murderer would recieve.\n\nSo this is justification by faith, we can't save ourselves, so God sends His Son down to uphold the Law perfectly, and give himself as a blood sacrifice for all the rest of humanity, from here to eternity.
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I DON'T THINK THEY CONDEMN PEOPLE TO HELL THEY'RE JUST TELLING PEOPLE THAT IF YOU SIN GOD WILL CONDEMN YOU TO HELL.\n\nTRUST ME.NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBODY IS GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME IN HELL.
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Yes indeed.I was studying these issues myself.Here's my conviction.Justification is only by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and it is once and for all.Let God be true and man a liar.The transaction is done once and for all.The seal is done and no one can steal it from Christ.However,if you read the book of Revelation along with Daniel you will see that in the white throne judgement the believers in Christ and those who have rejected Christ will be separated by Christ himself like sheep is separated from goats.Which is a very sad thing and that is the reason why we Christians are supposed to be the salt of  the earth and light.So we (The believers in Christ )escape the final judgement.But all is not over.Now starts the judgement of the believers---do we enter heaven with honour or in dishonour?That is question we all need to ask now.Imagine living the rest of our lives in dishonour.Do we have any crowns to lay at His feet as our worship in eternity or not ,or shall we go empty handed standing before the Lord,with our heads hanging in shame???That is why Paul refers our life on earth like that of an athelete---breasting the tape alone will not determine our award but whether we are following the rules applicable;if an athelete does not follow rules of the race then imagine after running the race and comming 1st only to be told publicly he is disqualified for the award.That is very sad indeed!!!There are many more illustrations from every day life given in the Bible from which we all can understand simply.I believe God did not give His Word to us to keep it as a secret,his love for mankind was made a public spectacle when Christ gave his life on the cross willingly (and yet the world rejects it so much tragecally!!)so that you and I and all those who believe may not perish but have everlasting life.We are now co-heirs with Christ, therefore we inherit the Kingdom of heaven, not because of our deeds but by the act of Christ on the Cross.He gave us the authority to His children therefore we will live with him in heaven after our life on earth is over.Capture the image of the scene of the rupture!!!Oh! Death where is your sting!!!It is so powerful.He loves people His creation that he does not want even one to perish but it is we who reject His salvation for mankind.Jesus is a thorough gentleman, he never forces His way into anyone's life.His love is for the asking only.His heart is to preserve. I love The Word of God because it is so alive and speaking to me even in this decade.I also trust that  even as you seek the many question if you seek with all your heart He shall reveal it and The Truth shall set you free indeed.So the bottom line is whether we will enter heaven in honour or in shame?Amen.
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I agree 100%, but good luck with that. My experience has been that the christers, I mean christians, are the biggest hypocrites. For example, there was this church person that ask me to borrow a nice keyboard (the piano kind, not computer) I had. Notice that I said had.  I had an argument with said person about something else some time later. When I asked for my keyboard back, the b*tch said that after speaking with the pastor from church, that it was OK to not return the keyboard. That in the eyes of God it was not theft, so no need to worry. Because the pastor said it, then all the other christers supported the theft.\n\nMy point is that these christers self justify themselves, and move along judging others. The problem is that when they become very public people, those self justifications don't work. Then they get busted.\n\nIf the person that borrowed the keyboard was to become a public figure, then I could bring out the bad things I know about the person. This time the pastor would not be able to anything.
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No. Because we are told in Proverbs that mans heart is decietful above all else.\nAlso if we try to get to heaven by doing something good our selves, we are wasting our time, as that is what all religions teach.  The Bible tells us that Jesus paid in full, the price on the cross.  Neither is  there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among men, wherby we must be saved.  Acts 4:12\nBut we are all as an unclean thing and all our righteousness are as filthy rags. Isaiah 64:6\nSo there is NO WAY we can save ourselves, only Christ can do that, "For by grace ye are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9\nAll have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
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If I am not mistaken, I don't think this was a generalization made that all non-beilievers are mean spirited and cruel.  (At least I hope not)  I think that each religion gets misunderstood at one time by those not of that religion, and some people just don't know how to address what they don't understand. There are those that do.  They respect the fact that everyone is entitled to their own beliefs.  I am a Christian, I believe, but i do not force my beliefs on anyone. i may share something about God, but I cannot judge anyone if they do not believe--and I don't think we should judge and ridicule each other.
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Amen. People who don't believe in God (& don't think that there's a heavenly reward for good behavior/deferred punishment for bad) have to take responsibility here and now for their actions. There's no one to credit and no one to blame but ourselves. This means that we really have to live in a way that treats every moment as a unique and irrevocable opportunity. Life is more precious to us if we believe life is all there is.\n\nI think I'm actually a more honest and forthright than when I was a practicing Christian. As I understand him, Jesus took responsibility for his own actions and sacrificed himself for the sake of others. As an example, he's pretty extreme, but embodies something like pure altruism. His ideas about love, forgiveness, and self-abnegation are really extraordinary, but I don't see anything remotely resembling that behavior in the vast majority of Christians I've known. If Jesus is "Thou," then there's no one holier; but I do believe that if JC landed in most Christian environments these days, there would be a lot of people certain they could out-do him. And if not that, they'd be clamouring to get the best seat. \n\nWhen you come to believe that you're not "saved" or "chosen," a huge rush of humility (and relief) settles around you.
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Not in the least.  Take a look around and you'll see that just about every faith is slammed by people here.  Look at the way some supposed religious people answer questions about other faiths and you'll see that Christians do plenty of viewing others negatively themselves.
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I don't know whether they still occur or not, but as a Christian, I am personally appalled and repulsed by them.  Please understand that many people who call themselves Christians perform acts in the name of their religion that Christ himself would have strongly condemned.
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Christians don't fall from grace, they reject it.\n\nJonah 2:8\n"Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.
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I would be curious to see what your friend thinks of this scripture from 1 Corinthians 5:12-14...\n\nFor what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.”\n\nShe is wrong. Yes. But you are also wrong for basing your salvation on what other people say or do. This will be no excuse in the last day. We must base our self examination with CHRIST as our standard. And without God's grace and mercy, we would all lose, wouldn't we?\n\nYoda Green - I suppose you are an example of the non-judgmental?