Evangelical Christians: who is going to heaven?
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12:7  Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. \n\nEVERYBODY RETURNS TO GOD.\n\nBut that doesn't mean everybody will be smiling when they see God.
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That's a very good observation!  I guess we'll never know until we get to Heaven (if we believe in Jesus)...and then it won't matter cause all we'll be doing is praising God!
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Who Will Be Resurrected? Where Will They Live? \n\nHow many will live in Paradise on earth?— The Bible does not say. But God had told Adam and Eve while they were in the garden of Eden to have children and fill the earth. True, they failed to do that. But God will see to it that his purpose to have the earth filled with good people is carried out.—Genesis 1:28; Isaiah 45:18; 55:11.\n\nJust think how wonderful it will be to live in Paradise! The whole earth will become like a park. It will be alive with birds and animals and beautiful with trees and flowers of every kind. No one will have pain because he is sick, nor will anyone have to die. Everyone will be a friend of everyone else. If we want to live forever in Paradise, now is the time to prepare for it.\n\nIn the new world, “there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Acts 24:15) At that time Jesus will use his God-given power to raise the dead because, as he said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He that exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life.” (John 11:25) He also said: “All those in the memorial tombs [in God’s memory] will hear his [Jesus’] voice and come out.”—John 5:28, 29.\n\n Great will be the joy earth wide when group after group of dead persons come back to life to join their loved ones! No longer will there be obituary columns to bring sadness to the survivors. Instead, there may well be just the opposite: announcements of newly resurrected ones to bring joy to those who loved them. So no more funerals, funeral pyres, crematoriums, or cemeteries!\n\nTrue peace in all areas of life will be realized. Wars, promoters of wars, and the manufacturing of weapons will be things of the past. \n“they will not lift up sword, nation against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.”—Micah 4:3.\n\nMan and beast will also be at peace, as they were in Eden. (Genesis 1:28; 2:19) God says: “For them I shall certainly conclude a covenant in that day in connection with the wild beast of the field and with the flying creature of the heavens and the creeping thing of the ground, and . . . I will make them lie down in security.”—Hosea 2:18.\nNever again will the animals be a threat to man or to themselves. Even “the lion will eat straw just like the bull”!—Isaiah 11:6-9; 65:25.\n\nThe entire earth will be transformed into a paradise home for mankind. That is why Jesus could promise a man who believed in him: “You will be with me in Paradise.” The Bible says: “The wilderness and the waterless region will exult, and the desert plain will be joyful and blossom as the saffron. . . . For in the wilderness waters will have burst out, and torrents in the desert plain.”—Luke 23:43; Isaiah 35:1, 6.\n\nUnder God’s Kingdom, hunger will never again afflict millions. “There will come to be plenty of grain on the earth.\n\nNo more will there be poverty, homeless people, slums, or neighborhoods overrun with crime. “They will certainly build houses and have occupancy; and they will certainly plant vineyards and eat their fruitage. Isaiah 65:21, 22\n\n“The meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. . . . The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.”—Psalm 37:11, 29\n\nGod’s Kingdom rule will undo all the damage done to the human family for the past six thousand years. The joys at that time will far outweigh any suffering that people have experienced. Life will not be disturbed by any bad memories of previous suffering. The upbuilding thoughts and activities that will be the everyday life of people will gradually erase the painful memories.
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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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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.
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I plan on spending eternity in Heaven with my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!\n\nYou are right that the Bible says that Money is the root of all Evil and you cant take it with you!\n\nPeople shouldnt take for granted that they are going to be here tomorrow..b/c NONE of us are Promised tomorrow or even the next minute or second.  Take the time to Thank GOD when you open your eyes and you can put your feet on the floor!\n\nAnd for those ppl who are lost and dont have Jesus Christ, Don't keep putting it off to accept him into your life, b/c like I said NONE OF US are PROMISED the next sec, minute or tomorrow! And I'm sure you don't want to burn for eternity!\n\nGOD BLESS all of YOU! \nWith love in the LORD, ME!
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There is no exception. The only ones who will make it to heaven without salvation are ones who are not able to understand or comprehend the things about God. Those who can understand are held accountable. We can know that a God exists without being told about Him because of nature, conscience, and history.If you want to learn more on this, read BIBLE DOCTRINES FOR TODAY from the A BEKA BOOK company. This particular subject can be found on pg.89 - 94. Rene Descartes, the Father of modern philosophy, stated a basic proposition: "I think, therefore I am". In the DISCOURSE ON METHOD he wrote and develops his proof for the existence of God. (You don't have to believe what he wrote.Every Christian needs to form their own interpretation of the Bible because no one will ever know if another person is right in their interpretation of the Bible.)
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In reality, Peter does not guard the gates. The Bible teaches that all who believe in Jesus Christ will be saved. There is no other "ticket" into heaven.\n\nGod bless.
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True Christians understand that heaven is the dwelling place of God and Jesus and the angels. Only a very tiny fraction from among mankind will be resurrected to heaven, and for a special purpose.\n\nThe EARTH is the proper dwelling place for humans and animals.\n\nJehovah's Witnesses, for example, note that Adam and Eve expected to live forever on earth. More than 99.9% of Jehovah's Witnesses profess the earthly hope (that percentage is literal, from their yearly "Memorial" commemoration).\n(Genesis 1:28) God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill THE EARTH and subdue it [caps added]\n(Genesis 2:17) You must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die [so never eating from that tree means never dying]\n\nInterestingly, the Scriptures are full of references to this earthly hope.\n(Psalms 37:11) 'the meek will possess the earth'\n(Proverbs 2:21) 'upright will reside in the earth'\n(Isaiah 45:18) 'God formed the earth to be inhabited'\n(Matthew 5:5) 'the mild will inherit the earth'\n(Revelation 21:3) The tent of God is with mankind\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20001001/
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Yes, I believe in the Lord. He is also my Lord and Savior. I am glad to see that there are still some people that aren't afraid to admit that in the end they will be going to Heaven. I'll see you there.
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all will be judged, the Christian will be saved
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They are inter-related but not the same. \n\nAn evangelical Christian can be anyone who believes in salvation by faith, via the sinner's prayer. This includes Baptists, Bible Church, etc. The following churches are sometimes considered Evangelical: Evangelical Lutheran, and many others such as Methodist, Nazarene, etc. What is meant by Evangelical in this case are churches that believe in evangelism, which is going forth and witnessing to others about the Good news of Jesus Christ. \n\nNow, churches like the Assemblies of God, and most of the Pentecostal churches are in the pentecostal wing of Christianity, and they are all Evangelical. But how they differ from the other Evangelical churches is their belief in what is considered the "sign" gifts. Those sign gifts are primarily found in Acts chapter 2 and in I and II Corinthians. \n\nPentecostal churches believe that when a person receives the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, that a person often starts to speak in tongues. This also includes gifts such as prophecy, discernment of spirits, interpretation of tonges, and other "sign" gifts.\n\nMost evangelical churches believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit no longer applies to today and went away shortly after Acts 2. The Pentecostals believe it is still around today.
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There will be many who go to church and say they are saved, but they are not.  Just because someone goes to church doesn't mean they're the model Christian.  We are all hypocrites, and yet we are all loved by Christ. \n\n We are all born into sin, and we all have our own set of tempations whether it be sex, cheating, lying, violence, swearing, etc.  \n\nGod cannot allow sin into heaven because of who God is.  But God has sent his son, Jesus, to be the ultimate sacrifice for man.  \n\nIf we truly have asked Jesus to be our Savior, we will turn away from those sins through the power of the Holy Spirit.  \n\nThere is nothing man can do to earn his way to heaven, but only by accepting Jesus as their savior (who was sacrificed for our sins, the lamb of God) and believing God raised him from the dead.  \n\n"Passage Romans 10:9:\n9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."\n\nThat is what makes Christianity different than all other religions, is that Christianity truly has The Risen Living Savior.\n\nAs for the pygmy, God hasn't given man all the answers, but he does say that all will hear about Jesus and given the chance to accept Jesus.  \n\nAnd for the molester pastor, he will have his judgement one day as we all will.  But his actions by no means represent God, but represent Satan.  He's a big prize for Satan and Satan is working hard on him.\n\nFor those who feel this is "inappropriate", you might want to explore the basis for those feelings.  This is a message about Love and acceptance for this love.
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Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour. The bible teaches clearly that Jesus Christ is the Son of God sent into to this world as a sin offering to redeem us from the power of sin. The journey to Heaven begins by us simply accepting the what the bible says about Jesus Christ and believing. We do not go to Heaven because of any good we may do on this planet. God has simply granted believers grace or unmerited favour. Anyone who says good work gets us into heaven has not grasped the nature of God and His plan to deal with sin in this world. I am a believer in Jesus Christ.
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yes evangelicals are christians. scary buggers.
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its not that we are judging them. If they accept Christ then they all go to Heaven, if not they condemn themselves
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I don't know where you got that information from as it is wrong.\n\nThe bible itself predicts the Jews returning to Israel from all over the world after the state of Israel as a Jewish state is reformed (1948) and evangelicals also read the same bible that the Jews do and believe in the same God.\n\nBible believing evangelicals also know that through the Jewish people the whole world will be blessed.\n\nAlso Jesus the Jewish messiah will be returning to Israel.\n\nSo far from wanting to exterminate the Jewish people - the church is beginning to realize a love for the Jewish people and that the church will one day be the only friend that Israel will have in the world.