Logical - Does YOUR God do that to people? That is not very nice is it? It is really fair for those who have been misled their entire lives and messed around so much they understandably dont know what to believe? As for all unbelievers being sent to "hell", read Matthew 25:34-40
Quit with the scare tactics why dont you?
greven - Would YOU burn someone forever for not believing in you? Would YOU torture someone for eternity because of the sins of a few years? I think most people can't and wouldn't. However, an entity that claims to be LOVE itself would do something like that to, possibly, millions?!
Sadly enough, I know parents that hit their children as punishment, but I know none that would torture their children for their mistakes no matter how hardheaded and severe these mistakes may be. But The Loving Father has no problem with this...?!
The Dead Are Judged
Revelations 20:11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
John 8:24
I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am I claim to be>, you will indeed die in your sins."
(Whole Chapter: John 8 In context: John 8:23-25)
If you reject Jesus as your Lord and Savior and if your name is not written in the Lamb's Book of Life, you're history. The bible is very clear about that.
People who do nice things for their church and yet never really knew Jesus because they tried to do good works for the Lord rather than asking Christ to come into their hearts and have their sins forgiven...Jesus said...
Matthew 7 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
Logical - As for all unbelievers being sent to "hell", read Matthew 25:34-40
Looking it up and reads...
Matthew 25 34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
You failed to mention in verse 41and 42 what happens to those who did nothing for His people....
Matthew 25 41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
Satan's number one goal is to make sure a soul NEVER knows Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. The more that do not know and believe, the better he likes it. He knows his time is short, so before he goes down, he wants to make sure that he's able to take as many souls as he possibly can with him.
That includes making sure people who never heard of Jesus remain never hearing of Him, making sure that Atheists remain unbelievers of God and INCLUDING JWs who are told that Jesus is only for the anointed class and He is not for the earthly class.
Yizuman
Edited by - Yizuman on 16 January 2003 18:0:42