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1 | Pure joy in Heaven? | Rev 7:9 | charis | 2189 | ||
Dear prayon, Another great question! I may have an outlook different from many in the US, because in Japan, the chances are that over 99 percent of your loved ones are not in heaven. In addition, there is the 'social responsibility' of ancestor worship. (I say social responsibility because few understand or believe the religious aspect) I battle with this one almost every day, and the answer has to be that God is just, and we will rejoice in His perfection. He will 'wipe away each tear' and turn our 'mourning into dancing.' The present 'emotional' aspect of our relationship with family will be superceded by the spiritual knowledge that God is righteous. Please understand I mean no disrespect toward your feelings. I only say that our Lord and Savior will heal every wound. In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, we see that the rich man desired to tell his earthly family of their peril. I don't know if there is any 'comfort' in Hell, but it does seem that the rich man would be pleased to know that the rest of his family found the Lord. It seems that those who did not respond to (or were chosen by) the Lord, accept the righteousness of God, so we should, too. Dear sister in the Lord, bless you in Jesus' name, charis |
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2 | Pure joy in Heaven? | Rev 7:9 | FreeThinker | 84696 | ||
That brings up a good question: If you have no idea that God or Jesus existed, due to where you lived, then do you still go to hell for your ignorance? Jesus only revealed himself of 1 – 3 years. I child growing up in Japan may have never heard of him. Does a just God condemn this child to hell? | ||||||
3 | Pure joy in Heaven? | Rev 7:9 | Emmaus | 84706 | ||
Freethinker, The answer to your good question is that we who believe are bound to proclaim the Gospel and draw others to Christ. That does not mean that God is also not at work in ways known only to Himself and in ways that we may not be able to do nor even perceive Him doing. Below are two paragraphs which explain my understanding of the answer to your questions. For some other Christian where you see baptism below they might substitute profession of faith. "1257 The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation.[John 3:5] He also commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize them.[Matt 28:19-20] Baptism is necessary for salvation for those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament.[Mark 16:16] The Church does not know of any means other than Baptism that assures entry into eternal beatitude; this is why she takes care not to neglect the mission she has received from the Lord to see that all who can be baptized are "reborn of water and the Spirit." God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism, but he himself is not bound by his sacraments. 1260 "Since Christ died for all, and since all men are in fact called to one and the same destiny, which is divine, we must hold that the Holy Spirit offers to all the possibility of being made partakers, in a way known to God, of the Paschal mystery." Every man who is ignorant of the Gospel of Christ and of his Church, but seeks the truth and does the will of God in accordance with his understanding of it, can be saved. It may be supposed that such persons would have desired Baptism explicitly if they had known its necessity." The Catechism of the Catholic Church Emmaus |
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4 | Pure joy in Heaven? | Rev 7:9 | FreeThinker | 84708 | ||
What about.. John 3 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. And "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.'" John 14:6 |
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5 | Pure joy in Heaven? | Rev 7:9 | Emmaus | 84727 | ||
Read more closely. Nothing quoted contradicts John 3:5 or 14:6, but only says that they may be fulfilled in ways unseen to us but known to God and accomplished by God in the heart of an individual in the briefest momment of grace not discernable to others. | ||||||
6 | Pure joy in Heaven? | Rev 7:9 | FreeThinker | 84730 | ||
I am sorry, but I don't see it. Jesus said that no one goes to the Father but through him. How does someone, who because of where the were born, raised, and died, and does not know Jesus get to heaven? If I misunderstand, please clearify. Thank you | ||||||
7 | Pure joy in Heaven? | Rev 7:9 | Emmaus | 84731 | ||
"Jesus said that no one goes to the Father but through him. How does someone, who because of where the were born, raised, and died, and does not know Jesus get to heaven?" How do you know Jesus does not make Himself known to them at the moment of their death and let them make a decision? It is still through Jesus. |
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8 | Pure joy in Heaven? | Rev 7:9 | FreeThinker | 84735 | ||
I sorry but that argument just doesn’t make sense. If I ask you, how do you know that Jesus ever existed, you can only tell me feelings and act that you attribute to him. Not actually seeing him. There are many “Christians that are doubting that Jesus ever really existed. If you wish there is one book called “The Myth of God Incarnate” Edited by John Hick. A very interesting book and again written by Christians. There is also a book that is a hundred years old called, “The Truth About Jesus Is He a Myth?” by Mangasar Magurditch Mangasarian who was a Christian. You can download his book at http://gutenberg.net/index.html. | ||||||
9 | Pure joy in Heaven? | Rev 7:9 | Emmaus | 84736 | ||
How do you know Ceasar or Herod or Alexander or anybody else who died before you existed existed? By faith my friend, because of what has been passed down to you. Faith and reason are not at odds with one another, neither are they the same. They are both gifts, but complementary gifts. No one can make another believe in God by argument or "proof" alone. Never happened, never will. "You can lead a horse to water, but you can not make him drink." On the other hand, if a thirsty horse finds water there is nothing you can do to keep him from drinking. |
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