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1 | Am I going to Hell for attending UMC | Bible general Archive 4 | DPMartin | 234275 | ||
It is interesting how so many church goers know all about going to hell, and who’s going to be there, ( I guess they don’t what to be the only ones, or maybe its out of jealousy because they know they are going) and know nothing of going to Heaven and who’s going to be there. When it comes to going to hell and who is and isn’t going. Remember this, in Revelations the Lord shows John that He has the keys to the gate of hell in His hand. Therefore no one goes to hell unless the Lord says they do. |
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2 | Am I going to Hell for attending UMC | Bible general Archive 4 | G. Preston | 234355 | ||
Dave, Don't allow anyone to persuade you as to who is going to hell or Heaven. That is purely not biblical. Only G-d knows who will receive eternal salvation. Maybe, what you have experienced are christians, being, maybe a little overly assertive, while witnessing for Christ. Just because one attends church (which is important) does not mean they are committed to the Christian way. We only know...by G-d's word...that if one does not repent,baptized and live a life according to G-ds' law...we will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven(eternal salvation). |
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3 | Am I going to Hell for attending UMC | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 234357 | ||
Hi, Preston... Don't tell the Apostle Paul that one... He'd have to eliminate 2 Corinthians 13:5. It would also do violence to Matthew 7:16. By the way, where do you come up with all this? In Him, Doc |
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4 | Am I going to Hell for attending UMC | Bible general Archive 4 | G. Preston | 234358 | ||
Neither one is contradicted by what I said. Sorry, try again. |
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5 | Am I going to Hell for attending UMC | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 234361 | ||
Dear Preston, They certainly do. You asserted that "Only G-d knows who will receive eternal salvation." (sic) That statement -- never once articulated in Scripture -- does, however, contractdict a number of scriptures, not the least of which were the two that I cited for you. Sorry, but, your much vaunted "common sense" doesn't stand as prevelent or logical. So, as I asked before, where are you coming up with this stuff? Do you crank this stuff up on your own, or are you presenting some group's opinion? In Him, Doc |
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6 | Am I going to Hell for attending UMC | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 234364 | ||
But then we have this parable Matthew 22:1-14 and in particular verse 22:11-12. The man thought he was allowed to attend the wedding and asked why he hadn't changed his clothes he was speechless. Sounds like he thought he was saved but wasn't and didn't know it. I contend there are many many in the church today that really believe they are saved but will be cast into the outer darkness. |
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7 | Am I going to Hell for attending UMC | Bible general Archive 4 | azurelaw | 234387 | ||
Dear EdB, How would you consider 1 John 5:13 "These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life." Shalom Azure |
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8 | Am I going to Hell for attending UMC | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 234391 | ||
Azure I would say we must understand what that verse is saying and particularly the Greek word Pisteuo which is translated believe. This word means far more than head knowledge belief in Jesus Christ. It means they have become so dependant in their belief of Jesus Christ that their very lives are encompassed by Him. In other words their lives (those to whom 1 John is written) is so committed to Jesus that they don’t consider whether they are saved or not. For them it is not about being saved or not saved, it is about being in service to Christ and trusting that Christ will make all things work to their good. Here John is writing telling them that this Pisteuo belief has assured their salvation. Look at the three Hebrew Children being taken and thrown in the fire. They did not know their outcome, they only knew they were to serve God. They didn’t care if God would save them to allow them to burn, they only cared that they served God. They only knew two things, they weren’t going to worship anything other than God and that they were going to be thrown into the fire. The end of the story had not yet been written, but there was no question in their minds, there was only a total dependency on God. Today too many are dependant on whether they said the sinners prayer, walked the aisle, had fruit in their life, didn’t sin, etc. They think they are saved because that is what they have been told. However they never made themselves dependant on Jesus Christ to the point that the question was never considered because all that was important to them was serving Christ. Many will go to the wedding dinner without having the proper clothing and when asked why they will be speechless because they listened to man instead of the word of God. They have said the sinners prayer, they had walked the aisle, they had fruit in their life but they never had total dependence in Jesus Christ. Salvation should be our hope but our dependency should be in our trust of God. I believe we must be able to answer like Job, “though he slay me I will trust in God…” When we are at that point the question, “are we saved or not”, does not come into existence. |
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