The truth is it does not matter whether if it is Christ, Paul, John, or Peter...the message....the Gospel is be good and do good.
If a man is good and does good, God will bless his life here on Earth.....Ghandi was a man that lived good....
He is Hell tonight because he did not turn to God as a Lost Sinner who needed a Savior and put His Trust in Jesus death and resurrection to save him....
The Gospel is “good news” because the Gospel is all about what God has done for Lost Sinful men—- NOT what man does for God.....
Do you have an attention span disorder. See notes # 1, 2, and 3. Buuuuut number three...LOL Christ says that not doing good can get you to hell. Matthew 25:46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”... Let me help you there with the reading comprehension of this, Christ....He is God, in case you did not catch on to that....says that those that did not do good for others will go away into eternal punishment...that maybe hard for you to comprehend but...that means hell fire eternal. Then Christ...ya know the Son of God, He says that the righteous will go on to eternal life....now in case if you don't know it, that is heaven. And the righteous, in this example were those that did good for others.....I know the parable of the Sheep and Goats is a long read...but try to focus. Maybe you are getting Christ mixed up with Buddha, but no that is incorrect.
Now if you need any more help understanding scriptures, let me know. Below I picked a short one so it would not task your ability to read or go past your attention span.
Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
We are discussing theology and Christians beliefs. This particular topic can ruin lives and lead people to hell so it gets serious.
1..No one is saying that being good and doing good has anything do with being initially saved, everyone agrees that, that is through Christ.
2..No one here is saying that being good and doing good justifies us, it all about the biblical requirement to be obedience to Christ.
3..No one is saying that good deeds is what gets you to heaven.
4..I am saying that being good and doing good is what Christians are repeatedly told to do. Being good and doing good is obedience to Christ. I mean really, what is the alternative that is being proposed here by some.
5..I am saying that sinful lifestyles can lead to hell...whether they believe in Christ or not.
6..I am not saying that sinful lifestyles cannot be forgiven. Even towards the end someone that has committed the worst of horrible sins or a sinful lifestyle can repent and be forgiven. That is all depends on sincerity and Christ will know the intentions and truths of the heart and will judge according. But that is Christ's choice to send that Christian to heaven or hell. I do contend that a change of heart at the last minute and expecting forgiveness is very risky, because, could someone like Hitler or serial killers change their character in that last few moments of their life? Not saying I know, but I would debate it.
7..I am saying that repentance is required to be initially saved. That repentance is not only acknowledging that you have sinned but a commitment to obey and be good and do good....the best you can. Salvation was not designed for perfection. Then after one is saved and commits sins, that repentance is required to get those sins forgiven. Again a commitment not to keep doing the same sin over and over again. It is not wrong for Christ to expect us to learn from our mistakes...we maybe slow learners but...
8..No one here is saying that you have to be perfect to go to heaven.
9..Then again, heaven is not going to be full of evildoers.
10..No one is saying that being good and doing good is salvation. It is obedience to Christ.
11..And the Bible says over and over again that we should obey Christ and our deeds will be judged, come Judgment Day.
12..Alternatively sins can lead to hell, particularly lifestyle sins because you cannot repent for something you intend to do or even continue to do. You cannot play Christ for a fool. You cannot con Christ, he know the heart and the intent.
13..I do contend that your average Christian will show up on Judgment Day and pass with flying colors.
14..In regard to sins, what is being discussed here is mostly lifestyle sins.
15..No one is saying that there is a biblical requirement to ask forgiveness for every sin or to remember every sin. Just ask forgiveness in one of your daily prayers.
