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"I am going to judge you based on character, not by looks only."
[quote="ryandmiller"]Warning LONG POST.
[quote="Fearless"]Your faith is measued because God said if you have faith like a mustard seed you can move mountians.[/quote]
Works alone will not get you into heaven Only through God's son can you get there.(To believe in him you must also have faith in him)
Isnt that in contradiction to the early stated quote?
James 2:24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.(Matt. 19:16-21)
Im not saying that works dont contribute imsaying you cant get to heaven by just works
So by good works alone, I'll still go to hell? You dont see a problem with that?
Read mathew(New testiment)
One is not more inportant than the other if you read the first few books in the new testiment you will understand better.
Basically in the old testiment the only way into heaven was by works and sacrifices of animals and things like that but then God decided to send his only son Jesus to be crusified on the cross for our sins and now all we have to do is believe in him in order to get to heaven. But God will look at all the good things and bad things you have done and judge you but you will go to heaven because you accepted Christ.
Wait a minute... James is in the New Testiment!
[quote="d80"]Wait a minute... James is in the New Testiment!
what does this mean then?
We are saved only by the grace of God and the faith we have in him.(Jesus died for our sins and we must believe and accept him)
Now compare the two verses:
i haven't fully read everything but i'd like to share some insight real quick. hell is not a set place or destination, nor does god send people to hell. hell is a condition where god is completely absent. when you choose to no longer have god in your life (as a result of bowing down to sin and temptation), you are basically accepting a condition where god is no longer with you. it's as if you were disowning him as your father/creator. and if you were to die in this state, then you would fulfill the condition of hell. as christians, we need god in our lives. he created us, and without him we are worthless. that is why christians strive to be more like him; it brings us closer and closer to him, until we can one day be reunited with him. what some people don't understand is that god doesn't want us to go to hell. god wants us to be with him at his side. but because of free will, we make our own choices, which determines our fate.
no one is about being justifed and the other is about being saved.
Regarding contradictions...
Many people wait but nobody knows when they might die or when Jesus is coming back so why not be ready for it by accepting him now?
[quote="livesoundz"]i haven't fully read everything but i'd like to share some insight real quick. hell is not a set place or destination, nor does god send people to hell. hell is a condition where god is completely absent. when you choose to no longer have god in your life (as a result of bowing down to sin and temptation), you are basically accepting a condition where god is no longer with you. it's as if you were disowning him as your father/creator. and if you were to die in this state, then you would fulfill the condition of hell. as christians, we need god in our lives. he created us, and without him we are worthless. that is why christians strive to be more like him; it brings us closer and closer to him, until we can one day be reunited with him. what some people don't understand is that god doesn't want us to go to hell. god wants us to be with him at his side. but because of free will, we make our own choices, which determines our fate.
[quote="Fearless"]Hell is a real place and in Hell whoever goes there will forever burn and the burning never stops its new every second its the worst place imaginable.[/quote]
In my bible Mark 15:22 says "And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, the place of a skull."
[quote="d80"][quote="Fearless"]Hell is a real place and in Hell whoever goes there will forever burn and the burning never stops its new every second its the worst place imaginable.[/quote]
So what about the whole contradictory timing regarding Jesus' unfortunate crucifixion?
I think its 2 different days if im correct
Sixth hour of the day followed by the 3rd hour of the next day?
I guess I would have to go back and read the whole thing to make sure.