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For those who believe in God, how do you see God?
I was raised to believe Jesus is God and that He is all loving.
I don't believe God casts people into hell. I believe the person casts themselves into hell because that's where they find like minded individuals.
I don't think He punishes anyone, but that we punish ourselves and that God, being good itself, could never look away from us or even frown upon us.
I don't believe God casts people into hell. I believe the person casts themselves into hell because that's where they find like minded individuals.
I don't think He punishes anyone, but that we punish ourselves and that God, being good itself, could never look away from us or even frown upon us.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Robison on -
I believe that the God of the Bible is a just God. And we as humans are inherent sinners. We can do nothing to reconcile ourselves with our creator. Therefore, in is absolute justness, God cannot allow us into eternal paradise, heaven. In order to atone for the sins of humans and create a new covenant between God and His creation, Jesus Christ was sent to die and be resurrected as the Messiah. And only through him can we come to the Father.
With that said, I want to address your last sentence. God has an absolute hatred for our sin, but He loved us so much that He made a way for us to be reconciled to Him so that we could once again be in communion with Him through the Son.
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Permalink Reply by Owen on -
Thanks for sharing. :)
Out of curiosity, do you believe then that a person must know Jesus in order to go to heaven?
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Robison on
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Yes, I do believe that salvation comes by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ alone.
In John 14:6 Jesus says "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
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