Posts Tagged ‘god’
Is it possible to will yourself to believe in God? ?
Past the age of about 7, I have not believed in God. However, all along I have wanted to. For the past few years, I have applied the ‘fake it till you make it" approach. I have tried my best to sincerely pray, faithfully attend services, participate in Bible study groups, and conduct myself as a Christian. However, after all of this, I still do not believe. What should I do?
Would sacraficing yourself for others still send you to hell?
Okay, say the only way you could save 5 people is to kill yourself. And as most know, killing yourself is a mortal sin as well as directly against one of the commandments, (In Christianity anyway). So would you go to hell for that?
To add, say that you had never previously commited any mortal sins. Would that change where you go, for say over someone whom has commited mortal sins.
Oh, and no answers saying Hell or whatever dose not exsist, i myself am not a firm beliver in God and so, i am just questioning the concept.
Eternal hellfire literalists: how will you explain it to yourself?
This question is only for you who believe literally that people will burn deathlessly in agony for eternity if they don’t know Jesus. The rest of you, please, I’m addressing questions to many different groups, so you’ll get your chance.
The question: at some point, you will have the opportunity to watch as I and millions of other people are thrown, screaming in agony, into the lake of fire. Will you watch? Will you approve? Will you look at God and praise him? Will your praise be born of approval, or fear? How will you justify our screams to yourself? Will you cover your ears? Will our screams haunt you? Did you cringe at the scene in Titanic where a thousand or so people were dying in the water? Did that prepare you for millions of us in fire, not even able to die? What if some of those screams are coming from the mouths of your loved ones? Will you ask God to make you forget? My sister thinks that God will make her forget me.
Don’t think this is a rant; it’s an honest question. I hate Yahweh but I’m scared to death to go to hell. I want to know what to expect from you people when the time comes.
I didn’t ask whether you’ll be happy. I asked whether you’d approve and praise him, and not fear him just a little bit in a creepy sort of way.
Why am I so different from most of society, it makes me feel sad and depressed, what can I do?
I am not exactly normal, but who is. Why has all my life been this big "she is soooo weird" thing, when I was raised in good home, had good parents, had best friends, had love and freedom to be me at a very very young age! Could that have messed me up the way my parents were so free with us, allowing us to ask them any questions about anything, but all thru that goodness, everyone outside of it, always hated me, picked on me, told me I was an odd ball, but I REALLY AM NOT! I am an artist and love people and creativity, BUT usualy people (even with my love of God) always and usually shunned me and cast me out at jobs, in social circles, summer camps, clubs, school,etc. I just am at my wits end here! Could it have been the 2 head injuries I sustained when I was 4 or 5? Please give an honest answer, as least cruel answer as you will allow yourself!
Is writing yourself a will wrong when you…?
If you write yourself a will, that states that when you get very very sick to the point where you cannot help yourself, and are crippled that you would not want to live and you would let them let you die, is that committing suicide? Would God disapprove of this? Is it considered sin?
