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What Chritians Are Missing Out On
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Posted by: JeriRose12
What you miss out on by being a Christian....
HELL!!!
Posted by: pickone
hell (hel), n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits. 2. any place or state of torment or misery; 3. something that causes torment or misery. 4. the powers of evil. 5. the abode of the dead; Sheol or Hades. 6. extreme disorder or confusion; chaos: 7. a severe scolding or punishment:
Posted by: eagle4him
I understand what you are trying to convey, but I am not sure it is Biblically correct. First, I do not think hell comes into play until like the previous post said, until judgment day--and there are at least two judgements.
Second, not every one who professes to be a "Christian" will go to heaven. read Mathew 7: 21-23.
Third, John 3:3 states a pre-admission requirement for heaven, but does not guarantee entrance into heaven. It's like saying you have to be a University of Texas student in order to play football for UT, but not every UT student will be on the football team. The same is true of heaven and salvation--you have to be "born-again" in order to enter heaven, but not every born-again person is automatically guaranteed entrance into heaven. Many are called, but few are chosen.
Christian was a defaming term used by the elitists in Antioch, referencing the followers of Christ. It was actually a derragatory statement, a put-down. Jesus never called His followers "Christians", nor did God. there are only a couple of references to this name in the New Testament--one that Peter uses, and one that was used in the book of Acts. Christianity is a religion--and Jesus is not about religion, but relationship.
I hope this does not offend you.
Posted by: JeriRose12
Okay, what do "followers of Christ" (which "Christian" means) miss out on?
Hell!
~JeriRose~
Finding HIM in 2006