If Christianity is correct, does that mean Ghandi is enjoying an eternity in Hell?
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gandhi did not expect to go to hell or to heaven . he wanted to get "moksha " when he died . i hope he got it.\n\n by the way do you think all the serial rapists and killers go to heaven , if they are christian. then all of those who "confess " should be acquitted. because if god is not going to punish them and forgives them , who are we to judge?
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Regardless of whether it's blissful or not, if there really is a heaven and you go there, you will be surrounded by people such as those who have just answered your post. Could you imagine an eternity of that? Bring on the pitchforks, there's no way I'm suffering through those idiots for eternity.
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No where.\nThere is no heaven or hell. Hell was used as a way to control people into doing good.
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I dont necessarily think its hell.  I think its the median between heaven and hell.  Think about it.  You've got good and evil on earth.  Makes sense, no?
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Yes, he is. Would a mere mortal be able to write something like Closer To God?
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Nobody knows what happens to us when we die, or this concept of hell or heaven. Well by catholic mythology, i think as long as you live a good life, christian or not, youll go to heaven, or spend a few years in purgatory at the most, because comon, then over half of the world would be going to hell. Heaven would be like some deluxe snob club where only a few members were allowed in.\n\nBut realistically our concept of heaven and hell has grown out of control, its turned into a huge bribe, but hey i guess it works a lot of the time. The jews (the religion christianty evoloved out of) didnt have a strict conept of heaven or hell, they knew to live life good, and that god would punish them in life for unfaithfulness and sometimes the punishment would carry over to those that were close to them. They had some slight concept of bliss and punishment in the afterlife but it didnt consume all the time and thought as it does in christianity. Actually it sounds like it was tampered with somewhat by rulers and writers.\n\nI dont think jesus wants us to suffer, if anything i think hed give us a redo, in a soemwhat reincarntional concept., then again if jesus did exist and was god's son.\n\ndont worry about it so much and just try to live a good life by the golden rule.\n\ndont take naything form the bible literally, most of its to be taken out of context into your own consideration and recieve a message and apply it to your own life.
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I don't believe there is a hell.  Why would a supreme being have petty emmotions like venegence?  What use would there be?  He wants us to learn from mistakes, and he forgives...so why a hell?  It's a bit harsh.
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No.  I don't want to spend eternity in HELL!\n\nFor god so loved the world, he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him shall not parish but have everlasting life.  John 3:16.\n\nThis my friend is the only way to heaven.  Right there in black and white.  In the only book that modern science and technology continue to prove to be non-fiction no matter how hard they try to make it fiction.
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Correction: It's not fair to think that people who commit suicide go to hell.\n\nThe upper being of whichever deity you believe in ultimately controls who goes where, not the thoughts of people. No one knows who is going where and, though there are speculations, no one is in control.
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No. In Vatican II, the Pope stated that non-Christians can go to heaven. As for other christian denominations, in my experience they believe that you must have a "personal relationship" with Jesus to get into Heaven. Or, that you must be "saved" by accepting Jesus.\nPersonally, I agree with the Pope. I believe there are many ways to God. I'm not sure hell exists as a physical place, with fire and brimstone. I have heard that hell really is the absence of God, meaning that when you die you are eternally separated from God. Jesus talked about Hell as a physical place, I think, to illustrate how awful it is to be separated from God. Do I think people actually burn for eternity? Nah.
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Gandhi, me, you, the president - it doesn't matter who. No. He did not go to hell. Life always goes on. This is where reincarnation comes in. You keep living your life until you have become all light and grace. This is what most do not get. What goes around, comes around until you "get it."\n\nHell is said that this place was made for the little naughty angels. Well this is also what people don't get. It is made for the angels. That is their place, not yours. Don't get me wrong though. No doubt many have been there, but it was not from God, well, unless he needed to get a point across because one has been too stubborn. There can be many reasons. But I asure you that Hell is only a place for the angels that have done wrong. The myth of Heaven and Hell is only here to take advantage of others. To control them. To scare them. This is what preachers are now-a-days. They have their leadership and they abuse the position. Pity really. I hope this explains things. Cheers!
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I am a CHRISTian,and I do not think you are going to hell.\nGOD knows the hearts of all.\nWe have come to him in many cultures in many ways since the begining of time.\nBeleive what you know is right.\n\nAnd if that takes you to hell,....well I guess I'll see  you there one day\n\nPEACE
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It seems to me that what is being stated here is that only God (represented here by "Christ"?) matters and all else - all worldly pleasures, are worthless as dung.  All the temporary things will pass away, and to cling to them is to cling to what will be destroyed.  Only cling to God and the things of God, who is eternal.
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Not true.  It is a feeling of satisfaction.  Christians frighten no one with treats of hellfire and damnation.
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Only if they want to be ridiculed.\n\nThe religious person says "If I'm wrong, I have nothing to lose.  If you're wrong, you'll burn in hell" (or some such nonsense).  Sadly for that person, this is wrong.  If you believe in the Christian god, and it's actually the Muslim god who exists, you're going to burn in hell for all eternity - the Quran says so.  If you believe in the Christian god and he's an evil sadist rather than a benevolent god (a reasonable assumption, considering the incalculable suffering that he - supposedly - presides over in the world), then he will take great delight in sending the most fervent believers to eternal torture and keeping us atheists in paradise, just to make your torment that much the worse.  If there is a god and he values reason over blind faith, he will reward atheists and punish believers (since they have no justifiable reason to believe that any gods exist).  \n\nAny genuinely religious person would spend their lives eternally tormented by the possibility of believing in the wrong god and ending up in some other hell, or offending the Christian god and ending up in his.  If you don't feel this way, then you can't be a genuine believer.\n\nAtheists, of course, have no such worries, since we know that when we die, we cease to exist.  You spend your life sweating over the prospect of burning in hell, and we'll live comfortable lives without fear of what might happen in the next life, because we know there is no such thing.
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Something is really wrong with the heaven and hell teaching.\nAccording to Psalm 115:16, has God provided earth, or heaven for mankind?\nAccording to Psalm 37:29, where are we suppose to spend our eternity?\nReasoning:\nGod said Adam would lose the gift of life if he ate of the forbidden fruit.\nHe ate, he died.\nIF he never ate of it, if he never touched it ....where would he be today?\nOur future is on a cleansed earth.\nThat is what God's original purpose is .....and nothing will change his mind.
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"Hell isn’t a place. This life is hell." \n\nSkeptics who say this are trying to dismiss the reality of hell. They might like to think that life as we know it couldn’t get any worse, but the sufferings in this life will be heaven compared to the suffering in the next life—for those who die in their sins. This life is the closest thing to hell that Christians will ever know, and the closest thing to heaven that sinners will ever know.