It seems that in the 21st Century we have bred a generation of "entitled" people who believe the whole world owes them something as of right, even God. This selfish attitude is symbolised in the belief amongst some Christians that a loving God would not really send any of His creations to Hell for eternity. Surely God would not do that, they say. A loving parent certainly wouldn't, so if God is our Father, as Jesus said, then He would not let His children perish in Hell for eternity.
Such belief is wrong and totally stupid. For a start, God does not send anyone to Hell. People choose to go to Hell by their own behaviour here on earth and when they die they are judged accordingly by a fair and just Creator God. Hell exists for sure, as does Heaven. Jesus taught this so many times as recorded in the Gospels and elsewhere in the Bible. Whichever is our eventual destiny is up to us and no one else.
Another false belief is that God is forgiving, and He will eventually forgive all of us anyway, even the devil. Another load of nonsense. Of course, God is forgiving, but He is no fool; no push-over. He will forgive those who, in this life, genuinely repent of their sins and seek His forgiveness.
The devil exists all right, he is no euphemism for being naughty and doing wrong. He is a living spirit like angels. In fact the devil was an angel originally who rebelled against God. God in His infinite love and mercy let him and his followers go free throughout the world. Their rebellion is accentuated by the fact that they roam free to encourage us to follow their example and turn away from God.
God can hardly forgive someone who has never asked for forgiveness and is intent to work against God's wishes and Commandments. This applies to the devil and also includes us.
Yet another contorted logic questions why a loving God does not hear or answer our prayers. Let's get real about this. God owes us nothing. He loves us and listens to all our prayers but that does not mean He has to answer.
He does not have to explain why some prayers are answered and others are not, or why some things happen to us like tragedies, disasters and so on. If God answered every prayer then there would be no more funerals in the world and we would live for ever. God is not a magician or genie ready to respond to our every selfish demand. He is God. We are not. It is time we remembered this and treat Him with love and respect rather than serve Him in an advisory capacity.
There is right now a lot of false teachings amongst the Christian communities; and this does no good to either Christians, or to those who are interested in joining our beliefs.
Christianity requires Faith. Faith is to believe when your common sense tells you not to.
To be sure of the things we hope for and to be certain of the things we cannot see. (Hebrews 11:1)
...life is a mystery.
ReplyDeleteGod bless, Tom.
DeleteIt's true and very important.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I believe He answers all prayers. Sometimes the answer is no.
So true, Sandi. God bless always.
DeleteI'm sitting up a little straighter. It's time we take the training wheels off our bikes and steer the right path.
ReplyDeleteAmen Mevely. We do not know when God will call us; as Jesus said.
DeleteGod bless you.
Amen to everything you said. We need to get the message out. God is Holy and Just but won’t be taken as a sucker. I pray that eyes will be opened and ears will start hearing the truth. Time is always short - we just don’t know when we’ll breathe our last breath or be taken up. The time is now!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debby. I am concerned at the amount of false teachings of Christianity these days.
DeleteGod bless you and your family.
Hi Victor - I live in a town with a mega cult church called Bethel. Their leader is Bill Johnson. Don’t know if their heretic teachings have reached across the pond yet. They use their music to draw the youth and uninformed people in - it’s all about entertainment. I too am very concerned about these false teachers that seem to be so popular. So many are deceiving people. Sad.
DeleteWe need to pray more; and "preach" the Gospel by the way we live, the way we behave and treat others, and by "being Jesus" to someone whenever we can.
DeleteGod bless, Debby.
Without faith, there is nothing.
ReplyDeleteAmen Bill. God bless.
DeleteAmen to your the important truths you have expounded upon today, Victor! God never sends us to hell, but we sure can choose to go there of our own free will. It's up to us. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI feel that modern Christian teaching is dangerous and confusing, Martha.
DeleteGod bless.