Who goes to hell?

[Guest Bro David™]

Amen.

God is a just and a Good God.

Lets see, He died on the cross for sinners.

Would he punish people who have never heard of Him ?

Pretty elementary really

[Khristeeanos]

Dear Fiosh,

since birth every human being is on the road to hell.

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I disagree because of the Scriptures.

Jonah 4:10-11

But the LORD said, "..But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left...Should I not be concerned about that great city?

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers, stop thinking like children.  In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.

Romans 7:9-11

Once I was alive apart from law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.  I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death.  For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death.

Isaiah 7:15-16 (prophecy concerning Jesus)

He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right.  But before the boy knows to reject the wrong and choose the right...

Deuteronomy 1:39

And the little ones that you said would be taken captive, your children who do not know yet good from bad--they will enter the land.

Mark 10:14-16

...[Jesus] said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.  I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."

[Guest Bro David™]

Dear Fiosh,

since birth every human being is on the road to hell.

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I disagree because of the Scriptures.

Jonah 4:10-11

But the LORD said, "..But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left...Should I not be concerned about that great city?

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers, stop thinking like children.

[Fiosh]

This is the one that really bothers me ---will little children who were never taught about Jesus go to hell?

[tsth]

This is the one that really bothers me ---will little children who were never taught about Jesus go to hell?

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No, there is something called "age of accountability". If a child is not old enough to understand creation and the Creator, and to understand sin, then they are not held accountable. I believe the following passage refers to this age of accountability.

Isaiah 7:16 For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good,

This is from an old thread regarding children and salvation:

If I may, I'd like to talk about children and the Lord. As I said, having been in childrens ministry, I am very familiar with how children relate to the Lord. I'm sure most of you recognize that the Lord says "we" must be as little children for a reason.

A child comes essentially very willingly to the Lord Jesus Christ. Children do not need much convincing that God is God. They KNOW it! Having been in this ministry, and witnessing how readily children come to Christ, I know that they have a special belief and understanding, because they have not trodden the "lifestyle" of sin path yet. My husband who is in ministry to the homeless, gets those who have....... There is a stark difference in heart and being ready to receive Christ, dependent on how long you have trodden that path, therefore having a hardened heart, you are much more reluctant to believe. Children are not. Children do however, have a harder time understanding the concept of the sin nature (sometimes), in themselves. That is again where the admission and repentance of sin becomes difficult for some children. They do not readily admit/understand this concept. For counseling children, I do not go any farther in terms of leading them to Christ, if they cannot/will not, come to a point of agreement in this matter. It is essential. But children can and do come to this point of understanding, at many different ages. The youngest I've counselled has been 5. Although personally again, I go back to the point that some may/will experience great rebellion in adulthood, and then come to a point of REAL recognition of the sin condition.

Most of you I"m sure, were introduced to the Lord at a young age. I believe that that initial introduction, is What/Who you will ultimately come back to in repentance, once you have experienced the world/sin. That is what I know personally. I was introduced to Jesus Christ as a child, and came back to Him as an adult, once having a "full" understanding of sin, and my need to repent. I do not believe I was fully able to comprehend that, as a child. BUT.......I do believe that as a child, I could grasp the concept of the Light of Christ, just as I witness every week, in the minds and conversations of the children I minister to. THEY GET HIM!!!! They understand Him, they know Him! Their hearts although sinful, their minds are not clouded with sin. I fully understand why Christ Himself said we must come to Him as little children. Children are not inundated with the doctrine of pride, as we adults are, and they understand the "love" that is exemplary of Jesus Christ, they display it much more than we do.

From my children's ministry studies and research, here's some current statistics for those who profess to have come to know Jesus and their ages:

Ages 0-4 1%

4-14 85%

15-30 10%

30+ 4%

Just wanted to share this with you all, because having been in this ministry, I experience how children relate to Christ, all the time, and their reasoning of Him.

In His Love,

Suzanne

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Khristeeanos]

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[jc49]

Dear Fiosh,

since birth every human being is on the road to hell.

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I disagree because of the Scriptures.

Jonah 4:10-11

But the LORD said, "..But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left...Should I not be concerned about that great city?

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers, stop thinking like children.

[Fiosh]

I have had this debate with a friend of mine.. concerning who will go to hell. He believes that ANYONE who does not know Jesus as their personal Saviour will go to hell, even those who never heard the Gospel. (He does think there may be some exception for young children)

I have a real problem accepting that God would send people to hell who never had the chance to hear the Gospel.

But, if you say that ignorance is a defense, where do you draw the line??????

It's a puzzling dilemma.

[ayin jade]

The Lord will reveal Himself to those who seek Him. I trust in the Lord to do that to those who have not heard of Jesus.

[Guest Fluffy the Cactus]

I dunno who goes to hell. *shrug* If you follow Jesus and you try to do your best, I think God realizes that.

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