What must I do to go to hell?

[Openly Curious]

But dont you understand what im tryin gto say..I cant do it, i cant be good, no matter how hard i try, u all seem to be saying that it will happened if i try, in time, if Christi is in me...but i cant...i cant do it and i wont do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will I go to hell?????

It is true that you cannot do it as you say and no matter how much you try you within yourself will fail every single time. I'm glad you have discovered this truth within your life. This is the very reason why we needed a Saviour for one can be sorry for the wrongs that they do in life and are genuinely sorry at the time. But being sorry doesn't bring a change as you have already learned. We must allow God to work in us a Godly sorrow which comes from Him and when we do this we will come to repentance and stop living in sin. I'll bet when the light goes out at night you still don't have a clear conscious with God do you. I question if you've really been born again if you've had a genuine conversion or not. Because if a person has had a true conversion they will be a difference that will be evident in that persons life you will be made a new creature in Christ 2 Corinthians 5:17 the old will pass away (being our sinful past) and behold all things will become new (our future walk with the Lord after being saved).

But one can't live the life that's why we need the Lord's salvation for He comes into our hearts and does what we are powerless to do. He changes us if only we ask. If a person doesn't like the way they are by their own nature and doesn't want a genuine change and refuses to call on God then most defiantly they will in fact go to hell. So in reply to your question Will I go to hell? Yes indeed because you said in your post I want do it!!!!!!!!!

But if you should change your mind as you see your own need of help because you can't live it. Well maybe right now as you read this post you might want to call on the Lord and just ask Him to change your life and just ask Him to come into your heart and life as you are sorry for your past sins and believe He died and arose again the third day. And as you pray and accept Him in your heart just begin to thank him right there where you are for saving your soul in Jesus Name

God Bless

Openly Curious

[Openly Curious]

HERE WE GO AGAIN:

Yes ok, but what is enough? Yes I am in love with Jesus but I am also sitting on my duff playing on the internet when I could be spreading the word, and I assure you I have no intention of doing that today.........so what is enough? What is not enough?

SIGH, NO ONE GETS IT AND I KEEP REPEATING MYSELF

If you personally think Christianity is all about spreading the word, witnessing then maybe you should give in to the call of God and get out there and do what you think is enough within your own conscious with God. Get off your duff and live out your own conviction. Now do you get it.

Openly Curious

[shepherdsgrace]

Your worry is coming across clear.

The point is this. Jesus Christ has already suffered for your sins so that you do not have to go to hell. None of us lives the perfect life either. In the book of James we are told that we ALL make many mistakes. The blood of Jesus cleanses you. There are things that you are not doing just right in your life right now. Repent. Pray about them and seek God's wisdom and peace. Ask the Holy Spirit to comfort you. No one ever is perfect in all things. We grow in living for God. You are growing. The fact that you see some actions in your life that need changing is good. You may not feel that you are ever going to change. But you will. As you grow in maturity and wisdom you will change. Instead of concentrating on all that is wrong, thank God for being with you. Thank him for helping you. Break through this terrible fear by thanking him for saving you and leading you. Develop thanksgiving. It will help you in many ways. God will help you as you move toward him in faith. And being thankful is a great way to begin to develop your faith.

pm if you would like to discuss it more.........God bless you.

[st. Worm]

"No I understand this...I believe, I dont fornicate or date at all for that matter, I try not to lie or steal, I try to do all of these things, but I am stilll a sinner and always will be:"

I think the biggest problem you have is that you still think admittance to Heaven is based on your ability to do things like keep the Law or evangelize others. You are still depending on your own goodness and actions to appease God. Your only reason for not going to hell is based on the fact Jesus went to the cross and died to take the punishment for your sins. The question is do you really believe that or do you believe that God can be bribed by your religion? Christianity is ultimately not about what you do but what you believe. True faith gives rise to good works but those works in no way earn anything before a holy and righteous God. He is pleased only with His Son and you get the benefit of that only by faith. Stop trying to work. Repent and believe.

[billcompugeek]

If you follow the ten commandments then you will please the Lord and show your love. The Lord reiterated these commandments and said the greatest commandmenst were to love the Lord and the neighbor. Nobody can serve two masters. Therefore, if you deny the devil by following the commandments, you accept the Lord.

[st. Worm]

"If you follow the ten commandments then you will please the Lord and show your love. The Lord reiterated these commandments and said the greatest commandmenst were to love the Lord and the neighbor. Nobody can serve two masters. Therefore, if you deny the devil by following the commandments, you accept the Lord."

Good luck. Seriously, this does not sound like good news at all. If I must follow the commandments to please God then that sounds like real bad news for me. I surely hope that you are not serious. Have you heard of the idea that the Law shows us our sin and points us to Christ?

[billcompugeek]

St. Worm writes "Good luck. Seriously, this does not sound like good news at all. If I must follow the commandments to please God then that sounds like real bad news for me. I surely hope that you are not serious. Have you heard of the idea that the Law shows us our sin and points us to Christ?"

St. Worm - have you ever heard that if you make a practice of sinning and not following the commandments you go to hell?

Jesus Christ talks of Hell as well as Heaven and it is said that Jesus has the keys to hell and death. Jesus said "you know the commandments" but he was talking to someone else besides St. Worm

[st. Worm]

"St. Worm - have you ever heard that if you make a practice of sinning and not following the commandments you go to hell?"

Yes, I have heard of trying to please God through the Law, but then I heard the Gospel. Certainly, Jesus was trying in his own way to tell the rich young ruler who claimed to be keeping the Law that he could never do it well enough. As the Apostle Paul wrote, the letter kills but the Spirit gives life.

Edited February 4, 2006 by st. Worm

[billcompugeek]

The apostle Paul reiterated that you must follow the ten commandments as did Jesus Christ reiterate following the ten commandments. Paul in no way says that you are excused from following the ten commandments - quite the contrary.

[billcompugeek]

Try Romans 13:8-9: "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, THOU SHALT NOT KILL, THOU SHALT NOT STEAL, THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, THOU SHALT NOT COVET; and if there by any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF."

Paul quotes directly from Christ when he talks to the rich man about the commandments - the primary source here is Christ if you want to see that but maybe you don't want to see these things.