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heaven & hell
another question sparked these thoughts in my head. im 16/f, i havent been baptized and i dont think anyone in my imediate family [or any of my family, idk] has been baptized, but we all believe strongly in God and are Christians and do go to church every now and again [we are not morning people haha]. well i was wondering if youre not baptized but you believe in God and believe he is your creater and that he sent Jesus to die for you do you still go to Hell? the reason i havent been baptized 1- is because i dont want to be dunked into a tub in front of a bunch of people for one thing and 2- i feel as if i dont know enough about that stuff to be baptized. i know the jist of it and yes i believe in Jesus as my Savior, but i dont know, i dont know all the people associated with the religion and what they did in history and stuff. but i do live my life for God. that being said, i sin. i know everybody does. im not a bad kid though. im clean as far as cussing [<- for the most part] drugs drinkin smokin and sex, but some of the minor stuff, yeah ive done it everyone has. so if you just ask God for forgiveness does he still accept you in heaven?
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you do not have to be baptised to have faith in god and im 15 and i have been baptised like a year ago and the day i gave my life to god was one of the best days of my life .............
but it doesnt matter if you have been baptised you can still have faith in god and belive he will forgive you for your sins
don worry about it try not to sin god is watching you and he knows that you love him so if you belive in him you will not go to hell
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Hey!
To get to heaven, this is what the bible says:
-- Accept that you are a sinful person. Looks like you've got that part sorted! "that being said, i sin. i know everybody does" So you accept that you need to be saved.
-- Believe that Jesus Christ is God's own Son, sent to live a perfect life, yet still take all the punishment for your sin, to suffer the death that you deserve, to freely offer you forgiveness, so that you can be in a relationship with God forever. Believe that amazing news, and trust Him to forgive you.
-- Commit your life to God. It's great to believe in God, but even the devil believes. If you believe what God has done for you, and love him completely, make a commitment to live for Him. That doesn't mean you'll never sin, but it means you've repented of your sin, which means you do a complete U-turn. Run from sin, towards God, and hate it a much as he does. Sure you'll stumble and fall, but God forgives us everytime, picks us up and keeps helping us.
The Bible helps us to live for Go, and so does His holy spirit. Even if you're not going to church, reading the bible is the best for working out exactly what God says about things, and strengthening your faith.
So there you go. Accept, believe and commit.
As for baptism, the bible is clear that baptism is not a requirement for salvation. It's an outward sign of what has already happened on the inside. When you have become a Christian, and been forgiven, God washes you clean on the iside, yes? He washes away everything you've ever done wrong. Jesus commands us to be baptised as a sign to the rest of the world that we've been forgiven. But don't let anyone tell you that you can only go to Heaven if you've been baptised!
As for not agreeing with historical religion and religious people and stuff, I completely agree. Some awful things have happened in the name of religion, people often bring up the crusades, holy wars, extremists. On a smaller, everyday scale, so many people who claim to be Christian pr of any other faith, are very hypocritical. So all I can say is, don't judge Christianity by Christians. We screw up, we do stuff wrong, we fail God so often. Judge Christianity by Christ. Read about him, see who he really is, get to know him better, and then if you want the world to see that you beling to him, thats why should be baptised, not because you agree with "religion."
One more thing. A lot of churches do evening services, which are often livlier than morning services nowadays. If you're serious about getting to know more about God and what it means to live for him, do a little research in to local churches, and see if they have something to offer you - midweek groups, youth groups, evening services.
I hopw that's cleared a few things up. Ask me if there's anything else I can help with!
God bless
xxx
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Hey whats up?
While reading your problem, i had so much in mind to say,until i came across the last question. And unfortunately, i forgot everything in mind because i was too shocked that you'd even wonder about such an issue.
' If you just ask god for forgiveness does he still accept you in heaven? ' I quote.
Jesus christ,god is known to be very merciful and he would forgive you for anything, though how big the sin is, only if you admit that what you did was wrong, and you own a guilty conscious, and pray for his forgiveness and after you do so, you should never go back to doing that same sin again as if you have kept your word .If you do these steps which are written in his own holy book, then god would keep his own word too and forgive you and be merciful. And yes then ,he would still accept you in heaven, as an answer to your question.
Take care and if you have any other inquires, please be free to contact me with a private message or an email, and i would give my prompt reply.
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