[Dylan]

Hello again, I would like to first off say thank you to everyone who helps answer my questions, it is greatly appreciated.

For this question I'm not totally sure how to word it, and with this question comes a little smaller questions.

Q: If I go to heaven, but my parents go to hell, will I remember/know them in heaven? I was taught that there is no tears in Heaven and I do believe that, but if that is the case how would I react to my parents being in hell? Also, metaphorically speaking of course, what if my parents go to hell, would they remember/know me? Would God use that as emotional torture, to punish them?

Once again thank you for answering my questions, all of you are such a big help. I also have one more question also (sorry)

Q: If someone who does not believe/accept God as their Lord and Savior, do they go directly to hell or do they go to Hades? My friends and I were debating this one also. If they do go directly to hell, how is it fair to them when people who will experience the rapture get a second chance? (I by no means am questioning the way God works, I just want to understand it.)

Thank You!

[all4christ1104]

Dylan, on 10 May 2010 - 07:10 PM, said:

Q: If I go to heaven, but my parents go to hell, will I remember/know them in heaven? I was taught that there is no tears in Heaven and I do believe that, but if that is the case how would I react to my parents being in hell? Also, metaphorically speaking of course, what if my parents go to hell, would they remember/know me? Would God use that as emotional torture, to punish them?


Q: If someone who does not believe/accept God as their Lord and Savior, do they go directly to hell or do they go to Hades? My friends and I were debating this one also. If they do go directly to hell, how is it fair to them when people who will experience the rapture get a second chance? (I by no means am questioning the way God works, I just want to understand it.)

Thank You!

To your first question, I will ask my pastor (my dad).
To your second question, anyone who has not accepted Christ as their saviour goes directly to Hell when they die. If my beliefs are correct, Hades and Hell are the same thing. In Revelation it says that Hades will be cast into the Lake of Fire. Again, I will ask my dad for clarification as well.

[Remnant]

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Q: If I go to heaven, but my parents go to hell, will I remember/know them in heaven? I was taught that there is no tears in Heaven and I do believe that, but if that is the case how would I react to my parents being in hell? Also, metaphorically speaking of course, what if my parents go to hell, would they remember/know me? Would God use that as emotional torture, to punish them?

When those who have accepted Jesus as there Lord and saviour go to heaven we will not have the human emotion of suffering or pain for we will be made perfect.

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Q: If someone who does not believe/accept God as their Lord and Savior, do they go directly to hell or do they go to Hades? My friends and I were debating this one also. If they do go directly to hell, how is it fair to them when people who will experience the rapture get a second chance? (I by no means am questioning the way God works, I just want to understand it.)

When believers are taken up in the rapture It is not because they got a second chance. Either one believes unto salvation or reject Christ salvation. John 3:16-19 and Romans 10:9 or they don't and if they don't believe on the Lord Jesus Christ then there eternal punishment is hell. If they die in and do not accept Jesus they will be part of the resurrection of unbelievers mentioned at the white throne Judgement in Revelation 20.

I would suggest that you do a study on the doctrine of heaven and hell.

May I ask you, if you know for sure if you died today that you will go to heaven?

This post has been edited by Remnant: 11 May 2010 - 02:32 AM

[Dylan]

Remnant, on 10 May 2010 - 10:27 PM, said:

When those who have accepted Jesus as there Lord and saviour go to heaven we will not have the human emotion of suffering or pain for we will be made perfect.



When believers are taken up in the rapture It is not because they got a second chance. Either one believes unto salvation or reject Christ salvation. John 3:16-19 and Romans 10:9 or they don't and if they don't believe on the Lord Jesus Christ then there eternal punishment is hell. If they die in and do not accept Jesus they will be part of the resurrection of unbelievers mentioned at the white throne Judgement in Revelation 20.

I would suggest that you do a study on the doctrine of heaven and hell.

May I ask you, if you know for sure if you died today that you will go to heaven?

Thanks for your answer.

Regarding your question I would say that if I died today I am pretty positive that I would go to heaven. I by no means am perfect, I sin everyday, sometimes even when I know I'm sinning I keep doing it. But, I always ask God for forgiveness every night. I also try to always think about what would God want me to do when I am making a decision.

[Remnant]

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Regarding your question I would say that if I died today I am pretty positive that I would go to heaven.

Dylan, Did you know that 1 John 5:13 says that these things are written that we may know that we have eternal life. I know beyond a shadow of doubt that if I died this very moment, I would go to heaven. The bible tells us who are in Christ Jesus that the moment we die in this body and are absent from it, that we would appear immediately in the presence of the Lord.

Say, You did die, what would you say to the Lord, if He asked you what gives you the right to enter into His heaven?

[Dylan]

Remnant, on 11 May 2010 - 11:14 PM, said:

Say, You did die, what would you say to the Lord, if He asked you what gives you the right to enter into His heaven?

I would say that I tried to live my life by His word to the best of my ability.

[Remnant]

Dylan,

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I would say that I tried to live my life by His word to the best of my ability.

Dylan, Do you realize that none of us can live up to His word. We have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God. That is why it tells us in Ephesians 2:8,9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

You see salvation is not based on how well we perform, but on the Grace of God and His unmerited favor.

No one comes to the Father unless the spirit draws them unto Himself.

Can you recall a time when you were born again? According to John 3:3

If so, was there a change in you that resulted in you being a totally different person then before?

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[Dylan]

Remnant, on 12 May 2010 - 08:18 PM, said:

Can you recall a time when you were born again? According to John 3:3

If so, was there a change in you that resulted in you being a totally different person then before?

The time that I made a commitment to change my life is when I was 13 years old. Before then, I hung around kids who did the wrong things and I joined in. Finally after getting in trouble I started re-evaluating my life. I committed myself to God and started setting priorities in life. I got away from that group of friends and I started to learn and give my heart to God. I started slow since i was only 13 at the time. I started reading the left-behind books and other books of that nature.

I don't know if you consider that born again, but that is the change in my life.

[all4christ1104]

Dylan, on 12 May 2010 - 10:42 PM, said:

The time that I made a commitment to change my life is when I was 13 years old. Before then, I hung around kids who did the wrong things and I joined in. Finally after getting in trouble I started re-evaluating my life. I committed myself to God and started setting priorities in life. I got away from that group of friends and I started to learn and give my heart to God. I started slow since i was only 13 at the time. I started reading the left-behind books and other books of that nature.

I don't know if you consider that born again, but that is the change in my life.

I think what Remnant is asking is whether or not you have accepted Christ as your Lord and Saviour. In Romans 10:8b-13

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This is the message of faith that we proclaim: if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. With the heart one believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses, resulting in salvation. Now the Scripture says, No one who believes on Him will be put to shame, 12 for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

[Remnant]

all4christ1104, on 13 May 2010 - 10:26 AM, said:

I think what Remnant is asking is whether or not you have accepted Christ as your Lord and Saviour. In Romans 10:8b-13

Thanks, But, actually, I am asking if he knows for sure if he has been forgiven and is truly born again.

Dylan, May I also ask how old you are?

This post has been edited by Remnant: 13 May 2010 - 08:33 PM

[Dylan]

Remnant, on 13 May 2010 - 04:33 PM, said:

Thanks, But, actually, I am asking if he knows for sure if he has been forgiven and is truly born again.

Dylan, May I also ask how old you are?

18

[gokul]

Dylan, on 10 May 2010 - 06:10 PM, said:

Q: If I go to heaven, but my parents go to hell, will I remember/know them in heaven? I was taught that there is no tears in Heaven and I do believe that, but if that is the case how would I react to my parents being in hell? Also, metaphorically speaking of course, what if my parents go to hell, would they remember/know me? Would God use that as emotional torture, to punish them?

Our bodily constitution is different when we go to Heaven. We are given a spirit body and this earthly body is lost. Humans constitute spirit, soul and body. All our blood relations (that is how we call that) are linke through our physical body. When we die, we are separated from our body and all the blood relationships are snapped as well. When someone goes to Heaven, there are no families, male or female. Everyone is transformed to an angelic form. In Heaven, we do recognize our loved ones but don't relate to them as we are here on earth. Our relationship one another stands on Christ. So, if our lovedones go to hell (wish they don't) there will be no relationship with them for us to worry on.

Dylan, on 10 May 2010 - 06:10 PM, said:

Q: If someone who does not believe/accept God as their Lord and Savior, do they go directly to hell or do they go to Hades? My friends and I were debating this one also. If they do go directly to hell, how is it fair to them when people who will experience the rapture get a second chance? (I by no means am questioning the way God works, I just want to understand it.)

Obviously, one who don't abide in Christ, goes to hell (domain of Satan and not the Lake of Fire). They have their chances when they are alive. The saints who are to be raptured are the wise virgins preparing themselves for the great hour all their life. When these saints toil all their life to prepare for His coming, we could never compare these saints with those who despise salvation and Christ when they have their opportunities. Even in the biblical days of the early apostles, the gospel of Christ was proclaimed throughout the world. Doubting Thomas was sent all the way down to India to preach the gosple and to be martyred in South India here in God's perfect will. So, how it is unfair that those who despise their opportunities of salvation when they have their chances?

And speaking of the born again experience, I would call it an unique experience that one could distinctly say that one is born again. One could never doubt his salvation unless or otherwise his relationship with Christ weakens through sin.

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[Remnant]

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I would call it an unique experience that one could distinctly say that one is born again. One could never doubt his salvation unless or otherwise his relationship with Christ weakens through sin.

Would you mind sharing scripture that gives reference to what you have stated?