Are You A Good Person?

[Evan-Ed]

If there is a Heaven, do you think you are good enough to go there? To answer this question, try taking this test to see if you are a good person: (I know that I'm not.)

1. Have you ever told a lie?("white" lies are still lies.) What do you call someone who tells lies and are you one?

2. Have you ever stolen anything? (Even when you were a kid.) What do you call someone who steals and are you one?

3. Have you ever looked someone with lust? Jesus said, "Whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her in his heart." (Matthew 5:28)

4. Have you ever you used God's name to curse? That's called blasphemy. "The Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." (Exodus 20:7)

This is only four of the ten commandments. So IF God were to judge you based on the ten commandments, would you be innocent or guilty? Heaven or Hell? If you have failed any or all of these commandments, than you are not a good person by God's standard.

Now the common response is: "Okay, so I'm not perfect." or "I haven't killed anybody."
But remember the standard is God's perfect law, not other people. God only considers good to be moral perfection! Which none of us are and therefore the whole world is guilty before him!

*The Bad News: We all have sinned (violated God's law: such as lying, stealing, and so on.) and fall short to the glory of God (Romans 3:23). God can not tolerate sin and will punish for it because of his holiness and justice (Isaiah 13:11). Which means that there is no one who is good, but God alone, and the wages of sin is death(Hell). (Romans 3:10-18, Romans 6:23)

Don't worry there is hope!

*The Good News: The good news is that God loved us so much that he sent his son to take the punishment for our sins, so who that whoever believes in him should not go to hell but have everlasting life (John 3:16, with emphasis). All you need to is repent from your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ. The moment you do that you will be forgiven from your sins and know and will be granted everlasting life into heaven. (Romans 10:13)

Now, the final question is: Will you place your faith/trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and repent from your sins today and accept the free gift of eternal life?

[vulcan]

Evan-Ed, I am just a bit surprised that you have quoted a passage from a site that is obviously written by man in preference to your "every word is true" Bible. Can you not find a suitable passage written by your God?

[Answerprancer]

Don't be a patronising nitwit Argostrain

[Answerprancer]

...they know not what they do :-/

[Answerprancer]

Did you threaten to over rule him?

[naomi24]

Evan-Ed, Gosh, a lot to digest here, but at the moment I have two things to say:

1. //God never approves any lies in any cases, regardless of the situation.//

Yes … he does.

Ezekiel 14:9
And if a prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet.


2. Atheism equates to an absence of belief, and there is no “specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects”.

Seems like it’s feet up and popcorn time for me.

[naomi24]

Oops, sorry, one more thing. Where religion is concerned, don't listen to other men. They know no more about life, death, or an alleged creator God than anyone else - even though they tell you they do. They too are liars.

[sheribee]

Well I guess that even Christians can't give a proper explanation of where all the evidence of evolution and dinosaurs come from. Didn't find any of that in the bible!!

[cupid04]

Yep!

[gness]

Slooooooooopeeeeee.....is it time yet?

[cupid04]

do you mean zebedee?

[gness]

Salome's husband or Brian's friend?

[cupid04]

Hello gness, there is humour in this section then, lol!!

[gness]

Hi Cupid....I came to ask a question but Sloopy told me to temporarily button it and come back later. Sadly, my humour will out no matter how I sit on it.

[Slapshot]

hmm disappointed, been busy the last few hours, come back and find that Evan Ed hasn't taken me up on my quote challenge....bit disppointing that... =0)

[mibn2cweus]

Evan-Ed
Question Author
//Anyways, I am sorry that I cannot give satisfactory answers to your questions, I am still learning. I know I have to study a lot more. I became a true born-again Christian a couple of years ago. My apologies.//
22:02 Mon 07th Jan 2013

Unfortunately, an apology from the one who lead you astray of reason will not likely be as forthcoming. Oh well . . . go and sin no more.

[goodlife]

For one thing, if you are serious about showing respect for life,
You will be serious about God, and the hope he gives, and resist such spirit. We cultivate appreciation for life as a gift from God. This will affect how we use our own lives, how we treat other people, even how we view those who have not yet been born.

But no, you for simply for entertainment, and as caused many to become hardened and unfeeling toward human suffering and loss of life. who live just for the present and show little concern for their own or anyone else’s future welfare. (Psalm 139:13-16)

[WaldoMcFroog]

I think it's pretty telling that Evan-Ed is tying himself in knots trying not to admit that it is obviously ethical and moral to lie to Nazis about whether you are hiding Jews in your attic.

I can hardly think of a more straightforward ethical dillema, and the right answer should be beyond more than a moment's hesitation, yet because of his religious beliefs, he actually thinks there's a scintilla of debate to be had.

The only debate that one might be justified would be to weigh up the personal risk of lying, and even there, I would hope the answer didn't change, but this isn't the source of his difficulty.

Clear proof of how religion poisons.

[humbersloop]

no, not yet gness. Might be a while.

So Evan, about being re-baptised. Who has the authority to do it, does it negate the first lot or override it? Was the first one just plain wrong?

[naomi24]

There are a lot of questions here and it's all become rather confusing, so perhaps it might be better to ask each of them separately and discuss them individually in new threads. We might get some answers then. Just an idea.

[Evan-Ed]

@humbersloop: Well basically you were baptized unbiblical, so yes you would have to get re-baptized again. But remember, this is only after repenting from your sins and believing in Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. As to who; well any true believer seems to qualify. Jesus's disciples baptized believers, John the baptist baptized believers, and other believers baptized other believers as well in the Bible. You can go to your local bible-based church and check to see if the pastor(s) can baptize you.