What Do You Believe?

I haven't put it off, and I try to live my life by my belief. I am studing, and trying to learn all I can. I don't think putting it off is ever the answer. Neither is mouthing the words. It is a matter of believing and following up on your beliefs. Not letting somebody else telling you what they are. Looking, studying and finding out for yourself.

It's called a deathbed salvation. Not a good idea. As we will all be judged for what we have done while on this earth. We will all go before God and be accounted for what we have or have not done.

hmmmm...just playing the opposite side...do you believe that god accepts everyone and forgives sins?

If so, then if you are hit by a bus, won't he still accept you...

As for my beliefs, I hold them close and personal to me.

I agree with Lisa, I'm still learning before I decide completely to which higher power I believe in or such. :D I can't accept something on faith without knowing more about what I am accepting.

I would never put our Father off, I love him with all of my heart!

A 10 for the question, but like my wife, my beliefs are personal. :)

I believe in God now! But I find that sometimes I'm better at involving him in my life than in other times. I wish I were more constant...

I try not to believe in belief - I want to KNOW.

Ha ha - of course there's a fat chance of that.

Information is so vast, varied, and confusing.

I love religion mostly for the history of ideas that it is (and I love a Vivaldi Mass). As far as what religion a person is in their life - it seems mostly determined by what epoch and/or place they lived in. I suppose I can't complain about being raised a right wing Lutheran in the modern U.S.A. since I wasn't raised in an Aztec place and time or something with human sacrifice - oh gross.

If there's a God She'll have to just forgive me for having read too many books on the subject. They weren't conclusive at all.

I believe there is a God. I believe there was a Jesus. I believe that when your time is up, it is up. I believe that God will not punish us if we are not believers of Jesus dieing on the cross for our sins. Why punish good people? I believe that God is a loving God and loves us for who we are.

Thanks Lisa, Debra, Karen, Jamie, Debby and Tom!

I believe God made us, we are all his creation, we were born with a sinful nature. Jesus provided the path to so we could reconcile with God. I don't think God is a sin accountant, I think Satan isthat as he is the accuser.

Zechariah 3:1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. .

I believe God loves all of us, despite our sins.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

The only sin the Bible mentions that cannot be forgiven is
Matthew 12:31 Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.

God knows our hearts. It is our hearts that he is interested in. I don't know what will happen to any one hit by a bus, I am not God. I can not determine who he will have mercy on or who he won't. I just have heard talk about death bed confession and I wonder what other people thought. I believe each of us has our own path with God, it is our own choice, our own decision, no once can make anyone believe anything. I don't agree with those who think it is their mission to "save" the world... I can't even save myself, how could I save another. My belief is in Jesus is what saves me, not anything I have ever done, because it is by his mercy.

Titus 3:5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Anyone who is looking for an answer the bible says
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

If you are looking for God, pray to him to reveal himself to you and guide you on the right path. No words can convince anyone of anything, it is a spiritual journey, not one of intellect. If I didn't have spiritual experiences, I wouldn't have belief.

Thanks Michelle, Peter and Mariah!
I think we call God, God the father because that is what we were taught but I don't think God has a sex, why would he need one and who would he have sex with? And Why?
I respect religion but I consider myself someone with great faith. I think religion has it's place and to me is more hoops than anything else. I think one has to be careful when listening to others about the Bible, God will give you the understanding if you seek it.

If you follow what Jesus said
Mark 12: 29:31 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD;AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH. The second is this, YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. There is no other commandment greater than these.

If you think about it, if you follow this you would not break the 10 commandments.
I think we get too hung up on sins and if we accept Jesus and allow him to work in our hearts we need not worry about sin, he will guide us.

I agree, Heather.

Jesus did not come to the earth to bring religion, He came to provide a way - a bridge between us (our sin that separates us from God) and God Himself. We do not have the power to "save" people, we only have the means to spread the message (lead) -salvation is the work of the Holy Spirit.

I believe that God is our ultimate judge and jury...and therefore He is the only one who can decide what eternity holds for each and every single one of us. It is never too late to receive the gift of salvation. The problem with death bed confession or salvation is that, as you said, God knows our heart - and if someone is to wait until the very end when it is a "last resort" it may not be from the heart. I do not think that it is wise to wait.

If someone has known the truth throughout their life and has refused to accept it, I think that the chance is slim that it's really from the heart anyway...that's between the person and God though.

Thanks Tara, part of the problem with waiting is you lose out on having him guide our path and having him to comfort us.

Thanks Kathleen, we know anyone at any time in their life make the decision to believe. It is hard to accept sometimes when it is someone who committed murder but God forgives even murder.

I agree with you Heather, that Satan is the accuser. God is holy and cannot look on sin and the old dragon loves to point it out. I think so many people try to make it too hard. We are never going to be good enough. HE alone is. He made a way that we would not have to do penance, confess to a robed man, or throw our virgins into volcanos. We simply have to accept his gift. It is too easy for some who think they have to figure out all of the answers. God's word alone convicts. Mine can do nothing. These are my beliefs, and others are entitled to theirs, but in my humble opinion, if I were God, and I gave my only and perfect son to save the world, and then they rejected such an act of selfless love, I think I would be pretty upset. It is simple to accept and believe, and yet so many do not. It was not simple for Him. If we grasp that, I believe, that alone would make us want to be better. The other thing I believe is that in this present world, living sinless is to our own benefit. Waiting on decisions for Christ is to our detriment. For example, smoking 40 years as opposed to smoking four days is far worse. The longer we put off the decision, the worse it is for us. I don't push my belief system. There truly is not point. It has to be a personal decision.

I am an active part of the church. I have always been there for someone, Cry on my shoulders , if necessary. I have taken them to lunch. Given food and clothing, furniture, etc. Found them a place to stay. God is my redeemer.

I believe there is a God. Our Creator, who made our earth, the animals, man, everything in six days. He has the power to part the Red Sea, to cause a flood over the whole earth, and to forgive a murderer and an adulterer (David).
I have accepted Jesus as my Saviour. I have accepted that Jesus walked this earth, performed mircles, lived without sin, and died on the cross so we could be forgiven for our sins. He paid the price for our sins so we could be reunited with God. And only through believe in Jesus can we have salvation.
I know people put off accepting Jesus. Some seem to think they are too big of a sinner to be forgiven by God. God forgave David, He can forgive anyone. As long as they do not reject His Son.

i believe.

I believe in both God and Jesus.

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paul c., Jan 12, 2008, 8:28pm EST

Heather,
The biblical version of a "deathbed confession" (Luke 23:39-43) shows that to fear God and call on His name brought the 3rd thief (being crucified with Christ) salvation.