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Originally Posted by Nelson  OK before we start this discussion I'd like to say that I am already a Christian. There is no need to take the standpoint of trying to convert me. I have a question that has been hindering my faith.
My question is: Since God is a loving God and desires all to go to heaven with him if possible, then what happens to the people who were not Jews before Christianity and those who were unable to hear of Christianity before they were discovered (such as Native Americans). Please back up your answer with proof (from any source scriptural or othwerwise).
Thank you for your answers in advance.  |
I hate to say it but yes according to some interpretations of the Bible who think their way is the only way..then they believe others do not go to Heaven & suffer in Hell. I've met these people personally before & I find their interpretation to be false & not aware of the various mis-translations or mis-interpretations of the Bible in general. There's a lot of information out there on the Council & various other translations of the Bible (I am with ethereal with a lot of her info.. I knew about some of it prior to reading Hawkins). These people who interpret the Bible & Jesus' teachings this way tend to be judgmental & reveal themselves as such. I do not believe they are in line with Christian values.
I speak as someone whose husband was/is Christian & we both are in some sense (though spiritual in a more general sense). I can see how this question can hinder their your faith because it seems contradictory with a loving God.
In my personal opinion & from various sources (Near death experience information, Hawkins...etc...) it seems that we are all allowed to go to Heaven regardless of our religion. Our love is what allows us to go there. So be loving & try your best to figure out what being loving means & voila..you're already on the path. So.. the people who were Native Americans & loving are drawn to the love of Heaven & God so they are drawn there. However some people are actually afraid or sometimes hate Love & hence they do not go to the Heavenly realms but rather maybe Hell or Purgatory. This is all from Hawkins more so & various writings I've read on the Near Death Experience site I found a long time ago. There are many who have said that when you die you are drawn to the energy that you hold inside of you. So if you were a hateful murderer you will go to a hell-like realm. If you are in between hateful & Loving.. you go to a realm that is more like maybe what was described as Purgatory. Loving people are drawn to the heavenly realm. You are drawn to what you are & anything higher.. you may resist if you do not like it. Also according to some NDEs.. you are only allowed to go as high as you can handle. Apparently the pure energy of God can be too much for some to handle who are not ready for it so they are allowed to go as high as they can handle. As hard as it is to believe for me I guess there are people out there who have deep aversions to unconditional Love & fear it because of their personal projections so they run away from Heaven & go elsewhere.
However at any given point if you desire help from God it is given to you. That is why they consider God all-loving because it is continuously available to us & always there. We just have to ask for it. I hope this makes sense.
There's a lot of info on near death experiences out there if you're curious. I rather liked Mellon Thomas Benedict's experience & he got to see all the various realms including the hell-like ones.