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Post by Jerome L on Feb 22, 2015 20:51:44 GMT
Does God's Mercy Extend to People Who Die Willfully Ignorant of Spiritual Things
Why or why not?
Hebrews 10:31
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Corinthians 12:1
Now concerning spiritual things, my brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
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Post by shiloh on Mar 7, 2015 11:49:58 GMT
That's very true. We were all given free will as the angels were. It IS a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. I know that Jesus already paid the price for us all. But that terrifies me if I were to willfully do wrong to someone and have no repentance.
I think your question is a good one. If we "willfully die ignorant", I believe the answer is no. There's a huge difference in lacking knowledge and willfully being ignorant. Hence, free will, that God has given us all. |
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Post by Benjamin on Mar 7, 2015 12:13:49 GMT
Romans 1:
18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
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