Where was God?

[elretardo87]

...before people believed in god.

I mean did everyone in the entire history of man except Jews and Christians go to hell?

Everyone who was too far away to hear the word of God by default was a sinner and fried for it. Hardly fair.

[amyberthelet]

Actually that is a good question. You have Abraham being called righteous because he believed and it was counted to him as righteousness......There is an actual explanation which I am not very good at, so please forgive me if this sounds bizarre. Back before Jesus, around the time of the Patriarchs (Abraham, Noah, Moses), when they died they went to Sheol, which technically s NOT hell...there was a place set aside for those who had faith and acted righteously and when Jesus died, THEN they ascended to heaven. That is the best I can explain it, from having it explained to me.

The Gentiles were reached through Paul and the church......I'm not really a scholar on world history at that time, so I can't say Gentiles went to hell before Jesus. There's more to it than just by default they went to hell.

Sorry if I've just confused you further - been a looong day! :weee:

[CannabisCraver]

Depends whos your God ...:crazy_diz

Or theres always Buddism & the idea of reincarnation, whichever suits your fancy :group_hug

[amyberthelet]

Well I think they meant the Judeo-Christian God.....sounded like it to me anyways......

no I will NOT go off on world religions....actually I am studying them...quite fascinating - love 'apologetics'.

[globalloon]

it's all VOODOO

every single aspect of Christianity is borrowed from other belief systems, mixed with early ethics that arose from the emergence of early philosophy, capitalised upon to support the power structures of the roman empire

you are worshipping something like an early version of wikipedia

[DaftFader]

it's all VOODOO

every single aspect of Christianity is borrowed from other belief systems, mixed with early ethics that arose from the emergence of early philosophy, capitalised upon to support the power structures of the roman empire

you are worshipping something like an early version of wikipediawikipedia is the bibal for the knowlageless :laugh_at:

[Tank Girl]

you are worshipping something like an early version of wikipedia
we worship wiki,

it saves alot of time when we bet each other something is right and need the answer quick!!! :wink:

[photographthesun]

you are worshipping something like an early version of wikipedia

:laugh_at:

[Sini]

All bow down to the mighty wikipedia :weee:

[amyberthelet]

I personally use Google! :wink:

[DaftFader]

I personally use Google! :wink:blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
alltho i used google to find the spelling of that :laugh_at: