Questions tagged [judgment]
Questions about God's rewarding or punishing mankind, and nations, according to their conduct.
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Do Christians believe that the laws of the Old Testament still apply today, or did Jesus end that? [duplicate]
I struggle a little bit in understanding the Christian belief about the OT laws as a Muslim.
One of the things that confuses me is that half of Christians say that deeds aren’t important; that ...
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Do all moral humans go to heaven?
Given a person X who leads a "moral life" based on the law laid out in the Bible.
Given that X does not believe in the existence of God or any other God.
If the Christian Faith happens to be ...
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Are there Christian denominations that expect Jesus to respect denominationalism in the final judgement?
Of course many (if not most) denominations believe that what they teach and believe as doctrine critical to salvation is, in fact, critical to salvation. Most denominations also teach and believe ...
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Why is God's Judgment only Heaven or Hell?
I know very little of the Christian Faith or of any other faith for that matter, but this question struck me as relevant maybe not just to Christianity but also to all faiths as a whole.
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Will God love those whom He'll punish eternally? [closed]
According to the hymn The Love of God, God's love "reaches to the lowest hell":
The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
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Why are indulgences ever needed for oneself?
Like crimes in legal systems, sins have two consequences: they make me guilty (the conviction) of trespassing God's law, and they involve a punishment (the sentence) for such trespassing. In the ...
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Middle Ages quaint anniversaries for March 25th?
The following blog has a quaint list of anniversaries for the Feast of the Annunciation:
Thus we find in some calendars of the Middle Ages the following quaint “anniversaries” listed for March 25:
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Protestantism: If justification is by faith alone how can judgement be by works?
The idea of justification seems to come often in Paul, Romans 3:20:
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in
his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin
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What are the arguments against the idea that God will condemn non-believers to Hell even if they do more good than Christians? [closed]
The background of this question is in the conversation Abraham and God has over the inhabitants of Sodom. God is focusing on whether anyone within the city of Sodom is good or righteous, God doesn't ...
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Does the 1:1 ratio of wise virgins to foolish ones have any significance?
We see in Mtt 25:1-13 Jesus presenting the Parable of Ten Virgins. Of the ten, five are wise , anticipate delay in arrival of the groom, and stock enough oil to last through the ceremony. Five are ...
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According to the Bible, is envy a blameworthy emotion?
Note that I'm not asking whether envy is bad. It's common sense that envy is bad and that it's also bad to make others feel envy. What I'm asking is whether experiencing envy is blameworthy.
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Supposing Jesus will judge the living and the dead, is this judgment an omniscient one?
Supposing Jesus will judge the living and the dead, is this judgment an omniscient one? I would be absolutely terrified of the claim that anything except an omniscient God is capable of condemning me ...
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Bema judgement of bad works
Bible commentators generally believe that Christians will be rewarded for good works at the Bema judgement.
I am unclear of the purpose of judging my evil/bad/worthless works after I am already saved ...
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In what ways do Christian denominations reconcile the discrepancy between Hebrews 9:27 and its Biblical counter-examples?
Hebrews 9:27 King James Version
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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Hebrews 9:27 is used literally to refute the concept of reincarnation and ...
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Did Jesus set different standards for expressing compassion towards a foreigner versus a gentile?
In a fore-frame of Final Judgement, we see Jesus telling those on his left:
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me (Matt 25:43)
The concept of one's being kind to the stranger is derived from ...
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According to LDS, if the Fall was a positive thing why would God condemn sin in the flesh?
This answer to a question asking about the relationship between LDS and Catholicism contains the following as one of 3 main doctrinal differences between Mormonism and Catholicism:
belief that the ...
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Will unbelievers continue to be unbelievers at the end of the age?
In a recent SE post on epistemic certainty about the truth claims of Christianity a helpful response was given:
Is there any way for a rational person to reach the conclusion that
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According to Catholic scholars, what did Jesus really mean by `eagles gathering around corpses'in Lk 17: 34-37?
We see Jesus showing a fore-frame of His Second Coming, in Lk 17: 34-37 (NRSVCE):
I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two ...
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How/why do Annihilationists hold to their view on Hell when the Scripture never uses the word “ἀφανίζω (aphanizō)”?
The word aphanizō (ἀφανίζω) means:
“to remove out of sight, cause to disappear;, pass. to disappear, vanish, Jas. 4:14; by impl. to destroy, consume, so that nothing shall be left visible, Mt. 6:19, ...
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Why is there a day of judgement? [closed]
John 5:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. ...
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What happens at the end of The Thousand year Peaceful - Reign and why is satan released onto the world again? [closed]
What the purpose is for Satan being released onto the Earth.
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Will the wicked really get their body back?
“a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.&...
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St. Thomas Aquinas on whether all will die before the Final Judgement?
In the Summa Theologiae, St. Thomas argues that all will die and rise again when Jesus returns.
But this seems to be in contradiction to St. Paul, who wrote:
"We who are still alive and are left ...
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What is the biblical basis for saying that unsaved souls are completely destroyed? (Annihilationism) [duplicate]
What is the biblical basis for saying that unsaved souls are completely destroyed?
Related Questions:
The following link covers the basis for saying that the unsaved are eternally punished, but not ...
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What kind of "condemnation" is a believer exempt from in Romans 8:1?
I've been looking up several of my reference books for a good definition of condemnation, but evidently it's simply "judgment" based on its context, including in Rom. 8:1.
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What is the difference between immediate judgment after death and the final judgment, according to Catholicism?
According to this site, adapted from the United States Catechism for Adults,
"Our Church teaches that immediately after death, our soul separates from our earthly body and we stand before God for ...
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How can Christians know if they are truly saved and that Jesus won't tell them "..Depart from me, I never knew you," on judgement day? [closed]
In the Bible, it says God knows everything about us- intimately. So, if He KNOWS us, how could He NOT know us and tell us to depart from Him? I'm so confused. I thought I was saved, been to church, ...
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Why does the narrative of Last Judgement appear only in the Gospel according to Matthew?
We see the narrative of Last Judgement in Chapter 25 , Verses 31-46 of the Gospel accordingly to Matthew. One wonders why the Last Judgement which is one of the key aspects of Christian faith, does ...
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Particular judgment, general judgment, God's foreknowledge and free will
My understanding of the relationship between particular judgement and general judgment is:
On particular judgement at the time of the death of the body, all our actions, thoughts and deeds will be ...
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What parts of Protestantism accept that there are some on earth who 'smite the earth with plagues' till the end of time (Revelation 11:6)?
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing ...
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How is God's judgement of man fair when he judges them without considering their deeds?
In America, our judicial system is built on the idea that a man is assumed innocent, and then proven guilty with evidence.
In contrast, Paul wrote:
Romans 9 10-18: ...there was Rebekah also, when she ...
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Contradiction between God's mercy being greater than ours and Jesus' harsh words about who will end up in hell
We believe that God is supremely good and merciful, far more than we are. At the same time, I see in myself that I would not condemn anyone to hell, even villains like Hitler and Stalin. Perhaps I’d ...
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What's the Eastern Orthodox belief on the Lake of Fire?
How does Eastern Orthodox view the lake of fire and “eternal judgment“ (Hebrews 6:2)?
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Christian apologetics regarding the killing of innocent children during the Genesis flood [closed]
I'm trying to catalog the various justifications that are put forth when it is claimed that killing innocent children in the Genesis flood was some combination of immoral, cruel, or unjust.
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In premillennial theology, is the last judgement before the millennium?
According to the Millenium theory, such period is followed by the end of times.
My question is:
Before this end, is there supposed to be Last Judgement? I have read that there only exists a time of ...
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According to Catholicism what happens after Death on the General Judgment Day?
At the General Judgment Day what happens?
Do we recognise each other in the same relationships as we had on earth?
I am very confused and have not been able to find a simple answer in Catholic ...
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Title of video about judgment?
Trying to identify (title or anything helpful) a DVD I saw long ago. Guy gets to (heaven?), is nervous about judgment, meets St. Paul (and others) while waiting. When his turn comes, all the not-so-...
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What is the biblical basis for seeing Saint Peter at the gates of heaven?
I was taught that Saint Peter is at the gates of heaven, and you have to pass him to get in. Answers to a recent question suggest this is not true.
What is the biblical basis for seeing Saint Peter ...
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According to Reformed - 1 Corinthians 11:29-30, the words [weak, sick, died] literal or not?
1 Corinthians 11:29-30
(29) For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the
body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God's judgment upon
yourself. (30) That is why many of ...
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Why such importance given to the hour of death?
There is very importance given to the hour of death within the Catholic Church and maybe other Christian groups too.
Rosary contains:
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the ...
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According to Evangelicals, will the saved ever experience the magnitude of suffering associated with their sins?
On another website, one person said this concerning Catholicism and Purgatory,
My own vision of purgatory, for which I claim no doctrinal validity, has some interesting echoes in the platonic ...
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According to Catholicism, how should Christians react when an unbeliever dies?
I was reading the following passages, and they seem to indicate that we should rejoice when God brings about His judgement:
"Righteous art thou, O YHVH, and upright are thy judgments." ...
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Are there any Christian sects that say salvation is based, in whole or in part, on your response to Jesus on Judgment Day?
I recently had a conversation with a Christian who believes that our choices during this life are not the only factors affecting salvation. Rather, God will be very lenient about our Earthly behavior, ...
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Acts 17:30 What does "overlooked" mean? [closed]
Paul, after reasoning about idolatry in Athens, states:
Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now
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From a Catholic viewpoint, why will there be a particular judgement and a general judgment?
If we are judged by God at the moment of death, why is Jesus, at his Second Coming going to judge the living and the dead at the Last Judgment?
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According to the Catholic Church, does Jesus condemn those who don't believe?
From the Nicene Creed:
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ
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He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead
After reading this today, which appears somewhat to contrast the Creed:
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Who coined the phrase "Bema Seat"?
I get that "Bema" is the Greek word translated "judgment seat" in the NT. But how did the term "Bema Seat" come to be used? It's a little redundant, like saying "PIN number", but catchy. I'd just like ...
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What are the different views on the nature of 'hellfire'?
Fire as understood by physical humans consumes and destroys the fuel that it ignites and then goes out. The unredeemed soul is what many religions teach will be tormented eternally in fire of hell. ...
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What's the biblical basis for the belief that God truly judges our hearts behind our actions and not the actions themselves?
What's the biblical basis for the belief that God ultimately judges a thing to be a sin or not based on the intentions in our heart and not the action solely?
That would seem to be the indication in ...
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According to Catholicism, does the last judgement include a last chance to reconcile?
I was reading a Catholic Magazine a few years ago (it might have been Catholic Answers) and I remember reading an article on the last judgement that seemed to suggest that at the end of time there ...
