Originally posted by popcornbird

One more Question

Do you believe all Christians will go to Heaven. If one believes in Jesus being the son of God, will that person go to heaven, in your faith, no matter how sinful he was in his life? What if he was a murderer, robber, raper, etc. but he said he *believed*. Will he go to heaven and be *saved* even if he never repented? If so, why?
Not sure you are asking Sara or just anyone so here i go again - OK? The "Visable" Christian Church is made up of believers and unbelievers and only God knows who are the true believers. Some people may live really pious and good, moral lives on the outside, but harbor evil , hate and unbelief on the inside where God sees. On the other hand, some people who are honest believers may seriously struggle with horrible sins and never quite get them under control and yet they are forgiven because of their repentance and get to go to heaven. Again, only God knows. But God also says that a persons actions tell alot about the heart. Someone who repeatedly sins - especially something like rape, murder etc and with no remorse - it is very doubtful that this person is a believer at all. Of course there is always room for a miracle and a conversion and this person can change (remember the thief on the cross?) Unrepented sin in NOT forgiven. If a person knowingly and willfully continues in a known sin, he is in danger of losing his salvation. This is another denominational divisive controversy among different Christians. Lutherans do not adhere to "once saved, always saved". It might be semantics in that the unrepentant sinner may never have actually been saved at all (like Judas) - God only knows, but there sure are alot of warnings in the Bible to think that salvation is a stamped ticket to heaven.
I hate to keep using "Lutheran" because I do not even belong to them anymore - that is just where I did most of my learning and where I feel the Bible is best taught. At this point of my life, I do not know where I fit, although I know I wish to be part of a worshipping body of believers. Like many, I have had heartbreak at the hands of institutional organized denominational religion. I would rather say I am a Christian, am spiritual and have faith rather than I am religious, etc.

Now I have a question for PCB -
As a Muslim - you believe in and love Jesus the Prophet - does this mean you read the Bible the same as Christians? How do you learn about Jesus?