If a person devotes all their time to avoiding h**l, does that make him or her selfish?

Question

On an aside: Would a person without any sense of self care they were going to be lit on fire? *That's a separate question from the first.

Answer 1

not being true to themselves or God. not believing for the right reasons

Answer 2

We don't know all the ways Jesus will give himself to others so that they get to heaven.

Let me ask you this...

If one lived a good and charitable life and, since they didn't know Jesus, on their death bed Jesus came to that person and offered that person heaven if they accepted him, shouldn't that person accept?

I will submit that truly good and giving people, when shown the true Jesus, will accept him wholeheartedly, because his life was giving, forgiving and sacrifice beyond all of ours.  Why wouldn't ANY good person accept that?

Answer 3

No, don't be silly to both of your questions.

Answer 4

Avoiding h**l is kind of a negative way of approaching the spiritual part of life.  Doing good works and putting love into the world is a more positive way of living one's life.  

Answer 5

No, it makes 'em a whacko living in Lalaland trying to avoid something that doesn't exist by being a hypocrite

Answer 6

After you are saved, you don't HAVE to worry about h**l anymore, because you are saved FOREVER. After you are saved, all you have to focus on is getting a stronger relationship with Christ, and witnessing to other who have not accepted Him yet.

Yes, it is selfish if you keep doing good things just to stay out of h**l, but then again that means your faith is in the wrong place, and you are not really saved in the first place

Answer 7

It depends on what they do in order to avoid h**l.

If they spent most of their time helping others, you cannot call them selfish.

Answer 8

Brilliant question... I think doing things to avoid punishment (like h**l) is very different than doing them from your heart.

Answer 9

no. just boring. h**l is fun! it's like going to the carnival. you just gotta know when it's time to go home.

Answer 10

Well there are a loot of heavenLOVERS,  other then christains, Who think in sprits better then them selves, hoping there is somthing better somewere else.

NO, uHERE, u hppenHIMwill TAKE U BACK.

and separate from the first*, ya , i thouth getting feed2sharks at the aquqrmiun, wod be better then being burnt or burried loltc

Answer 11

Yes. If you spend time consciously avoiding h**l, you are not working for God and spreading the Word of forgiveness.

Love, forgive, teach, and let Jesus worry about h**l!