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Hi Everyone,
I would love some answers from those who are really well schooled in the Holy Bible, but I would be glad to hear from anyone that has an opinion. My question is: What are people held to account for on Judgement Day?
It seems that no matter what one did, as long as they humbly asked God for forgiveness and accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, they get into Heaven. In God's eyes all sins are equal, no sinner is better than any other sinner, so as long as one truly asks for forgiveness, they are forgiven. So why bother with Judgement Day if everyone that asked for forgiveness has been forgiven?
Here's why I ask. My Father came from a very religious upbringing. His father dies chasing after his oldest runaway daughter, that no longer wants to have sex with him. Turns out my grandfather took the virginity of both of his daughters,my aunts, and has sex with them on a regular basis until he died chasing after her.
In 1964 my father was arrested for raping a 5 year old girl that lived in the house behind ours. He was acquitted, but only because both of my sisters and my mother lied about what happened. My sister told me that he raped this little girl right in front of them and that the girl was screaming her head off. She says there is no way my mother did not hear that. Not to mention it's New Years Eve, late at night and her husband was in the girls bedroom with the neighbor girl. But my mom threatened my sisters and they lied about what happened and my dad got away with it.
Well it turned out that my dad was having sex with my sisters too. My oldest sister has no memory of being a virgin. Her first memory is of my dad raping her on his workbench in the garage when she was three years old. My dad took the virginity of all four of my sisters and has sex with all of them many many times. Eventually my dad was prosecuted in minimal charges and got time served, which was four months, forced counseling, five years probation and a permanent registry with the sex offenders bunch. As a condition of probation he was not permitted to deny his crimes, but the day his probation ended, he went back to denying raping them, even though he had already admitted doing it.
When my dad went to jail in 1964 for raping a little girl, he suddenly found god. But a few years later after moving to another state, he lost his faith. He used to say things like "The Devil made me to it, but the lord forgave me", in a mocking way about what he called "fake Christians", which according to him was pretty much all but a very few true believers. He said "The Christians are dying to forgive you".
However, when he went to jail and my mother divorced him to get custody of my little sister back, he suddenly found god again. April Fool's Day 2001 my dad died bladder cancer. He refused treatment, I believe, so to make sure he could ask for forgiveness right before the end. I believe this was always his plan. Live as bad and sinful life as one wants, then simply ask for forgiveness right at the end and basically get away with it.
So my oldest brother calls me up in 2006 to tell me that he had been saved. This was odd because we had not spoken in years. He used to work for me but after tendering his two week notice and then not actually leaving, he then forced me to fire him thinking he could draw unemployment that way. The falling out was not expected and seemed to come out of nowhere. He was very hostile, refused to return company property until I was forced to call the police. I never understood where this anger came from and we never discussed it. He has told people many unkind things about me that were not true in an attempt to harm my reputation. It made no sense to me.
Until recently, that is. I found out that my brother had been raping my oldest son over a three year period, whenever he spent the night at my brothers house. We had sons the same age. My oldest brother is a biker and lived the biker life. Lots of drinking, drugs, sex and Harley Davidsons. My son is very afraid that he'll come after him or his kids if he tells anyone and presses charges. He made me swear not to do anything for a year while he gets some counseling.
Now my oldest brother is playing the "God forgave me" card. I don't see how God forgives people who never fess up and ask for their victims to forgive them or face the prison time. But according to my other brother who also is saved, my oldest brother need not come clean to anyone but God, and that is good enough.
Now, everything I can find about Judgement day, it seems that the only thing anyone actually gets judged on, that can keep them out of heaven, is not accepting Jesus Christ as one's personal Savior. It seems that there is no other consequences on Judgement day as long as one has asked to be forgiven.
Well, I told my oldest brother that I could never accept a religion where my dad and himself gets into heaven, but I don't. So? Any insights anyone might have into this dilemma would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Elizabeth
I would love some answers from those who are really well schooled in the Holy Bible, but I would be glad to hear from anyone that has an opinion. My question is: What are people held to account for on Judgement Day?
It seems that no matter what one did, as long as they humbly asked God for forgiveness and accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, they get into Heaven. In God's eyes all sins are equal, no sinner is better than any other sinner, so as long as one truly asks for forgiveness, they are forgiven. So why bother with Judgement Day if everyone that asked for forgiveness has been forgiven?
Here's why I ask. My Father came from a very religious upbringing. His father dies chasing after his oldest runaway daughter, that no longer wants to have sex with him. Turns out my grandfather took the virginity of both of his daughters,my aunts, and has sex with them on a regular basis until he died chasing after her.
In 1964 my father was arrested for raping a 5 year old girl that lived in the house behind ours. He was acquitted, but only because both of my sisters and my mother lied about what happened. My sister told me that he raped this little girl right in front of them and that the girl was screaming her head off. She says there is no way my mother did not hear that. Not to mention it's New Years Eve, late at night and her husband was in the girls bedroom with the neighbor girl. But my mom threatened my sisters and they lied about what happened and my dad got away with it.
Well it turned out that my dad was having sex with my sisters too. My oldest sister has no memory of being a virgin. Her first memory is of my dad raping her on his workbench in the garage when she was three years old. My dad took the virginity of all four of my sisters and has sex with all of them many many times. Eventually my dad was prosecuted in minimal charges and got time served, which was four months, forced counseling, five years probation and a permanent registry with the sex offenders bunch. As a condition of probation he was not permitted to deny his crimes, but the day his probation ended, he went back to denying raping them, even though he had already admitted doing it.
When my dad went to jail in 1964 for raping a little girl, he suddenly found god. But a few years later after moving to another state, he lost his faith. He used to say things like "The Devil made me to it, but the lord forgave me", in a mocking way about what he called "fake Christians", which according to him was pretty much all but a very few true believers. He said "The Christians are dying to forgive you".
However, when he went to jail and my mother divorced him to get custody of my little sister back, he suddenly found god again. April Fool's Day 2001 my dad died bladder cancer. He refused treatment, I believe, so to make sure he could ask for forgiveness right before the end. I believe this was always his plan. Live as bad and sinful life as one wants, then simply ask for forgiveness right at the end and basically get away with it.
So my oldest brother calls me up in 2006 to tell me that he had been saved. This was odd because we had not spoken in years. He used to work for me but after tendering his two week notice and then not actually leaving, he then forced me to fire him thinking he could draw unemployment that way. The falling out was not expected and seemed to come out of nowhere. He was very hostile, refused to return company property until I was forced to call the police. I never understood where this anger came from and we never discussed it. He has told people many unkind things about me that were not true in an attempt to harm my reputation. It made no sense to me.
Until recently, that is. I found out that my brother had been raping my oldest son over a three year period, whenever he spent the night at my brothers house. We had sons the same age. My oldest brother is a biker and lived the biker life. Lots of drinking, drugs, sex and Harley Davidsons. My son is very afraid that he'll come after him or his kids if he tells anyone and presses charges. He made me swear not to do anything for a year while he gets some counseling.
Now my oldest brother is playing the "God forgave me" card. I don't see how God forgives people who never fess up and ask for their victims to forgive them or face the prison time. But according to my other brother who also is saved, my oldest brother need not come clean to anyone but God, and that is good enough.
Now, everything I can find about Judgement day, it seems that the only thing anyone actually gets judged on, that can keep them out of heaven, is not accepting Jesus Christ as one's personal Savior. It seems that there is no other consequences on Judgement day as long as one has asked to be forgiven.
Well, I told my oldest brother that I could never accept a religion where my dad and himself gets into heaven, but I don't. So? Any insights anyone might have into this dilemma would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Elizabeth
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