chickenwingprin

1# tofu

Tofu, I don't know how serious you are in knowing the answer but I'm going to reply seriously.

When a person believes that Jesus Christ died for our sins, and repents before God, and accepts Jesus Christ as his/her personal Saviour, according to the Bible, that persons sins will be forgiven by God. He/she will be called children of God. That is, the once broken relationship between man and God (broken due to our sins) is once again repaired through Jesus' death. It's not really about going to Heaven.

But it doesn't end here. God also call his believers to live lives worthy of His salvation. God calls the believers to be santified, which literally means to be set apart for God. If believing in God does nothing to your life, why bother believing? E.g., a believer might choose not to worship other gods since it'll upset God; a believer will choose to go to church to worship God, to read the Bible in order to get to know God better etc. There's a long path after the initial "acceptance" for one to be santified for God.

I hope that answers your question, if not, feel free to PM me if you wanted to chat.

chickenwingprin

I try not to reply with a "religious" tone; however, I took it very seriously when answering tofu's question because i don't want to say things that are based on my own thinking or preference.

To answer tofu's question, I think it depends on what you think is the most important in life. Is going to hell or heaven the most important? Maybe, but I don't think so. I believe in God and choose to do certain things and do not do certain things because I believe there is a God. And this God loves us so much that He sends His one and only son to be crucified for us, for you and I. If someone loves you so much that he will die for you, will you be numb? Wouldn't you want to do something to respond?

Of course, one might argue that what is there's no God. What if the bible is full of lies...well, I think it is up to each one of us to seek out the truth.

If you think you just want to live a happy life and not think about God or sin or hell or heaven, then it is your personal choice.

Tofu: do you think your mk guy friend is living a good life?