Here is where pastors stumble and people don’t think: Jonah never preached about Judaism, nor of the Jewish God to the people, we have no record of it at all. The only thing he said was “Hey, you are going to be destroyed!” He ended up in the fish because he knew God was good and would accept their repentance. But, with this being before the birth of Christ, God was dealing with the people through Judaism, so it should be that they were completely unsaveable without conversion. But they were saved!
It shows that God will reach to people where they are, and IF they want a relationship with Him, He is wanting to have one with them. But, you have to know who HE is, you cannot just make a god who fits into your lifestyle. You do not get to make a god in your image, to fit your own rules . Once you are shown what morals are (and they are written on our hearts, right and wrong is basic in everybody, just most people prefer the wrong and deny the right) you have to be willing to follow after the God who really exists. He is understandable, knowable, and good to all who seek Him. But, He has His rules (morals) and being lesser beings, we have to be willing to accept them.
Right now, Christianity is the way that God has revealed Himself to mankind. However, those who have never had a Bible, those who turn away because of the falsehoods of man taught about God, IF they are seeking and trying for the truth, they will be brought to the truth, and saved from Hell.
Do you think Heaven might actually be a miserable place?
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Here is where pastors stumble and people don’t think: Jonah never preached about Judaism, nor of the Jewish God to the people, we have no record of it at all. The only thing he said was “Hey, you are going to be destroyed!” He ended up in the fish because he knew God was good and would accept their repentance. But, with this being before the birth of Christ, God was dealing with the people through Judaism, so it should be that they were completely unsaveable without conversion. But they were saved!
It shows that God will reach to people where they are, and IF they want a relationship with Him, He is wanting to have one with them. But, you have to know who HE is, you cannot just make a god who fits into your lifestyle. You do not get to make a god in your image, to fit your own rules . Once you are shown what morals are (and they are written on our hearts, right and wrong is basic in everybody, just most people prefer the wrong and deny the right) you have to be willing to follow after the God who really exists. He is understandable, knowable, and good to all who seek Him. But, He has His rules (morals) and being lesser beings, we have to be willing to accept them.
Right now, Christianity is the way that God has revealed Himself to mankind. However, those who have never had a Bible, those who turn away because of the falsehoods of man taught about God, IF they are seeking and trying for the truth, they will be brought to the truth, and saved from Hell.