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Judgment

Logical Answers to Consider When a Person Questions the Fact of Future Judgment. (Click on a logic statement to view the links to the associated scriptures.)

Waiting...

I'll give my heart to Jesus someday, but not now.

I'm waiting for (person) to be saved first.

I have plenty of time to get saved.

I'll get saved when I get the feeling.

I want to have a good time first.

I'm too busy.

Logical Answers to Consider

Confess Jesus - There is no reason to wait; confession is simple.
Rom 10:8-13, 1John 4:15-19
Death Unknown - The day of your death is unknown.
Gen 6:3, Prov 27:1, Prov 29:1, Luke 12:19-20, Heb 9:27-28, James 4:14
End Unknown - No one knows when Jesus will return and when the end will come.
Psalm 96:13, Matt 24:35-36, Matt 24:44, Matt 25:13
Few Saved - Only a few are saved as many will never decide before their death.
Isa 66:16, Matt 7:13-15, Luke 13:24
Future Unknown - No one knows what their future will hold.
Prov 27:1, James 4:14
Judgment Day - A judgment day is coming, after your death.
Isa 13:9, Rom 2:2-5, Rom 14:10-12, Heb 9:27-28, 2Pet 2:9, 1John 4:15-19, Rev 20:12-15
No Changing - There is no changing your eternity after you die.
Prov 29:1, John 8:24, Heb 9:27-28, Rev 22:11-13
Seek Now - God asks for you to seek Him now.
Isa 55:6-7, 2Cor 6:2
Sinner's End - You are warned of what happens to the unrepentant sinner after death
Job 21:19-20, Psalm 37:38, Isa 13:9, Ezek 18:20, John 8:24, John 15:6, Rom 6:20-23, James 1:15, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8

Reincarnation...

You are continually reincarnated until you reach perfection.

Your reincarnation continues until you perfect your mind.

We are reincarnated until we perfectly enlightened.

Logical Answers to Consider

Final Abode - The Bible tells us that after death we go to a final place.
Luke 16:22-24, Luke 23:39-43, 2Cor 5:6-8, Rev 6:9-10
Hell Destroys - Those cast into Hell do not get a chance to change stop destruction.
Deut 32:22-24, Job 21:19-20, Psalm 37:38, Matt 10:28, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8
Judgment Day - A judgment day comes next after your death.
Isa 13:9, Rom 2:2-5, Rom 14:10-12, Heb 9:27-28, 2Pet 2:9, 1John 4:15-19, Rev 20:12-15
No Changing - There is no changing your eternity after you die.
Prov 29:1, John 8:24, Heb 9:27-28, Rev 22:11-13

Rewarded For Good...

You will not be saved unless you observe all of the Commandments.

When you do good, Allah rewards you in the next life.

Logical Answers to Consider

Belief in Jesus - You only need faith in Jesus.
Luke 23:39-43, John 1:12, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, John 20:30-31, Acts 8:36-37, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 10:4, Rom 10:8-13, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:26, 1John 5:10-13
Faith Alone - The reward of salvation comes by faith alone in Jesus.
Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Hab 2:3-4, Luke 23:39-43, John 1:12, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, John 20:30-31, Acts 13:39, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 1:17-18, Rom 3:28, Rom 4:5, Rom 5:1, Rom 10:8-13, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:10-13, Gal 3:26, Eph 2:8-9, 1John 5:10-13
God's Gift - Salvation is a gift of God.
John 4:10, Rom 5:17-18, Rom 6:20-23, Eph 2:8-9
Jesus the Way - Jesus is the only way to salvation and reward.
Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 6:51, John 8:12-14, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, John 14:6-9, John 15:6, John 20:30-31, Acts 4:12, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 5:1, Rom 10:8-13, 2Cor 11:3-4, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:26, Eph 1:5-7, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 4:9-10, 1John 4:15-19, 1John 5:10-13
Law Condemns - The commandments condemn man.
Rom 3:19-20, Gal 3:10-13, James 2:10
None Good - No one does 'good' to God's standard.
Ecc 7:20, Isa 53:4-6, Rom 3:10
Not Works - No amount of good works can be enough to earn the reward of salvation.
Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Luke 23:39-43, Rom 4:5, Gal 2:16, Eph 2:8-9, 2Tim 1:7-9, Titus 3:5, Heb 9:14-15

God Is Not Just...

God is not just. Evil people do bad things and get away with them.

I would rather go to Hell than be with an unjust God.

Logical Answers to Consider

Don't Judge God - You should not judge God, since you do not have all knowledge.
Rom 9:20
Each Judged - God promises that each person will be judged in truth.
Rom 2:2-5, Rom 14:10-12, Heb 9:27-28, Rev 20:12-15
God Forgives - God forgives the repentant sinner.
2Sam 12:13, Psalm 32:5, Psalm 103:2-4, Psalm 103:8-12, Isa 1:18, Isa 44:22, Isa 55:6-7, Jer 36:3, Micah 7:18-19, Zech 3:4, Eph 4:32
God Knows - God knows and judges by the heart of man’s thoughts and actions.
1Sam 16:7, Luke 16:15
God's Mind - God has knowledge of all things.
Psalm 147:3-5, Rom 11:33-34, 1Tim 1:15-17
Longsuffering - God is waiting for people to acknowledge their sin and turn to Him.
Numb 14:18, Psalm 86:15, Psalm 103:8-12, Isa 30:18, Isa 66:16, Rom 2:2-5, 1Pet 3:18-20, 2Pet 3:9
Omnipresent - You cannot escape God's presence.
Psalm 139:7-8, Jer 23:24
Punishment - God promises punishment to those who deserve it.
Deut 32:22-24, Psalm 11:6, Isa 33:14, Isa 34:10, Isa 57:20-21, Matt 10:28, Matt 25:41, Matt 25:46, Mark 9:43-48, Luke 16:22-24, John 15:6, Rom 2:2-5, 2Pet 2:5-6, 2Pet 2:9, Rev 14:11, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8
True Judge - God will judge all people for their evil deeds.
Psalm 96:13, Rom 2:2-5, Rom 11:33-34, 1Cor 6:9-11, Rev 6:9-10
Unjust Punished - The Bible tells us the unjust will be punished.
Isa 13:9, 2Pet 2:9, Jude 14-15, Rev 21:8

Trying To Live Right...

God judges you by how you treat your neighbors, and what good you do in your community.

I'm living a pretty good life.

I'm doing the best that I can.

Logical Answers to Consider

All Guilty - Without Jesus, everyone is guilty before God.
Rom 3:19-20, Gal 3:10-13, James 2:10
All Sin - All of us have sinned, and just one will send you to Hell.
Ecc 7:20, Isa 53:4-6, Isa 64:6, John 8:7-9, Rom 3:10, Rom 3:23, Rom 5:12, Gal 3:22, 1John 1:7-10
By Faith - You should be living by faith in Jesus
Hab 2:3-4, Rom 1:17-18, Rom 3:28, Rom 4:5, Rom 5:1, Rom 10:4, Gal 2:16
By His Grace - We are saved only by God’s grace.
Eph 2:8-9, 2Tim 1:7-9, Titus 3:5
Faith Alone - We are saved by faith alone, not by how we live.
Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Hab 2:3-4, Luke 23:39-43, John 1:12, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, John 20:30-31, Acts 13:39, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 1:17-18, Rom 3:28, Rom 4:5, Rom 5:1, Rom 10:8-13, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:10-13, Gal 3:26, Eph 2:8-9, 1John 5:10-13
Foolish Pride - Only a fool has pride in his works before God.
Psalm 10:4, Psalm 14:1, Hab 2:3-4, Rom 1:19-25
God Knows - God knows your heart.
1Sam 16:7, Luke 16:15
God's Gift - Salvation is a gift of God.
John 4:10, Rom 5:17-18, Rom 6:20-23, Eph 2:8-9
List of Sin - We are given a list of sins to judge ourselves.
Exod 20:13-17, 1Cor 6:9-11, 1Tim 1:9-10
None Good - We are told none of us are good enough.
Ecc 7:20, Isa 53:4-6, Rom 3:10
Not Works - God does not judge you by what you do.
Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Luke 23:39-43, Rom 4:5, Gal 2:16, Eph 2:8-9, 2Tim 1:7-9, Titus 3:5, Heb 9:14-15

The Judgment of Hell...

The idea of Hell is repugnant to justice.

Hell was created by churches to control man by fear.

A loving God would never send anyone to Hell.

There is no hell, nor an eternal punishment.

Logical Answers to Consider

Abiding Wrath - We all have done enough to have God’s wrath abiding on us.
Psalm 11:6, Luke 16:22-24, John 3:36, Rom 2:2-5
Punishment - Hell is part of God’s punishment for the wicked and evil of this world.
Deut 32:22-24, Psalm 11:6, Isa 33:14, Isa 34:10, Isa 57:20-21, Matt 10:28, Matt 25:41, Matt 25:46, Mark 9:43-48, Luke 16:22-24, John 15:6, Rom 2:2-5, 2Pet 2:5-6, 2Pet 2:9, Rev 14:11, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8

Miscellaneous...

Any person with sin remaining will be taken out of the Book of Life.

All Justified - If you have faith in Jesus, you are completely justified.
Acts 13:39, 1Cor 6:9-11
By Faith - Your name is in the Book of Life by faith in Jesus.
Hab 2:3-4, Rom 1:17-18, Rom 3:28, Rom 4:5, Rom 5:1, Rom 10:4, Gal 2:16
By His Grace - You are in the Book of Life only by God’s grace.
Eph 2:8-9, 2Tim 1:7-9, Titus 3:5
God Forgets - God forgets the sins of those who are His own.
Heb 10:16-19
God Forgives - God forgives the repentant sinner.
2Sam 12:13, Psalm 32:5, Psalm 103:2-4, Psalm 103:8-12, Isa 1:18, Isa 44:22, Isa 55:6-7, Jer 36:3, Micah 7:18-19, Zech 3:4, Eph 4:32
Jesus Forgives - Jesus forgives the sins of those who come to Him in faith.
Mark 2:5-7, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:13-17, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1John 1:7-10
Jesus Paid - Jesus paid for all sins.
Isa 53:4-6, Isa 53:11-12, Matt 20:28, John 6:51, Rom 4:24-25, Rom 5:7-8, Rom 8:32-34, 1Cor 15:3-7, 2Cor 5:14-17, Gal 3:10-13, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:19-20, 1Tim 2:5-6, Heb 9:14-15, Heb 9:27-28, Heb 10:10-12, Heb 10:16-19, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1Pet 3:18-20, 1John 1:7-10, 1John 2:1-2, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 4:9-10
Mercy Promised - Mercy is promised to those who come to the Lord in faith.
2Chr 30:9, Psalm 145:18-19, Prov 28:13, Hos 14:4
Sure - You can know you are going to Heaven.
Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, Acts 16:30-31, Gal 3:26, Phil 1:6, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 20:12-15

I have no reason to live; why get saved?

Avoid Hell - If you understand the horrors of Hell, you will want to avoid it.
Mark 9:43-48
Changed Life - God can give you a changed life.
Ezek 36:26-27, 2Cor 5:14-17
Future Change - God promises His believers a future change.
Rom 8:16-18, Phil 3:20-21, 1John 3:2-5
God Wants You - God wants you so much; His is an everlasting love.
Jer 31:3
God Loves - God loves you so much, He sent Jesus to die for you.
John 3:16-18, Rom 5:7-8, 1John 4:9-10, 1John 4:15-19
Have Peace - You can have peace through Jesus Christ.
John 10:9-10, Rom 5:1, Eph 2:15, 2Thes 1:7-9, 2Tim 1:7-9, Rev 1:17, Rev 21:4
Jesus Forgives - Jesus will forgive those who come to Him in faith.
Mark 2:5-7, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:13-17, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1John 1:7-10
Punishment - Dying apart from God means an everlasting punishment.
Deut 32:22-24, Psalm 11:6, Isa 33:14, Isa 34:10, Isa 57:20-21, Matt 10:28, Matt 25:41, Matt 25:46, Mark 9:43-48, Luke 16:22-24, John 15:6, Rom 2:2-5, 2Pet 2:5-6, 2Pet 2:9, Rev 14:11, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8
Wisdom of God - A believer can have the wisdom of God.
Prov 1:7, Jer 8:9, James 3:15-17

You don't believe that God is sending any of the heathen to hell, do you?

All Sin - Everyone is a sinner before God, and their conscience convicts them of this fact.
Ecc 7:20, Isa 53:4-6, Isa 64:6, John 8:7-9, Rom 3:10, Rom 3:23, Rom 5:12, Gal 3:22, 1John 1:7-10
Don't Judge God - You should not judge God, as you do not have all the facts He has.
Rom 9:20
Good and Evil - The Bible clearly tells us what constitutes good and evil.
Gen 3:22, Exod 20:13-17
Mercy Promised - God promises mercy to those who come to Him.
2Chr 30:9, Psalm 145:18-19, Prov 28:13, Hos 14:4
Sinner Repent - All sinners are called to repent.
Matt 9:12-13, Luke 15:10, 1John 1:7-10
Sinner's End - There is an end for all sinners.
Job 21:19-20, Psalm 37:38, Isa 13:9, Ezek 18:20, John 8:24, John 15:6, Rom 6:20-23, James 1:15, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8
True Judge - God will judge each person in truth.
Psalm 96:13, Rom 2:2-5, Rom 11:33-34, 1Cor 6:9-11, Rev 6:9-10
Unjust Punished - The Bible tells us only the unjust will be punished.
Isa 13:9, 2Pet 2:9, Jude 14-15, Rev 21:8
Wisdom of God - God promises His wisdom to those of His who seek it.
Prov 1:7, Jer 8:9, James 3:15-17

When a person dies, they cease to exist forever.

Everlasting Life - Jesus promises everlasting life to His believers.
John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 11:25-27, Rom 6:20-23, 1John 5:10-13
Final Abode - The Bible tells us of a final abode (dwelling place).
Luke 16:22-24, Luke 23:39-43, 2Cor 5:6-8, Rev 6:9-10
Future Change - We are told of a change to us in the future.
Rom 8:16-18, Phil 3:20-21, 1John 3:2-5
Judgment Day - God has promised a judgment day where He will judge all of the dead.
Isa 13:9, Rom 2:2-5, Rom 14:10-12, Heb 9:27-28, 2Pet 2:9, 1John 4:15-19, Rev 20:12-15
No Soul Sleep - We are told there is an immediate change when your body dies on this earth.
Luke 16:22-24, Luke 23:42-43, Acts 7:59, 2Cor 5:6-8, Rev 6:9-10

The rule of Karma cannot be broken in this life or the next.

God Chastens - God chastens His believers to guide them at all times.
Job 5:17, Psalm 94:12-13, Prov 3:11-12
God Knows - God looks at and knows the heart, not Karma.
1Sam 16:7, Luke 16:15
None Good - There is not one person that does ‘good’ to God’s standard.
Ecc 7:20, Isa 53:4-6, Rom 3:10
Not Works - Salvation is not by works, or by what you do.
Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Luke 23:39-43, Rom 4:5, Gal 2:16, Eph 2:8-9, 2Tim 1:7-9, Titus 3:5, Heb 9:14-15
Rich Wicked - In today’s world, the rich are often wicked, breaking the law of Karma.
Psalm 37:16, Jer 12:1-3, Luke 12:19-20, Luke 16:22-24
Sinner's End - As a sinner, a person ends up judged for Hell, and without recovery.
Job 21:19-20, Psalm 37:38, Isa 13:9, Ezek 18:20, John 8:24, John 15:6, Rom 6:20-23, James 1:15, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8

What about all my past sins?

God Forgets - God forgets the sins of those who are His own.
Heb 10:16-19
God Forgives - God forgives the repentant sinner.
2Sam 12:13, Psalm 32:5, Psalm 103:2-4, Psalm 103:8-12, Isa 1:18, Isa 44:22, Isa 55:6-7, Jer 36:3, Micah 7:18-19, Zech 3:4, Eph 4:32
Jesus Forgives - Jesus forgives the sins of those who come to Him in faith.
Mark 2:5-7, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:13-17, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1John 1:7-10

If it feels good, do it.

List of Sin - The Bible gives us a list of what you should not do, or be.
Exod 20:13-17, 1Cor 6:9-11, 1Tim 1:9-10
Sin Declared - God declares sin exists and what it is.
Prov 14:9, Rom 7:7, 1John 3:2-5
Sinner's End - You are told what becomes of a sinner
Job 21:19-20, Psalm 37:38, Isa 13:9, Ezek 18:20, John 8:24, John 15:6, Rom 6:20-23, James 1:15, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8

After you die, you are unconscious until the resurrection.

When you die, your soul sleeps until resurrection.

No Soul Sleep - There is no unconscious sleep after death.
Luke 16:22-24, Luke 23:42-43, Acts 7:59, 2Cor 5:6-8, Rev 6:9-10
Two Homes - There are two fates after death, a home in Heaven or one in Hell.
2Cor 5:6-8, Phil 1:23-24

I keep hearing that Jesus is coming, and he's still not here yet.

End Unknown - There is an end, but that day is unknown.
Psalm 96:13, Matt 24:35-36, Matt 24:44, Matt 25:13
Longsuffering - God is still waiting for people to acknowledge their sin and turn to Him.
Numb 14:18, Psalm 86:15, Psalm 103:8-12, Isa 30:18, Isa 66:16, Rom 2:2-5, 1Pet 3:18-20, 2Pet 3:9

When bad things happen, God is showing his disapproval.

God Chastens - God chastens His believers to guide them at all times.
Job 5:17, Psalm 94:12-13, Prov 3:11-12
Rich Wicked - The rich are often wicked.
Psalm 37:16, Jer 12:1-3, Luke 12:19-20, Luke 16:22-24

I am too timid to believe.

There is no reason to fear coming to God, as He draws you to Him. He will protect and remake you.
Psalm 27:1, Jer 31:3, John 10:27-29, Rom 8:18, Rom 10:10-13, 2Cor 5:17

I have always had Jesus in my heart.

You must be 'born again' and regenerated. God knows who are His followers, and their hearts.
1Sam 16:7, Matt 7:21-23, John 3:3, 2Cor 5:17, 2Cor 11:3-4, Titus 3:5

Judgment

Logical Answers to Consider When a Person Questions the Fact of Future Judgment. (Click on a logic statement to view the links to the associated scriptures.)

Judgment

Logical Answers to Consider When a Person Questions the Fact of Future Judgment. (Click on a logic statement to view the links to the associated scriptures.)

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Logical Answers to Consider When a Person Questions the Fact of Future Judgment. (Click on a logic statement to view the links to the associated scriptures.)

Judgment

Logical Answers to Consider When a Person Questions the Fact of Future Judgment. (Click on a logic statement to view the links to the associated scriptures.)