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.
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
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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
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.
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
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.
Job 5:17, Psalm 94:12-13, Prov 3:11-12
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
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