Good Bull Jones 17 said:
AstroAg17 said:
Is the choice to believe in God really the choice that defines salvation? I was under the impression that belief in God was insufficient; that one has to accept Jesus' sacrifice in addition to that. You could believe in God and still decline his offer.
You are correct, but I figured it's best to start at step one and think about if God even exists or not. One can't accept Jesus Christ as their savior without believing in God first.
Good Bull.
My two cents:
I want to make the comment that I believe some will NOT make it to heaven because they choose, indeed, not to believe in Jesus dying on the cross for their sins.
Some like you said, will NOT make it to heaven because they chose to be apart from Him for eternity and reject Him for eternity.
Some will NOT make it to heaven because they are guilty of the same thing Satan was guilty of, pride. They never admit to sin and they believe the lie that they are perfect.
Some will NOT make it because their love of money holds them back from a relationship with the Lord.
Some will NOT make it because, they have no faith.
Some will allow all of evil to overtake them and miss out. It's sad, but true. Choice. and Freedom.
On this side of life, they have the opportunity or a chance to receive salvation.
On the other side, they will spend all eternity wishing they had accepted a free gift.