Can't I have fun now,
and deal with God/Jesus later?
Q: "Why can't a person accept Jesus and be saved after death?
Do I have to worry about this now?"
our A: The Bible says that "it is appointed for
men to die once and after this comes
judgment" (Hebrews 9:27). Now is the
time to either choose or reject Jesus
Christ, not later. There is no indication in the Bible
that you will receive that
opportunity later. God might show mercy to
people who have never heard of Christ, but
why would He show mercy to people who know
about Christ and yet rejected Him?
What you are proposing is that you be
able to live your life how you want in
this world, and then have heaven later
also. But God doesn't allow us to have
the cake and eat it too. He says, "What
does it profit a man to gain the whole
world, and forfeit his soul?" (Mark
8:36) You cannot gain the world and
reject God (even if temporarily)
without forfeiting your soul.
If you reject the revelation that God
has given to you about Himself, hoping
to deal with "the God-thing" later on,
God may not give you the chance. We
must respond positively today to
whatever revelation He has given us...
"Today if you hear His voice, do not
harden your hearts" (Hebrews 4:7).
To reject God today in hopes of accepting
Him tomorrow is hardening your heart
toward Him today.
Beneath your question lies the
misunderstanding that you know what's
best for your life, that you know more than
God does. You know how you should live
your life, and you assume it doesn't involve
God/Christ right now. But that is wrong.
God is the one who knows what's best
for your life today, and what is best
is Him.
There are many parables and sayings of
Jesus which show that those who reject
Him in this life will be judged as non-believers,
even if they understood that He was the
Son of God who died for their sins. Christ
is not asking for people to merely give
Him credit for being who He said He was,
He's asking for actual followers. If you
do not follow Him while in this life, there
is no assurance in the Bible
that He will allow you into His eternal home
later.
Please rethink what you are
proposing. God is God, the Creator, the
very reason you exist, the only Eternal
Being, the one who knows all things and
can be in more than one place at a time.
He is far superior to us in every way.
Thus we must humble ourselves before
Him. This is wisdom. If you want to live
your life without God in it, God will allow
that. However, this life--the life you've chosen
to live as you would like--will be your
only reward. God doesn't mess around,
probably because He thinks that we
should realize His importance and
greatness. He alone, after all, is God.
The Bible says that this world and its
lusts are passing away (1John 2:17). Would
you trade a very short time of pleasure
(your own version of it)
for an eternity of bliss? Many people do.
Jesus said, "I am the way, and
the truth, and the life; no one comes to
the Father but by Me" (John 14:6). He
also said, "I came that they might have
life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10).
God offers not only eternal life but a more
abundant life in this life (spiritual fun). But it takes
faith to see that and choose that. Will you
believe what God says or trust in your
own judgment of things? That seems to be the issue.
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