If someone is Christian but doesn't act Christian, would they go to heaven?

United States
April 15, 2010 8:58pm CST
If someone has intellectually aceppted Christ, but still lives in the moment, could that person be considered a Christian? Would they go to heaven?
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7 responses
• Philippines
16 Apr 10
Actually, nobody is perfect, regardless of the religion he belongs to. I admit that I am not a perfect Christian. Sometimes I don't get to go to church on Sundays, and many others. But I still make sure that I never fail communicating with God - asking for His forgiveness and His hep for me not to commit sin again. We all have our own ways of talking to Him. But in the end, it's still God who can judge us all.
• United States
17 Apr 10
But can one truly repent with the knowledge that they will sin again shortly after? How is it that you can truly repent and be sorry for a sin if you plan on doing it later? Thus your not truly forgiven if your asking for forgiveness in this way which I believe 90% of Christians do.
@Harley009 (1416)
• India
19 Apr 10
Christians claim that they will not be evaluated by works or acts. What actually there to act being a Christian?
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
17 Apr 10
A person has to accept Christ as his savior, believe that he or she is unworthy of the honor of going to heaven and to live a life pleasing to HIM. Now this comes about when a person accepts Christ, that they gradually give up unChristianlike behavior. It does not mean that if one is woman, one no longer wears makeup, or dresses with her skirt to her ankles, and has everything covered up or says God bless you to everyone. What it means that things that are considered not godly, adultery, cheating, covetousness disappear. For instance, a person may have bought lottery tickets and gone to the Casinos. Now that person may still buy lottery tickets for a while, but then she starts feeling uncomfortable so she stops getting them. There are times when people do fail, but if they ask in sincerity for forgiveness and try not to do that wrong thing, they will go to heaven. God does not blame us for one error. I suppose you mean someone living a worldly life and not living like the Amish do.
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
18 Apr 10
i think its not my or anyone place to say yes or no. but i do think they will have to answer to this on thier judgement day. i do get first hands of this way too much, im even told how i shouldnt speak of God because of how i am, and i tell them in respones either should they because they dont know how to treat people. which dont go over good. but i think if you are claiming to be, and goes to church on sunday. and you claim to live your life by God, make it a seven days a week thing not just one day.
@CJscott (4187)
• Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
16 Apr 10
What do you mean by "still lives in the moment"? To accept Christ, is but the first step in your eternal salvation, but to answer your question, No, most likely not. Heaven, isn't where we are meant to go, we are meant to have eternal life on Earth, as it was prepared for us to inherit. Very few people will be going to Heaven, and what is going to happen, is Earth will be purified and turned into a paradise. All those that Accept Jesus Christ as their savior, are born again of the water, keep His Commandments, Love God and Jesus with their whole hearts, their whole beings, and their whole souls, and endure to the end, will remain on Earth during the final days of judgement. As I understand it. With Appreciation.
@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
16 Apr 10
Jesus is very clear on this - leave everything and come, follow me![i][/i] When one lives in the moment, it is totally difficult to decide, given that command. The rich man opted not to follow Jesus despite knowing he believed His teachings. Going to heaven is a long journey. When we get there, St.Peter will look for our names in the admittance book. Ouch, easier for a camel to enter the gates of heaven...
@zim1fW (285)
• Philippines
16 Apr 10
That actually depends on how you describe the "acts of Christians" because people can have diverse idea about that. More militant Christians may prefer more radical behaviors. Pacifist may prefer different behaviors. And another thing also is: no one will really know (I mean, 100%) that a Christian who behaves as far as we see it will go to heaven. Going to heaven is more than what you can see. It is usually what is inside them that can be very critical to that question. Evil people can behave as ideal community members but deep inside something bad is going on.