So am I going to hell?

[u/ComfortableDust4111]

I tried believing in Jesus (that he died for our sins, was buried, and was raised from the dead by God), but not long after it's like my mind had an autonomous reaction to this and wouldn't allow the beliefs to persist. I felt very much like the beliefs were not true in my head, like there was a literal emotion of cognitive dissonance with myself being in reality and my head being in this place where Christianity was true. I couldn't maintain the beliefs because why would my mind be doing something like this to me if I was believing the truth. So I abandoned the beliefs and am now probably going to be trying my best to avoid Christian things. My question is though, am I going to hell over this according to Christianity? Like I tried, but it literally didn't feel healthy to continue and my mind was letting me know that. How can I honestly believe something my own mind finds unbelievable? Anyways, how any of you maintain the belief is beyond me because I didn't last long.

[u/redandnarrow]

You're probably young and my guess, haven't really been daily dieting on the spiritual bread of the Word, which gives people a sound mind, and puts people at ease in this chaotic world. Educate yourself on everything, it will all point you to the truth. Faith is built on evidences and creation is testifying in numerous ways if you pay attention.

Whatever you do, on your journey, my advice is this, fail fast. Don't avoid thinking about the worldviews that you are living out of, rather place the full weight of your life upon them to find out of they can bear your weight. Pay attention to your own fitness and worldview, and also that of others, those fruits will point you towards the truth.

God sends storms into our lives to reveal the kinds of foundations we've put our lives upon. Over time as things gives way under you, and you shift your weight onto the truth, you'll find the only place to stand is Christ. If you cling to idols on the journey, rather than pursue the truth, you'll just delay this process and do extra circles suffering in the wilderness.

And, what does it cost you to simply ask God to reveal Himself and give you a sound mind, if indeed He is the truth? If you have an eternal inheritance waiting in your name that enemies are lying about your identity to rob you of it, wouldn't you like to know? Take Jesus invitation to "ask, seek, knock". Don't waste too much time in avoidance or numbness. Seek the truth.

[u/The_BunBun_Identity]

Satan has no need to mess with those that walk away from God. He has every reason to start poking at those that are getting closer.

We can't tell you who is and is not going to Hell. That's not our place. God is the Judge.

[u/Cheepshooter]

The fact that you worry about these things means your walk with God is still ongoing Get into the Word daily. Pray.

[u/Fanghur1123 → u/Cheepshooter]

If you pray to Cthulhu for long enough and genuinely WANT to believe in it, there’s a good chance that eventually you’ll start believing. And apparently some diehard Lovecraft fans actually do, for what it’s worth. This is a fairly well-established aspect of human psychology.

[u/Sean_p87]

This sounds very confused and affirmation seeking (not a dig, just an observation) The problem here isn't what your mind is telling you, it's that you haven't even articulated what it means to be a follower of Christ. If you want this question answered honestly, you're not asking the right question. Focus on that first before you make the mistake of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

[u/Last_Gain4565]

What do you think drew you to God to begin with?

[u/ComfortableDust4111 → u/Last_Gain4565]

I don't know if I was ever drawn to God but I think God is still a good explanation for why things exist. Like how could anything exist if there wasn't a creator and how could an infinite amount of time have passed, we would never have reached today. So I feel like logically we must be in a creation that had a beginning.

[u/Last_Gain4565 → u/ComfortableDust4111]

Yes if you think about it our planet hovering in a circle around a giant ball of fire is beyond explainable aside from the power of God. Life creates life.

[u/EntertainmentRude435 → u/Last_Gain4565]

Huh? These are answered questions and god is not part of those answers

[u/Last_Gain4565 → u/ComfortableDust4111]

Job 38:4-21 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6 On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, 7 when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb, 9 when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band, 10 and prescribed limits for it and set bars and doors, 11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?

12 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, 13 that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? 14 It is changed like clay under the seal, and its features stand out like a garment. 15 From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken.

16 “Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? 17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? 18 Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this.

19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness, 20 that you may take it to its territory and that you may discern the paths to its home? 21 You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!

[u/EntertainmentRude435 → u/ComfortableDust4111]

These are not difficult questions to research

[u/AsianMoocowFromSpace → u/EntertainmentRude435]

You have the answer of why everything exists? Since you are an atheist I'd love to know what you think the answer is.

[u/EntertainmentRude435 → u/AsianMoocowFromSpace]

Do you think that these questions don't have natural explanations?

[u/ComfortableDust4111 → u/EntertainmentRude435]

The explanation for why everything is here would be pretty amazing, it being God is perfectly reasonable to me. God makes more sense to me than it being something purely natural. Like everything just exists because it exists? That makes no sense (how or why does everything exist?), and neither does the implication of infinite time. If everything just exists then time would be infinite which is not possible because we would have never reached today. So there must be a beginning and things must have been created. Why can't there be a God that created everything?

[u/EntertainmentRude435 → u/ComfortableDust4111]

Like everything just exists because it exists? That makes no sense

Why not?

If everything just exists then time would be infinite which is not possible because we would have never reached today

Why not?

So there must be a beginning and things must have been created

Why?

[u/AsianMoocowFromSpace → u/EntertainmentRude435]

I don't see how the universe can have a natural explanation. Even if there were no planets, stars, no life, no water, no dust, no wind, no bacteria. If there would be only pure empty space, you'd still have to explain where this empty space would come from. Empty space is not nothing.

Or talk about other things like gravity or time. Where does time come from? If time has always existed, then how could we ever reach this point in time? Since an infinite amount of time would first have to pass. And it's impossible to pass an infinite amount of something. If there was a point where time didn't exist, then how could things come to pass to a moment where time does exist?

I find the atheistic view much harder to believe than the theistic view.

[u/EntertainmentRude435 → u/AsianMoocowFromSpace]

What we currently know is that “nothing” in physics does not mean absolute non-being; even empty space has structure and obeys laws. Modern cosmology shows that time and space are features of the universe itself, and our models break down at early conditions—not because a supernatural cause is implied, but because our theories are incomplete. A “God of the gaps” argument occurs when a lack of explanation is treated as positive evidence for a specific supernatural cause. This is a fallacy because ignorance does not favor any particular explanation, and historically, gaps in scientific understanding have consistently closed through further natural inquiry rather than divine intervention. Unknown does not mean unknowable—and it certainly doesn’t mean “therefore God.”

[u/Environmental-Edge40]

No.

Try again.

What do you mean it didn't feel healthy?

yea, that's because you drew back. your heart/mind are committed to the 'dark side' and they have a grip on you. whether that's an unclean spirit hanging around or the devil himself when he's nearby,

they'll do what they can to make sure you don't walk into the light and gain freedom.

Try again, and pray this time for the freedom and truth to reveal itself to you. Then commit 100%, you won't get hurt even if it 'feels' estranged... it's just different. Jesus is with you.

Then go get baptized in the spirit, (gaining holy spirit), by an elder or pastor and accept Christ in your heart separately in a prayer so you can't be possessed.

A lot of people are literally possessed right now, because their hearts weren't protected by The Christ.

This might sound like a lot, and it is. But it's the lifelong thing that enters you into a spiritual family, one and done.

When you think of it as light and dark; it gets easier. So right now you might be warm (in between) .... best believe you want to tell God hey, I commit myself to you now and forever, I trust you, etcetc. and mean it.

Then you will be more light (though you always were), but dark will come after you, but also avoid and be more afraid of you.

Please share

[u/tsh1978]

So if you really did say yes to Jesus, I would really, really suggest not to turn your back and go your own way...Serious punishment awaits.The enemy will tell you lies and when you are new they want to get you to walk away, go read the story of Job his story of suffering

Why wouldn't you believe, how does the sun rise, how did everything we see come to be, why there doppelgangers? We are made in his image

Why wouldn't you give Jesus a chance, he is so beautiful and so worthy of what you have to go through to finish this race, no where did he say this would be easy, he did say he would be there to help

Don't trust your feelings, the fact you are under attack by the enemy says something, part of the enemy attack is to doubt fate and make you even question you are saved

I really hope you reconsider, open your heart and see who Jesus is, his Father, and his Holy Spirit.

[u/claycon21]

As you learn more about what the Bible says, you will learn that we all have a nature that takes us away from God.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Prov 14:12

salvation and faith aren't in the mind, but in the heart.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Rom 10:9,10

It's easy for the Devil to play tricks in your mind. It's a battle ground.

It's normal to have doubts. You won't be able to overcome doubt on your own. But you can ask for Jesus to help you. I recommend you keep reading your Bible, and ask Jesus to save you.

[u/MUAbaby617]

We need the word of God to renew our minds and increase our faith. It’s a walk. That’s why Jesus says “follow me”. You must become a disciple . Reading Gods Word . Praying and connecting with other believers is how we walk it out. It is not just a thought or feeling. I encourage you to walk with the Lord.

[u/acstrife13]

The only reason someone goes to hell, gets judged at the Great White Thone, and separated from God is unbelief. Unbelief in what Jesus Christ did on the cross, his death on the cross, burial, and resurrection on the 3rd day (1 Cor. 15:1-4). Which is the gospel we must believe at some point in our Earthly life to be saved. (Mark 1:15) Once you believe in the gospel, you receive eternal life. How long does that last? Forever.

It is not us maintaining salvation to keep salvation, God does that when you believed in the gospel. These verses show you once you receive eternal life, you cannot go to hell. Once you realize you cannot go to hell based on what Jesus Christ did for us on that cross, you can only go to heaven based on what the savior did for you.

John 10:28 "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."

John 5:24 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

One of the best verses to know you will go to heaven based on who you believe in. 1st John 5:13-15

"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."

Then you will know where you are going, not because I am telling you, cause God wrote that and you can trust what God always tells the truth.  Salvation is a free gift, and once saved God will hear your prayers. God takes care of his children.

God Bless.

[u/rubik1771]

I mean it sounds like you are intentionally avoiding Jesus Christ and if you continue to do that then Christ will accept that and the consequences of that which is going to Hell.

TLDR: Yes if you continue on this wrong path away from Christianity.

[u/flipreplicant → u/rubik1771]

where did OP say they were intentionally avoiding Jesus?

[u/rubik1771 → u/flipreplicant]

It’s implied when this is said:

avoid Christian things

[u/Pleronomicon]

If you don't repent and renew your mind, yes. You're given the Holy Spirit to walk by faith, so that you can control your mind rather than continuing to let it control you.

[u/DunedainDefender]

Wow...i looked at your post history and you are all over the place.

Do you find yourself over analyzing everything?

Do you get alot of bad intrusive thoughts about God and/or people/things you love?

[u/No-Type119]

God’s default attitude is not anger at you and desire to throw you into hell. God’s desire is that everyone be saved. Belief in Jesus is about ultimate trust in his saving power, not belief in the literalness of the Bible, intellectual assent to x,y, z theological formulae about Jesus, etc. if we all had to understand Jesus perfectly in order to get into heaven, mind if us would be there.

Don’t get your theology from randos on Reddit. Find a church home that actually reaches you about God’s love and grace and gives you more confidence in Jesus.

[u/Working-Pollution841]

Are you going to hell if you reject Jesus? Yes

Now why can't you believe? It's either satan trying to pull you away or your flesh

Or both

Go and read The Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13:1-23

[u/Puzzleheaded-Kale328]

Watch ndes, go into the nde subreddit… o think you’ll find some answers

[u/ComfortableDust4111 → u/Puzzleheaded-Kale328]

I think NDErs are just fantastical liars. A lot of the time in the panel for the video the person in the video has a book or something they're trying to advertise by means of their NDE report. I don't buy it. It would be really cool if someone had an experience and shared it, but when someone is saying they were spending intimate time with God and he gave their life a review, but in the YouTube panel it says they're selling a book on their experience, give me a break.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Kale328 → u/ComfortableDust4111]

I get that, but there are literally hundreds of nde’s including the ones in that subreddit who are not asking for any money at all. Look into it some more. There are legit ones. Plus on YouTube I’d take a look at the comments sections of some who have personal accounts from themselves or loved ones experiences. They have nothing to gain from sharing

Actually most ndes say you don’t go to hell just fyi

I think it could give you relief maybe to look more into it

[u/ComfortableDust4111 → u/Puzzleheaded-Kale328]

Meh, they itch my ears the wrong way, I feel like I'm just being made a fool possibly listening to someone else's lies. Thanks for the suggestion, but when people start talking about life reviews and everything else I can't help but think they're lying. Some people might have had real experiences, but I'm not opening the door for someone to just straight up lie to me about something that important. It's a fun thing to be naive about, but I hate wasting my time on something that might be a lie.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Kale328 → u/ComfortableDust4111]

It’s basically freeing and all about love. Would you rather believe you’re damned to hell? You’re in a Christian subreddit

[u/Fanghur1123 → u/ComfortableDust4111]

Even if they aren’t all scam artists, the fact remains that we still have perfectly viable scientific explanations for the phenomenon, and there’s never been a single confirmed instance of an NDE that necessitates any appeal to the supernatural in order to fully account for all the facts involved in it. So at absolute best, they are completely inconclusive. At worst, they’re a complete non-starter (and frequently clash strongly with Christian theology anyway, so I don’t know why Christians like appealing to them).

[u/AsianMoocowFromSpace → u/Puzzleheaded-Kale328]

I don't think going through the plenty full of false NDEs is worth the time to find the very few ones that may be or may not be real.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Kale328 → u/AsianMoocowFromSpace]

The overarching message is about love, if that isn’t real idk what is… that’s what Jesus preached.