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Muherman Harun
If a person dies in Christ, will his soul instantly go to heaven (or to paradise)?
How about those dying without ever knowing Christ?
How about those who rejected the Good News?
Shirley H
Titus 2:11,12: "You see, God's grace has been revealed to save the whole human race; it has taught us that we should give up everything contrary to true religion and all our worldly passions; we must be self-restrained and live upright religious lives in this present world."
If you don't know, you choose not to know.
Romans 1:18-22: "The retribution of God from heaven is being revealed against the ungodliness and injustice of human beings who in their injustice hold back the truth. For what can be known about God is perfectly plain to them; since God has made it plain to them: ever since the creation of the world, the invisible existence of God and His everlasting power have been clearly seen by the mind's understanding of created things. And so these people have no excuse.....they knew God and yet they did not honour him as God or give thanks to him, but their arguments became futile and their uncomprehending minds were darkened. While they claimed go be wise, in fact they were growing stupid."