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Originally Posted by unknown624  from what i've heard, you won't go to heaven if you have sex before marriage. my friend and her boyfriend are really close, and she has told me she might have sex with him. they are sixteen, and i'm not sure what to tell her. she also asked me this: "if i have sex with him, will i go to hell?"
so i guess my question is, will she go to hell, and how do i stop her?! |
Well first.......according to the Bible, only 144,000 humans will be granted the gift of heavenly life. This is the "little flock" that Jesus referred to. Jesus also referred to the "other sheep" that he would be the shepherd over along with that "little flock". Revelation 7 and Revelation 14 show that these 144,000 are NOT literal Jews (going by the 12 tribe listed in Revelation), but they are the ones who were "bought from the earth". The "other sheep" are also mentioned in Revelation, but are referred to as the "great crowd" which is a group so large they are not specifically numbered. These are the ones who will realize God's original purpose for mankind by enjoying everlasting life in perfect health here on the earth in paradise.
Secondly, God's arrangement (as set forth in the Bible) is that sexual relations are only to be engaged in by a legally married man and woman. NO sexual activity is permissible before marriage, and it is certainly not permissible in God's sight that it be engaged in by members of the same sex. Those actions fall under "fornication" which God views as a serious sin. But remember that when Jesus was on earth, he preached to people about the need for repentance. They have to recognize that what they were doing was wrong and stop doing it. If they did that, they would have the opportunity to have their sins forgiven, and through their faith in Jesus' sacrifice, may have that hope of everlasting life.
16 year olds really have no place even dating, let alone engaging in sexual relations. You shouldn't threaten the daughter with "going to hell" if she doesn't stop her activity with her boyfriend. The threat of going to "everlasting fire of hell" is something false religion has been doing for countless centuries to keep their people in line, even though there is absolutely no such thing as hellfire. If your friend has any love for God or any sense of spirituality on her own, do your best to reason with her from the Bible showing that God has a set arrangement for when and by who sexual activities should be engaged in.......and the situation she's in now is not part of that arrangement.
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