How do you deal with people telling you you're going to hell?

HELL, when you're there you can't even tell.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGA-sEvBjAc"]Phish - Shafty - YouTube

 

Haha, this seems to work. I rarely get a jehovah's witness at the door though (almost felt kinda left out ) but we got 2 about a month ago. I was not in a hurry but wasn't in the mood for a deep conversation with them either so I replied to their question if I found Jesus with 'oh yeah' and the line 'Awake thou that sleepest, right?' (which my a-religious dad whores around out of tradition ((wellknown bible quote in dutch)) so it popped in my head right away) and they agreed with that and were gone soon after :2thumbsup:

 

Yeah but that's no fun. I like witty retorts that put them in their place.

 

Actually your right, when I can be bothered it's sometimes quite fun to argue. I once had a "debate" with a crazy preacher guy in York city centre.

He wouldn't accept that it was his responsibility to prove that his beliefs were true, not my responsibility to disprove them.

That is until he himself utterly failed to disprove the existence of my invisible pink elephant Timothy.

 

Same to you, buddy?

 

I just start laughing and walk away. No sense going any further and wasting your time.

 

Works EVERY time, too! Or, tell them you just had to have a massive blood transfusion to save your life.

 

My standard answer for the You're Going to Hell:

"It's YOUR God, and YOUR beliefs...YOU burn in hell!"

 

You can tell them there is a hell , but it was created by thoes that believe in hell , not God . We punish our selvs , not God . A post started by me on another forum http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_out_of_body_experiences/hell2-t37080.0.html Tell them have fun punishing them selvs . desert rat

 

You can tell them such things but that will not impress them since they are convinced that they who have accepted Christ as their saviour will not go to hell.

This seems like a better approach to me. Although they will still disagree of course it gives a m ore useful insight in what a nonbeliever thinks of their faith in hell and their consequences (like provocating and annoying people).
I think by fearing the afterlife because you may have a lack of faith or made too many mistakes (sins) to go to the good place is punishing yourself indeed.

 

How do you respond to the threat of incarceration?

 

If any one wants to discuss heaven and hell with christains , ask them where it is written in the bible that our souls go to heaven if we follow the teachings of Christ and hell if we dont . Many years ago a radio preacher offered his personal fortune if any one could show him the scriptures stating that we go to heaven or hell , no one took him up on his offer . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garner_Ted_Armstrong desert rat

 

I have 2 answers depending on the person

I know

Or

You're not strong enough to send me to your hell

 

"Try it, bitch". Not in response to you, but rather the question.

 

"Hell?;when you get there tell Satan Puggybear's on his way back-just watch his face drop".

 

Ive never been told

I dont surround myself with religious types...and if they do happen to come to my door to "save" me ..i just politely explain that i understand their need to try but im just not interested...and if they persist I close the door on them...while smiling

 

I say, "Alright, I'll see you there!" and then give them a high five.

 

I was told once...by some insane preacher in Home Depot.

My exact words were...

"God Bless"

 

You probably would have gotten a more satisfying response by stating "goddess bless" or "Satan bless".

 

After all the years of smart-ass retorts and door slamming, I've really come to where I just feel sorry for them. I usually end up staring blankly and close the door or just walk away.