I believe it is none of my business.
It's between a person and their God.
God is a lot better at forgiving that human beings are.
Jesus said "Love one another" NOT "Judge one another"!

God speaking?---Through the Holy Spirit, primarily through reading His Word. If someone is "hearing" voices they should contact a doctor.

About living a good life?---no---Jesus states very clearly, "you must be born again."

Fornication? Sure, 70 times 7, which of course means infinitely. I wouldn't take that as license though, "SINCERITY" in asking for forgiveness ALWAYS results in forgiveness. Fornication is no worse than any other sin...sin is sin. God can not look upon sin, that's why we need a Savior that DIED for our sins. We do have to ASK for forgivness. Living a "good" life outside of Christ gets you nothing that I know of, I've always hoped that the "little old lady" down the street that baked cookies for the kids in the neighborhood but, never accepted Jesus would not receive the same punishment as say Hitler, just as an example, but I can't back that up scripturally.

Our purpose? To bring glory, praise and honor to Jesus. To make desiples of all men. This temporal existence is but a vapor...judgment, then heaven or hell await.

Giving up family?---friends, family, fortune and anything else that stands in the way of worshiping God, "what would it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul." Anything that someone puts before God IS their god.

Good post.

It has been my experience that our faith gets weaker and weaker if we do not attend a service. Your point on feeling guilt and wanting to ask forgiveness certainly applies to how I have felt when I sinned. I had to ask for forgiveness because of my guilt. The great commission is our purpose, without a doubt. If we do not work to bring others to Christ, we will be called into account for it. The Bible does state that one may have to turn away from his children, his spouse, etc., to become a Christian if they refuse to join with him.

Sorry,cannot help you on this.Do not anything about this
sort of things.

Person to person sins can only be forgiven by the victim, not God. Murderers can't get forgiveness, for example. Adulterers must ask the spouse for forgiveness. Nobody can intercede for the sinner who needs God's forgiveness.
If Christians could prove they lived forever, everybody would be a Christian.
Jesus never murdered anyone. At war since 1941, how can Americans be carrying out His mission?

Ok here is what I believe with all of my heart:

Do you believe that God speaks to people through the Holy Spirit? Yes I sure do!

Jesus told his disciples to wait and He would send the "Comforter" The Holy Spirit.

John 14:16 (Whole Chapter)
And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever"


John 14:26 (Whole Chapter)
But the Comforter, who is the Holy Ghost whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.


John 15:26 (Whole Chapter)
"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of Truth who proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me.


John 16:7 (Whole Chapter)
Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away, for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send Him unto you.


Is living a "good" life but not going to church nor studying the Bible enough to get us to Heaven if we believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God?

What I would have to add to this is God's word tells that believing is not enough that one has confess with thy mouth and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and accept His gift of salvation to enter into Heaven. For with the mouth one confesses and in the heart one believes what he/she is confessing out loud.

Wow you next one is a tough one.

If we have committed a sin of fornication, can we be forgiven without confessing the sin, even though we are at peace with it and have lived a "good" life every since?

I believe that with any and all sin that we have in our lives the Lord will impress on our hearts that we do need to confess those to Him and ask for forgiveness and repent and move forward. I believe that God uses different ways to bring these things to our attention. It could be through another person, a song we hear, as simple as a child playing and running to their Mother's arms. The light bulb comes on and click we are right where we need to be. Right where God placed us at that time. Seeing a child run to her/his Mother may not seem that significant but, God will use something that simple and innocent to gently and lovingly let us know I'm standing here with arms wide open come home my child I love you and always will.

What is our purpose here on earth? Is this all there is?

I believe as a Christian our purpose here on this earth is to carry out His Great Commission. Mark 16

15And He said unto them, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.


16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

If one had to give up his family in order to save his soul, should he?

Wow that is a tough one too. I love my family very much. Do you mean if it was either follow your family or follow Christ? Follow Christ. I have known people that had to make that choice. And this one person it has in turn brought his family together again. Not after some lonely and tough times they went through.

I hope this wasn't too long but, I just wanted to put down what I believe with all of my heart.

Yes, I believe that God does guide and direct us through His Spirit and word, but we have to be open to it. I don't think that you have to go to church, but going helps to strengthen us through the fellowship. I feel that a true Christian would feel the guilt of any sin and have to ask for forgiveness--how can you truly be a Christian and not feel guilt? Purpose on earth? We were given the great commission; therefore, it is our purpose to carry on the work that Christ started here, and no I don't believe that this life is all there is. Bluegrass Lady quoted something very appropriate to use here--Christians are immortal; we live forever, amen! I can't answer that last question. For one, I don't think that a loving God would require that since he is our Heavenly Father and has not turned his back on us. Secondly, I don't think that I would have the strength to walk away from my children to save myself. My first thought would be for them.