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Is it possible to love someone and still think they are going to hell?

I have a little brother that I love. He has bad social skills. I love him, but think he will suffer for his lack of tact. Can the same be true of hell? Can I love someone and still believe they are going to suffer in hell (if they die today) because they have not done what is necessary to receive forgiveness for their sins?

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  • steve
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Don't worry about him. He'll be with good company. Believe it or not but there are those who lived and died before Jesus came out of his mommy tummy.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes it's possible to love someone and also believe they are headed to Hell, but remember that we have a patient, forgiving God and your brother just might need time to mature.

    Does he just lack tact or is he outright mean without a conscience?

    Just lacking tact won't land people in Hell or we'd all go there!

    Regardless, pray for God's will to happen in both yours and your brothers lives. You were created for a good reason that goes beyond social skills. Take care!

  • 1 decade ago

    Of course it's possible.

    I'd challenge you to look outside the understanding of "hell" that you've grown up with though. The scriptures do not teach that God will throw people into a place of literal fire and torture them there forever.

    God bless.

  • 1 decade ago

    if you let the person go to hell and you had the chance to point him out to Jesus for salvation i don't think you love him enough. when you really love someone you would pray for the person to be save that's how you show your love for any one.

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  • 1 decade ago

    yes my girl friend loves me and im still going to hell in a hand basket tied down with a ton of bricks

    Source(s): my life
  • 1 decade ago

    How do you know what is in that person's heart? That is what God judges. The person's heart condition. Only God can do it not humans. Work on yourself and quit judging your brother.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes it is, and it's not a pleasant thought by any stretch of the imagination.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes.

  • 1 decade ago

    If you love him, than he wont go to any hell because you see something inside him that no one else can see..

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    don't worry about anyone's salvation but yours, you really can't base anyone's destination on their outward projections, for you do not know the person's heart, not even close, like God does :-) it's not your job, relief huh? whew...God Bless and Keep You

    Source(s): not PeRfEcT/Just Forgiven SDA
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