I just lied to a preacher will I go to you know the bad place?

No, just ask God for forgiveness, and if it is sincere he will forgive you, and so will the preacher and so will I ..

I don't believe in lieing, I'm sorry. I don't think you'll go you know where though. Ask forgiveness for what you did. Next time just come right out and tell them that you are not interested in there church that you have your own way to worship. I believe they will leave you alone. Just being up front and forward with them is the best way. This way they won't keep calling or coming around. And you won't feel the need to tell a lie. It took just as long to do what you did as it would have to just told him where you stand. And guess what, they will call or come by again. Better luck next time. You can try telling him that they of of a different denomination than you are and you prefer yours. This will do the trick.

personally i dont beleive in hell.. so no, id say yer not going there. but i dont understand the reasoning for the lying in the first place. (which might buy you a bit of bad Karma) why not just tell the truth? be blunt and to the point that you arent interested.. maybe then they wont continually call you trying to get ahold of the "parents" they havent been able to reach because you keep leaving the door open for them to make the call back by lying and saying they arent home.

I don't think you did anything wrong, really. Some people just can't take the hint. It's a lot less rude than yelling, "Look, i'm just not interested, okay?!" and that doesn't usually work anyway. When Jehovah's Witnesses come round to out homes my family pretend we're not in! I do feel bad about it but the fact is that I find going round to someone's house unexpectedly or calling people up to try and convert then just so rude. You're a religious leader, not a sales person! It doesn't matter how many times you turn them down, they keep coming back. My Grandmother is Catholic and the rest of us are Baptist. We have a religion already, thank you very much, we don't need yours.

in matther chapter 26, there you will find where the apostle peter lied concerning jesus 3 times, yet he still remained an apostle and disciple of christ. this was not a practice, but a mistake, a mistake of which he repented. our heart condition is what counts, and thats something only our creator can examine accurately. the fact that this bothers you is some indication that you or on the right track to gain and understanding of what the bible really teaches.(accurate knowledge)

No u will never go to hell because there is nothing like hell or heaven IT IS ALL IN YOUR MIND.Being happy whether your circumstances are favourable to you or not.If u feel like u have made a mistake and always keep thinking like that then u r definitely in hell. these people belonging to churches always try u to convert but should stand on your ground.its u r life.live the life in the way u want.

i think that was GOD using that person to test you.But you can always repent of lieying and ask GOD to forgive you,,HE will!. You can go to other church and listen to the message and then if you feel GOD is talking to you then you can convert and keep going to your favorite church.It only means something to you and GOD.Im converted(pentecostal)but im still going to a catholic church in town sometimes,like today again in a few hours.Its not a sin gettin converted and then keep going to your old church!.... sincerily: Habichuelo^^^

Of course you arent hell bound...you have your reasons, they are valid reasons....I wouldnt worry about it..not to mention the fact that as you say these ppl from this church keep trying to "convert" you which IMO is a BIG FAT NO NO...Once someone shows that they ARENT too interested or arent interested at all, they should be left well enough alone....Could you ahve gone about it in a more honest way? Sure BUT you were put on the spot, probably caught off guard as well and I'm quite sure that god would get that ya know...

I can just picture it... That preacher, showing up on your doorstep, pointing a finger at you with a lightning bolt striking you down, screaming, "Liar!" lol Ok, in all honesty, no, I don't think you're going to the bad place for lying to a preacher. Really, remember none of us is perfect, and being caught off guard by a surprise phone call would force anyone (myself included) into saying things that might not be altogether true. However, while I don't condone lying, I think anyone in your position would have done the same thing. If you feel you need to "right this wrong", try giving the man a call and coming clean, but also assertively tell him that you are not comfortable with his church, you have no desire to hear from him or anyone from his congregation again because you have your own spiritual place of your own choosing. Any "Man of God" worth his weight in salt would accept the truth with the explanation and leave you alone to pursue your own religious/spiritual beliefs. At least, that's what I'd like to think I'd do, but maybe I wouldn't. One of my pet peeves is having someone force something onto me that I don't believe or want to be a part of. But that's me.

Everyone lies sometime or another, it's not right but we still do it. I can understand why you lied. We don't like being put on the spot from other people no matter who they are. I don't want to offend anyone out there, but really dislike the Jehova people knocking on my door, no matter what you tell them, they still don't take no for an answer. They don't understand that you don't want to covert to their way. Not only that but they keep coming back, and you get to the point of being afraid to answer the door.

No you won't. You can do any sins you want and go to heaven as long as you believe in god.

I don't think you are going to go to a bad place for this one. It is just a little white lie. I also am a very spiritual person but I don't go to church anymore. I probably would have done something similar. I have never had a preacher or minister call my house and ask questions like that so I probably would have been suspicious as to if he was who he was saying he was. I think you'll be just fine on this.