Why does god create people that will end up in hell in the first place?

Question

If God knows who will go to heaven and who to hell in advance, why doesn’t he do all the wicked people a favour and never create them to begin with? Some may say “because you have free will and God respects it …” or something like that. But before god creates anyone, there is nobody there for him to respect his free will. What’s the point of creating people who will end up suffering for eternity? And no “God works in mysterious ways” answers please…

Answer 1

"Today the new morality is offended by a God who condemned all humanity to eternal torture for the sin of seeking enlightenment, then changed his mind and decided to forgive some of the sinners, provided they ate the flesh and blood of his Son, who was also the Divine Father in human form, sent to earth for the express purpose of being sacrificed to himself, an allegedly loving Father who decreed his Son's painful slaying, then punished those who carried out his order.
This bloodthirsty Son-killing or self-killing Father, who was one but also three; who professed to want good, but created evil; who pretended to love his mortal children while preparing for them a hell sadistic beyond belief; who ordained all things in advance, yet held humans entirely responsible for the errors he knew they would make; who talked of love and ruled by fear..."
~Barbara G. Walker

[Ms. Walker is a successful author of religious studies. She is also a women's studies scholar, a learned theologian, an archaeologist and lecturer.]

Namaste

Answer 2

Come on, Christians? Where are you when the really important questions are asked? And for you Christians that did answer - do you not understand the question? GOD KNOWS WHETHER YOU ARE GOING TO HELL BEFORE HE CREATES YOU. What part of that sentence do you not understand? He plucks you from non-existence knowing full well that you are going to burn in hell for eternity? Where is the choice in this equation? We all have free will? Come on. We might as well be wind up toys. Hello!?

Answer 3

This is easy.
We create our own experiences by the choices and thoughts that we have, therefore that is what we become. Over 90% of the world population functions on automatic pilot and don't even know it. So they think that is how Life is.
The 3-7% who actually create their lives consciously and deliberately don't see what the other 90% see, not becasue they are blind, but because they create their lives what they desire.

Answer 4

If you're really serious, it's about what you believe and thru that how you live your life. I don't believe God creates people who will automatically fail and go to hell. People have free choice,and your choices will determine where you'll spend eternity.

Answer 5

There are three mistakes in the question: First, there is no God except the unknowable divine essence that makes up everything; Second, God doesn't create people, eggs and sperm do; Third, there's no hell except the demons in your own mind.

Answer 6

without evil people,there wouldn't be a chance to compare and contrast with the good people.the only reason why some people seem so good is when they're compared with evil people.without evil people,there wouldn't be a chance for people to do good and be humanitarians.here's something to ponder,what reason would there be for cops if there are no criminals? evil people were created to balance things out.suffering is a part of the learning experiences of life.god created the ability to feel all these different emotions for a reason.

Answer 7

First, people do NOT suffer for eternity in "hell"!!! There is MUCH MORE scripture to support this statement.

Second, GOD never asks anyone for the impossible. HE may ask you to do something VERY difficult. HE asks us to accept HIS sacrifice and to have faith in HIM. A very simple task that does not require much effort.

Third, if you CHOOSE not to accept this gift, then you choose to pay for your own sins.

Romans 3:23  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 6:23  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

GOD bring down "hellfire" from heaven in the last days!

The "hellfire" was not intended for humans. It was intended for the Devil and his angels.

Revelation 20:9  And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

Ezekiel 28:18  Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
19  All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.

John 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

"whosoever believeth in him should not perish", this statement says that everyone is given an opportunity to accept JESUS, however, many choose not to accept HIM.

Matthew 7:13  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Hope this helps. GOD bless.

Answer 8

Well, either god is evil, or something is wrong with one or more of these assumptions:

- maybe god doesn't exist
- maybe god exists but there is no afterlife
- maybe god exists but hell doesn't exist
- maybe hell isn't a place of suffering at all
- maybe free will doesn't exist
- maybe there is no judgement

...and so on.

Since we are outside the domain of knowledge, you can just pick the one you like best.

Answer 9

the idea is not sound.
we are given a choice the path we walk.
he knows and sets things in our path for us to make the dicisions by ourself.
our free will is what determines it, but it is not for him to decide the path we walk, one created could be walking a path of darkness, headed for an eternal life of black and by one act of someone walking in the light change forever.
we determine where we go, he gives us that ability.
if he truely knows then he has to give us the chance to change.

Answer 10

He didnt create people to end up in hell. He sent his son Jesus Christ to die for us because he loves all of us. This gives you a choice....if you believe in him with your heart and soul, and accept him into your heart, and change your wicked ways, you wont go to hell.....if you dont ask him into your heart, it doesnt matter what you do, you will go to hell.