2006-09-17 03:28:22 · 16 answers · asked by Pablito 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Interesting. Many of the Christians I know personally really wrestle with the concept. I wonder why that is????
2006-09-17 03:42:28 · update #1
Hell is not a problem if you really understand what it is and what will happen to it.
Hell is not a place of torture; it is where all souls or people go who die. Souls do die; they are not immortal--"The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself."--- Ezekiel 18:20
How do we know that hell is the grave? Well, we can read many verses in God's Word that assures us of that fact. Here are but a few:
Psalm 139:8--"If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there." (If hell is a fiery,hot place of torture, would David think God (psalms 83:18) would be there ?
Amos 9:2--"Though they dig into hell, From there My hand shall take them; Though they climb up to heaven, From there I will bring them down." ( Can you dig into fire? No, but you can dig into the earth and God can find you no matter where you try to hide.)
Jonah 2:2--"And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice." ( The belly of the fish would have been Jonah's grave, if God had not rescued him.)
Revelation 1:18--"I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." (Why would Jesus need keys to hell? Because the dead do not have to stay in hell forever; they can be resurrected back to life.)
Revelation 20:13-14--"And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death." (Hell delivers up the dead, meaning a resurrection from the grave, and what happens to death & hell? They are thrown into the lake of fire, meaning total destruction.
Christendoms concept of hell is not a strength but a pagan teaching. God is love and tortures no one.
2006-09-17 04:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by Micah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think non believers find hell to be problematic but as a Christian I don't. I don't know that I would call it a strength of Christianity...it's just part of our belief system. I didn't get scared into believing in God because of hell, I was taught about a loving, forgiving God. Hell to me is the opposite of heaven. Heaven representing all that is good and Hell being all that is evil.
2006-09-17 03:37:02 · answer #2 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, you took the wind out of my sails. i develop into going to assert Islam's is unquestionably worse, because the Qu'ran is amazingly certain and consistent about the Hell it delivers (and is particular about a thanks to finally end up there). If I were determining on a faith in accordance to threats of Hell, i might want to ought to remodel to Islam. maximum different religions do not fairly have a Hell regardless of the reality that, so some distance as i recognize. some do not inevitably have an afterlife--even Judaism is split on that one. Hinduism and Buddhism have reincarnation fairly than an afterlife as we comprehend it (if I comprehend correct). The some distance jap religions do not look to threaten punishment after existence or worry that folk will bypass there--i imagine the feeling is that you connect all the different ancestors contained in the afterlife and watch over the living.
2016-11-27 20:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burning in hell forever -Yes. The wage of sin is death! Not everlasting live burning. Eternal life is the gift to those who obey Gods will.
That was the first lie, "You shell not surely die".
Gods people will be given immortality at the Resurrection.
These are Seventh-day Adventist teaching. Visit one next Sabbath, which is Saturday the seventh day.
2006-09-17 03:43:18 · answer #4 · answered by Connie H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ is the strength of Christianity. Hell or Gehenna is the place prepared for Satan and his angels and those who don't want to be with God for eternity. The problem is for those who choose not to choose Jesus. How sad. The promise of salvation is available for all of us. God loves us so much that He sacrificed His only begotten Son, who had no sin, so that we can be made sinless and live with Him forever..
2006-09-17 03:45:16 · answer #5 · answered by 4HIM- Christians love 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not find it problematic, nor do I derive strength from the truth of it's existence. It is simply an alternative life choice. I choose heaven.
2006-09-17 03:34:41 · answer #6 · answered by Robert L 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The strength of Christianity is Christ crucified.
2006-09-17 03:35:51 · answer #7 · answered by goodchessactor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians: Do you find the concept of Hell a hugh pile of ****.
It is a fable told to peasants to scare them into obedience.
How long are you going to believe the Christian LIES!
2006-09-17 03:33:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
It is a reality of life. God says death is the natural result of turning your back on the life he's trying to give you.
2006-09-17 03:36:06 · answer #9 · answered by jewel_flower 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well first of all it is not a concept, it is reality. Doesn't matter if I find it problematic, it is there.
2006-09-17 03:32:10 · answer #10 · answered by heresyhunter@sbcglobal.net 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋