Wasn't it a bit mean of god to create hell?

Answer 1

"A bit"? More like obscenely cruel. The point of punishment is corrective: To teach a subject to not repeat their actions. There is no corrective aspect to the Christian Hell. It's torture, plain and simple. And here's a beauty from one of Christianity's "greatest" minds:

"That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell."
-- Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica

There isn't ANY crime on Earth that deserves ETERNAL punishment. Severe, yes. Eternal? That's not any kind of justice. It's just sadism. A revenge fantasy of petulant and arrogant theists who seem to revel in the notion thjat anyone who disagrees with them is going to be punished by their imaginary sky-fairy.

Answer 2

God did not create a place of torture.
If you are a student of the bible the first thing to realize is what the condition of the dead is.
Eccl 9:5 & 10 clearly tells you the living are conscious they will die but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all...
Hell is simply mankinds common grave. It is a pit. It is back to the ground.
Job 14:13 is where Job is referring to himself in hell. Job was a good man.
Acts 2:25-27 David ask not to leave his soul in hell. Another great person.
Jesus himself went into hell for 3 days.
Hell is the grave where we all go to. We are hoping that God does not leave us there but resurrects us to paradise.
The torture of hell referred to in the bible is being left in the ground and eternal seperation from our father.
Here's a good analogy.
You have a child, you love him but he grows up to be a killer and thief. As a normal person and parent, you would continue to love your son but you wouldn't allow him to be around you or live in your home. It doesn't mean that you would want to torture him.
Same thought. God may seperated himself from the terrible person by not giving him everlasting life but he certainly wouldn't torture him forever. God is just.
The concept of hell being fiery and evil was created by false religion in order to scare the people into attending church and giving money.
Why is it that we can't imagine ourselves hurting our child but we easily attribute this terrible quality to God, like we are able to love greater than He can.

Answer 3

You have been told a lie. God did not create a hell, that is what your religion is teaching you, and it is wrong. God is a loving God and he does not like to see people suffer. He has been so loving that He gave you free choice, free will, because you know right from wrong. If you do what is right you will gain everlasting life, right here on earth, but if you do not follow the teachings of his Son, Jusus Christ, then you might lose your right to a resurrection to life. Never will you be tormented in a place called hell for ever and ever, your God Jehovah is a God of peace, love, justice, mercy, and loving kindness.....KECK

Answer 4

god didn't create a hail its sheol-Sheol (שאול) is the Hebrew language word denoting the "abode of the dead"; the "underworld", "the common grave of mankind" or "pit". Sheol is originally from the ancient Sumerians view of the Afterlife that is said to be that once one dies, no matter how benevolent or malevolent they are in life, in Sheol they are destined to eat dirt to survive. It is also transliterated Sheh-ole, in Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries and Strong's Concordances. In the Hebrew Bible it is portrayed as a comfortless place beneath the earth, beyond gates, where both the bad and the good, slave and king, pious and wicked must go after death to sleep in silence and oblivion in the dust. In some sources, for example in Deuteronomy 32:22, Sheol seems to be synonymous with the "depths of the earth". Sheol is sometimes compared to the gloomy, twilight afterlife of Hades or Tartarus from Greek mythology. Sheol is the common destination of both the righteous and the unrighteous dead; the righteous Job sees it as his destination (Job 3). In the Book of Job, while Satan is portrayed as tormenting and testing the living, he does not appear to have any particular presidency over Sheol, or to dwell in Sheol.

Then Moses showed that the judgment would be from God by saying: “If it is something created that Jehovah will create, and the ground has to open its mouth and swallow up them and everything that belongs to them and they have to go down alive into Sheol [Ha′des], you will then know for certain that these men have treated Jehovah disrespectfully.”—Num. 16:20-30.

Answer 5

No, in the beging Satan's name was really Lucifer. He got jelous of God and wanted to be just like him. Well as we should know no one can be God. So some angels decided to follow Satan and they became his demons. When God created man he gave us a free will, to make our own decisions in life. So he let us decide who we wanted to follow God or Satan. So really without the fall of Satan there wouldn't be a Hell, but it was the jelousy that caused that fall to take place. As belivers we are the only thing standing in between someone living in Heaven to someone living eaternaly in Hell. It is our job to spread the news of Jesus Christ before its to late. It's our job to save our friends and family. So don't loose sight of our Lord and Saviour.

Answer 6

Just as mean of him to allow Hitler to incinerate 6 million of his chosen people, or 200,000 to be vaporized by Truman or 30million to be doomed off by Stalin,....the list goes on. With gods like that, who need the devil>?

Answer 7

There are two sides to everything. Good/Bad, Light/Dark, Heaven/Hell. Wasn't it wonderful of God to make an easy way for us to live in Heaven?

Answer 8

If you know anything then you would capitalize God. No, he did not create hell. We did.

Answer 9

It is perfectly logical, given the immortal nature of his creatures. It was their wish to no longer want to be in His presence, so He simply removed his presence from them. As they wished.

Answer 10

What's a holy God to do who hates sin?

OFTEN NEEDED BIBLE TRUTHS


When the Son of Man sets you free-you are free indeed John 8:36
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.... Matthew 6: 14
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths Proverb 3: 6
at noon will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice Psalm 55: 17
...Ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will harken unto you Jeremiah 29: 12
while they are yet speaking, I will hear Isaiah 65: 24
Every man tempted-own lust-brings sin-sin brings separation James 1:14-15
Go therefore and teach them all things HE taught us Matthew 28:19-20
Spirit of The Lord on me to Preach, Heal the brokenhearted, preach deliverance Luke 4:18
YOU ARE - Fearfully (Beautifully) and wonderfully made Psalm 139: 14
Be not of this world but Renew your mind that which is good, acceptable Romans 12: 2
New glorified body, fashioned like His glorious body Philippians 3:21
With Love of Christ-beyond understanding, ye can be filled with fullness of God Ephesians 3: 19,20
Being in Christ- a New Creation-old passed away, ALL THINGS NEW! Corinthians. 17
All scripture -inspiration of God -profitable for doctrine, reproof correction, instruction and righteousness Timothy. 3: 16

After suffer for while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you….1 Peter 5:10
Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any merry? Let him sing psalms. James 5: 13
Today's suffering not comparable to glory to be revealed in us.. Romans 8: 18
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness John 12: 46
Jesus said unto him, If though canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth Mark 9:23
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: Psalm 55: 22
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble Psalm 9: 9
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord Psalm 27: 14
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee Hebrews 13: 5
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds Psalm 147: 3