would a righteous god send his creation to hell ?

Question

Hypothetically lets say the bible is the infallable word of god . Would the loving god of the new testament send his creation with eternal damnation. Most would say yes, unless you are saved through jesus christ. The would quote John 3:16. I feel that that verse can be taken in different ways, one damning the unbelievers, and one showing god's true love. John 3:16 says" for god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that who ever believes in him shall not parish but have eternal life" Some of the bible is written symbolically,if one knows this,then it is possible to interpret certain things as symbols instead of biblical fact. For instance the passage says god sent his son. Its possible that jesus wasnt a person, moreso god's word. His news of the gospel, that we are saved. The word was love. Love your god, and love your neighboor. If we believe that jesus was the word, and we adhere to love, we are obeying god's commandment and will live with him in eternity.

Answer 1

I wish I had a dime for every time this question comes up to show the inaccuracy of the bible. Let me use some applied logic, you are standing before a judge with a rap sheet, you look at the judge and say "I believe you are a good man (the judge is a good man, he donates lots of money to charity he has a list of awards for helping people, on and on and on) so that is why I think you won't send me to prison" (a nervous smile) would the judge be loving and kind to let you go? In that same moment would he be JUST to let you go? Let's say that your list of crimes was two miles long, should he just forgive your debt and let you go?

This is God. He is love, but He is HOLY, JUST. He punishes sin. That is why people who do not take His payment for sin go to hell.

Answer 2

I read your question and gave it much thought. You say one thing and then imply another. You mentioned Jesus Christ as the God of the New Testament. This implies that there are more than one God. I understand that this is hypothetically, but it leads others away from God instead of towards Him.

The Bible, the Word of God, is written simplistic. Its through God's Holy Spirit that deeper truths are revealed.

I'll answer you main question. God does not send anyone to the Lake of Fire. We make the decision to go there ourselves. God gives us a choice in this world age and that is either to accept His Son Jesus Christ or not. The not is a bad choice to make.><>

Answer 3

No, it is based on myths to scare people and to control them, intimidate them. Why would a loving father be so mean and harsh? If you are a father, imagine your reaction if your son had a car accident and caused damage to your car. Would you be angry enough to punish him forever, to cut him out of your will, to make his life miserable? Where does the punishment fit the "crime"? Same with this other stuff ... eating from the tree of forbidden fruit -- that was so bad that God had to decide that people should go to hell? But if it is true, then there are a lot of Christians who better be paying close attention, because many of them use this "saved by grace" business to do whatever they want.

Answer 4

The God of which you speak- the same God that you say would never or could never send His creation to Hell- He willingly and knowingly ordained His own Son Jesus, who scripture says was "Holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sin"- to be as scripture says "an offering for sin" by crucifying Him and pouring out His wrath upon Him.
So I ask you-
How high are you willing to exult sinful man?
Is he higher than the Lord of Glory;? The Son of God Himself?
Are you suggesting that God would ordain His own Son to receive His eternal wrath, but not sinful human beings; the mere dust of the ground?

Answer 5

No.

Hell is only separation from God, not eternal torture.

Hell is cast into the lake of fire which is the second death.

Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Non-existence forever, not eternal torture.

Christ was a person who was tempted and shed His blood.

Heb 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Answer 6

I cannot fathom that an all-loving, all-good God would send people to what is understood to be an "eternal Hell"....I envision Heaven and Hell as states of mind, and that we are making our own heaven and hell with our own actions on this Earth.

For example: let's say you committ suicide. You would probably witness the impact it has on your friends and family, and in that sense you made your own "Hell" by having to reap what you have sown. In another excellent example, the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" has an angel showing a frustrated, suicidal businessman what life would have been like if he'd never been born. He goes up to his wife (who never married in this "never born" illusion) and that and other happenings are the "hell" that he goes through. Another excellent example is the story of Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol." Both of these stories are excellent tales of self-made Hells that serves as learning experiences rather than the ridiculous concept of "eternal pain".

Hell is, to my understanding, a personal experience that can be overcome once the individual understands and learns and realigns their heart and mind with love and compassion. It is likely a "purge" of one's own heart and mind until one is aligned with the perfect, All-in-All concept of God, eternal good and love.

In conclusion, I believe that the legend of an "eternal hell" is completely incompatible with God, regardless of what some traditional Christian views teach.

Answer 7

the final judgment will go like this, God will give each one of us a complete explanation and understanding of how we accepted or rejected Him and His gift of salvation, and we will be in a state of full comprehension of all that we did or did not do, so we will not have any excuse or the ability to tell a lie, we will see our lives as crystal clear.
now knowing that we failed to love God and keep His commandments we ourselves will know were we are destined to belong either Heaven or Hell and our souls will go there.
so it is not a case of God getting revenge at all but the verdict will be very just and it will be the right one in every case.

Answer 8

In the Old Testamant he is a God of justice. He would send his own creation to Hell because they have sinned against him, take a look at Noah's ark. Man had become so sinful that he decided to destory it. Hypothetically, if you had a robot that killed someone wouldn't want it destoryed. That is kind of the same thing.

Answer 9

So do you think a loving God would force people who have utterly rejected Him, who hate Him, who desire only to live apart from Him, to live in intimate union with Him for eternity? That sounds like torture, not love. Therefore a loving God would have to provide a place where those who have freely chosen to live without Him can do so. That's hell.

Answer 10

God doesn't condemn anyone to eternal damnation. They condemn themselves by not believing what is right before their very eyes in black,white and red.