why or why not?
2006-12-18 09:11:01 · 15 answers · asked by Gabrielle M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes there is a hell and yes I believe in freewill. I believe in a God that let's us make choices good or bad. The only way to be saved from hell is by believing in Jesus to save us from our sins.
2006-12-18 09:15:50 · answer #1 · answered by B"Quotes 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
This is an interesting question...I have pondered. I find it hard to believe in hell when God loves us so unconditonally. Perhaps, I have thought, there is a process (not sure what it would be) one goes through when they make it to heaven or the "other side" if they had not become who they "really were" when they were here on earth.....and yes I absolutely believe in free will religiously speaking and on all levels. We are all created with a special purpose and we are here to discover it. Thank God:)
2006-12-18 13:43:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anne B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My thoughts on free will...
If there IS such a thing as free will, then God is NOT all knowing and all seeing.
BUT, if God is all seeing and all knowing, then he KNOWS what we are going to do, even with free will. Or there is no free will.
I think we have free will, and God is NOT all knowing and all seeing. For he would have known that the serpent lied to Adam and Eve in the garden. If he knew about the serpent lying to A&E, then he has placed the blame on the wrong being.
As for hell, if there is one, then God created it. For his followers say that he created everything, so he created Hell. If he did not create Hell, then there is another powerful being out there that created it. For humans are not as powerful as God and could not create a Hell.
2006-12-19 03:04:18 · answer #3 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the hell is here now!! on the earth and the free will yes I believe in it .. even I dont believe in a hell or heaven out of this world
2006-12-18 09:14:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes I believe in Hell because the Bible speaks of it and warrnes Christians to stay away from it
As for free will. Yes you make the choices in your life you lead your own life. God can advice you through His Word the Bible but you have the free will to listen or consider it a way for you
2006-12-18 09:17:14 · answer #5 · answered by momof2 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
>> do you believe there is a hell?
No.
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>> Do you believe in free will ( religiously speaking)?
No.
Here's my explanation of the free will/omniscience dichotomy:
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Assume that there is a god. Assume this god has two properties:
1. The god is omniscient (knows everything - everything that was, is, and ever will be).
2. The god creates us individually.
We will add a third property of giving free will and draw a contradiction:
3. The god gives us 'free will'.
'Free will' is defined as:
( http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q... )
'2. Philosophy. the doctrine that the conduct of human beings expresses personal choice and is not simply determined by physical or divine forces.'
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The god, when creating us, must 'know' everything that will happen in our lives, by property one. It knows everything that we will face: every choice we will come across, and every choice we will make. It also creates us, with this knowledge ahead of time. Therefore, we are created (property 2), with pre-determined/pre-known choices (property 1), by a god.
This is a contradiction with property 3, by definition:
'(choice is) not simply determined by physical or divine forces.'
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Therefore, the idea of a omniscient, creator god that gives out free will, is a contradiction by the above proof. q.e.d.
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2006-12-18 09:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hell no! There's no such place, just as there's no such place as heaven, or angels, devils, etc.
People continue to belive this utter nonsense due their fear of death, and their inability to explain their existence.
Religion has been used to control the masses and their money since time immemorial, and people still fall for it hook, line, and sinker.
Witness the Catholic church who have convinced their members to send them untold billions, but wouldn't send anyone a bill of groceries if they were starving to death. Religions only take your money...they never give it! Duh!!! Wonder why?
It's childish fairy stories and nonsense.
Look to the the universe and study the wonders of astronomy, and cosmology if you want to know the truth. This is God at his finest. You insult him by thinking he'd have something so ridiculous as the mythical places called heaven and hell.
Free yourself, stop letting others brainwash you. Think for yourself and open new worlds in your life.
2006-12-18 09:40:33 · answer #7 · answered by nova30180 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. There would be no use for a hell since the FLying Spaghetti Monster loves us and will save us all.
Ramen !
2006-12-18 09:16:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Free will is not really that 'free'
You are quite free to jump from the Golden Gate bridge without a parachute,,,but, it may cost your life.
2006-12-18 09:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hell no there's no hell. free will - yes. who's going to stop me?
2006-12-18 09:24:16 · answer #10 · answered by Pirate Hooker 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋