if God loves us all, why does hell exist? isn't he supposed to our sins? and love us eternally?

Question

couldn't he just have made Heaven alone?

Answer 1

Hell exists because, unfortunately, even though God loves us all, not all of us love God.

God loves us eternally. But not all of us love Him eternally, or even love Him at all.

God doesn't send anyone to hell. Anyone who goes there, goes there by choice. By choosing to reject God and keep Him totally out of their lives.

Compare it to a crime that a person has committed, in which case a judge has no choice but to hand down a mandatory prison sentence as required by law.

Is it the judge's fault that the person is going to prison? Of course not. It's the person's fault, because he/she chose to break the law.

And the judge, though he/she might wish to let the person off, cannot do so. His/her hands are tied -- because the law says the sentence is mandatory, and the convict has in effect chosen to send him/herself to prison by breaking a law which carries that mandatory sentence.

So it is with hell. The judge (God) doesn't send anyone there -- it really is a matter of someone sending themselves there.

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Answer 2

Your idea of hell came from a dark ages novel from a man named Dante Alighieri. It's titled "Dante's Inferno". The Catholic church adopted the main idea and included it in its doctrines. Get an exhaustive concordance of the Bible and look up the word hell in its dictionary. It means a hole in the ground, a grave. The Bible says in Ezekiel 18 verses 4 and 20 that the soul that sins shall die. We have all believed the lie that Satan told Eve. The "doctrine" of the immortal soul is a lie. (Genesis 3 verse 4) Here's God's thinking. He created man with the idea that e would give man a choice whether or not to be in His government. The "kingdom" of God. Any that choose not to will be burnt alive (resurrected after our death, go through the "great white throne judgment", and when it's determined that we refused the offer, we'll be burnt in the valley of hinnom (a trash dump outside Jerusalem, the fire never went out because the city had so many inhabitants and there were no pollutants in the trash) so we came from nothing and will return to nothing if we decide against His government) I think that's more fair than suffering forever for a lifetime's rebellion. The Hebrew word for soul is "nephesh". It means a living body. Genesis 2 verse 7 describes God breathing into the nostrils He had just formed out of dirt.

Answer 3

He also a God who loves justice. Salvation are for those who believe. You don't believe then there is a consequence.

However, some don't think hell is a place of eternal torture. Some believe hell is a final death.

Hell is actually Gehena. It was an actual place, valley of Hinnom, where trash and crap was thrown. It was constantly on fire and stunk pretty bad. Some say that is also what the lake of fire will be. I'm not so sure they are the same thing.

Revelation talks about the lake of fire but it also says that this is the final death. Not eternal torture.

When Jesus talks about hell, Gehenna, he is comparing the two, that is, the final death being like Gehenna. Its nasty. All the sin and filth will burn up and be destroyed.

Answer 4

Made Heaven alone? you mean, "Ok, here i am living my life, having a good time, do all sorts of s*** , i mean hey, i can hate someone, steal, then mock and why not throw a little murder in there as well.......and then bam! ok God, you do love me right? so put me on the VIP ride to heaven"

What kind of a mindless self absorb narcistic statement is this?

Bottom line, if you do good deeds, God loves you, but if you step your foot into the dark side, God still loves you, but you have to take responsibility for your actions. Just like life lessons, you will learn from your mistakes. If you dont have wounds or scars to remind you of something, then you will take life for granted.

Its not all about party-ing. Love is not an excuse to escape judgement. Hell is there to remind you of your sins. So you will remember.

I didnt mean that you have to be a saint or religious in order to be close to God, but you have to realise that if you want the road to heaven, you have to earn it.

Its a simple math, those who think like this, well needs more fuel to feed their heads. If you know what i mean.

Answer 5

Why do we punish criminals (murderers, pedophiles, theives, etc)? Shouldnt we just love them and let them express their artistic freedoms?

Wake up and smell the coffee. The reality is God has laws. Men have laws. It doesnt matter whether you like the laws - if you break the law you pay the price for doing things against the law.

Each country has its own laws. Some are harsher than others - but laws in general are in place for a reason. Not to control people in general - but to make sure we can co-exist in a society.

Heaven is not going to have sin. The new Earth is not going to have sin. It will be sin free and no one will live in fear of their neighbors if they are going to rob them or steal their hard earned goods or kill them in their sleep or any of that.

This has been your reality check.

Answer 6

One theological theory is that the sinner has turned away from God and has chosen his will over God's. As a result, the sinner has put himself in a position wherein he is not open to receive the grace of God. Since one of the pleasures of heaven is a closer union with God, refusing that union is a rejection of heaven.

Answer 7

It is often asked why is there suffering in the world if God is all powerful and loving. Why doesn't He stop it? Can He or is He weaker than we think? Suffering can fall into three simple categories: emotional, mental, and physical suffering. But, there are a variety of causes for suffering: morally corrupt (evil) people, disease, earthquakes, floods, famine, etc.
There are different explanations for why God allows suffering, but none of them can satisfy everyone. Therefore, I will simply list various reasons offered to account for suffering and evil in the world.

If you want to know more on this go to:

http://www.carm.org/evidence/suffering.htm

Answer 8

God loves us so much that He sent His only Son to be sacrificed for us, in order that we might avoid hell. Hell is for those who look at that supreme sacrifice and say "I don't care. I don't want salvation. I don't want to be with God". For those people there must be a place where they can be apart from God, just as they have chosen. That place is hell.

Answer 9

God love everybody and do not want anybody to go to hell. You make the choice to go to heaven or to hell. Free will

Answer 10

Because God loves us so much, He allows both paradise and hell to exist for our independent and responsible choice. Otherwise, we are only at the rank of lower creatures.