2007-03-06 15:59:19 · 17 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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OK, Community, which one of these answers seems best to you?
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2007-03-07 03:30:00 · update #1
There are 162 references to HELL in the New Testament alone, over 70 of those spoken by Jesus Himself.
" He that believeth and is baptized SHALL BE SAVED; he that believes not SHALL BE DAMNED ". - Jesus
"So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth". - Jesus (Matt. 13:49)
The truth about hell: http://www.av1611.org/hell.html
Scriptures about hell: http://www.rapturealert.com/ishellarealplace.html
2007-03-06 16:02:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would say it's pretty central - since their savior even talks about it.
Many I have met have said they actually wouldn't take away hell. That it's where some choose to go - because they choose to be seperated from God. These same people also believe that there needs to be a place for the unrepentant criminals - those who do unspeakable acts.
The concept of hell is mentioned all through the NT. I can't see it taken out without removing a good portion of Christianity. If there is no hell, then there was no reason for Jesus to die on the cross. No risk of sin, no judgement. Christianity would have no basis.
Very essential - and unfortunately it will still cause Christians to dog us unbelievers.
2007-03-06 16:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by noncrazed 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is one of the central beliefs in Christianity. Not everyone believes in a specific place called hell, but the concept of being totally "away from or without God" instead. Sin must be judged and punished according to every book of the Bible. If there is no hell, where is the punishment? It is nothing to die. We will all face that time but it is what comes eternally "after" that makes the difference. Some non-Christians believe that one of the main reasons for belief is fear of hell. As a Christian I must disagree. I do not fear hell. I have no reason to because I am already saved and once saved, a person can not get unsaved. Therefore my actions are not based on fear but on love for God and respect for his will in my life.
2007-03-06 16:13:33 · answer #3 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Judaism and Christianity are 2 thoroughly diverse religions. they have diverse ideals. They have fun diverse holiday trips. listed here are some significant variations. A false impression: Jews don't think that Jesus replaced into the Messiah, or that he replaced right into a prophet. The Jewish faith does not know Jesus in any respect. The Messiah and G-d: additionally, in Hebrew "messiah" does not propose savior. It potential "the anointed one." Jews have faith that as quickly as the Messiah comes he may be the anointed (by potential of G-d) king of Israel. not the savior, or any style of deity because of fact G-d is one in Judaism. In Christianity, G-d is created from the daddy, the son, and the holy spirit. the belief of the Messiah isn't that helpful to Judaism, besides the undeniable fact that it somewhat is significant to Christianity. The Bible: The Christian Bible is created from 2 aspects,the recent and the previous testaments. The previous testomony relies on the Jewish Torah. the recent testomony talks approximately Jesus. The Jewish Bible (Tanakh) is created from the Torah, the prophets, and different writings. The Talmud is the Jewish oral custom. The Sabbath: The Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat) starts at sunset on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday. The Christian Sabbath is Sunday. the two religions have thoroughly diverse Sabbath traditions and observances.
2016-10-17 11:14:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why remove it? Its purpose is not to scare people but to show man that there is a fatal consequence to their evil actions. It is only just to send a terrible, unrepenting, stubborn, cruel, etc. man to Hell than to Heaven or even Purgatory (which although a dimension of suffering for past wrongdoings still leads a person to Heaven) . I mean what exactly did that man do to deserve Heaven if he was like this in his life?
Of course as a just place, some people will get different amounts of suffering compared to others. An unrepenting (as in never gave a D**n about what he does to people or compensates) mass murderer will probably get more pain than some other guy. In the same way truly charitable people will probably feel happier in heaven than some guy who was just "okay".
Hope it helps, God bless.
2007-03-06 22:07:17 · answer #5 · answered by 0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell should be on the hearts and minds of all Christians. Its a very real place that many people will end up if they accept Jesus Christ as their savior. No I wouldnt remove it, God thinks its necessary for a reason.
With hell as our focus it should give us a hunger to reach lost people. If your neighbors house was on fire you wouldnt go knock on the door and invite them to your house and tell them its much more comfortable over there, but if you dont want to thats ok to. You'd pound on the door, break a window and drag them out if you had to. Its the same with unbelievers, they're on their way to a firery pit and we need to do what we can as Christians to help them see the truth.
2007-03-06 16:11:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why would you remove it? That is the whole point of turning to God, so that you don't spend eternity in hell. If people didn't know there was such a thing as hell, why would they choose to stop doing evil to follow God?.. The worse thing anyone could do is try to remove it..
2007-03-06 16:03:16 · answer #7 · answered by Miranda 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When people remove truth from the bible, alter it, and change the things they don't like about it, they open the door for lies and deception to enter their heart. I say we leave the bible alone and trust that God really meant it when He spoke about Hell and wasn't kidding around.
2007-03-06 16:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by Bob L 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Revelation 22:18-19
18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
Deuteronomy 12:32
32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.
2007-03-06 16:16:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heavens Yes I'd remove hell.
Eternal peace and continuation with God vs nothingness. I hate to think the concept of a firey place is a correct literal interpetation. And pray it is only seperation from God ,which is punishment enough.
2007-03-06 16:04:14 · answer #10 · answered by G's Random Thoughts 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋