would you send them to eternal damnation? To the "free willers" would you let them walk into it if you were omnipotent?
I wouldn't. After death you heathens can come on over to my place. Every bit as good as heaven for half the price.
2007-03-09 22:30:29 · 12 answers · asked by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Didn't want you anyway
2007-03-09 22:35:12 · update #1
No thanks I'll take heaven.
2007-03-09 22:33:56 · answer #1 · answered by Celeste P 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Good question, if man is either in a neutral state before the Lord or if he is innocent, then your question is quite valid, and God would "owe" us heaven since he is required to love everyone. And a "loving offer" is still an offer and we make God into a telemarketer if we do that.
However, if man is not innocent, you have an entirely different story of mankind having all the free will he wants, and a singular destination of hell, save for God's grace.
2007-03-14 00:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its because God loves you that He wont allow you into Heaven, unless you want to be there, it would be Hell for you. If He really hated you He would force you to love Him, but He gives you the choice to love Him or reject Him.
And "eternal damnation" is not always what people say it is, Hell is simply eternal separation from God, the people who reject Him, plus Satan and his angels will only burn until they are all gone, not for eternity.The Bible calls it a strange act, its strange to God to have to hurt people, so He is not going to watch people burn forever.
Satan is the evil one, he accuses God of everything that he himself is guilty of, and many people believe him.
2007-03-10 06:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by JIREH7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God does not send good people to hell.
Love is not the end all of everything. Someone loved Charles Manson, too, but I doubt you'd want him in heaven with you.
2007-03-10 06:35:24 · answer #4 · answered by Fruitcake 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well no i would rather not come over to your place its a place of misery and no good will come out of your place God did not make robots he made thinking beings with souls and because most of the world is self consumed there is consequences for rebellion God wants all to follow him but choices determine our fate your choice is a ticket to nowhere
2007-03-10 06:47:12 · answer #5 · answered by Are we using our brains today 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Carl,
You act and talk as if God just "sends" people to hell without a second thought. He doesn't and yes we do have free will. He didn't create us to be robots. You can choose your path and others can choose their own. "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
2007-03-10 06:36:48 · answer #6 · answered by Only hell mama ever raised 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Really? ...Actually, heaven is free of charge. All you have to do is choose it.
2007-03-10 06:39:01 · answer #7 · answered by Stewart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silly Carl,,, God doesn't send people to hell,,people send people too hell..do you believe these God goons.
2007-03-10 06:46:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is just one of the absurd assumptions of religion.
2007-03-10 07:57:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No god - no eternal damnation
2007-03-10 06:34:36 · answer #10 · answered by Freethinking Liberal 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I will burn god if by any chance it exists
2007-03-10 09:19:40 · answer #11 · answered by SEE YOU LATER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋