Why make them burn in hell for eternity? Couldn't you have been a little kinder and just given all these people the capability to believe in you? Don't you take any pride of ownership in what you created?
2007-04-25 18:09:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You're confusing God's love with a lack of justice. If we refuse God's offer of forgiveness of our sins through Jesus, since He can't allow sin in His presence, He has no choice but to send us to hell. It's not His fault that we reject His terms of forgiveness. We have absolutely nobody to blame if we reject Him. If we go to hell, it's because of the choice we have made, not because God is not loving. He has made His terms of redemption perfectly clear, but the issue is whether or not we accept His terms.
What if God were to let everyone into heaven and just forget about their sin no matter if they were sorry or not? THAT would be the ultimate injustice. What if murderers and rapists and child molesters were just let off for free regardless of whether they were sorry? If a judge did that on Earth, we would have them strung up for letting hardcore criminals literally get away with murder. And we expect a just God to do that? That would be an absolute travesty of justice. Who would want to be with a God who was so callous toward victims?
2007-04-25 23:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by Pastor Chad from JesusFreak.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahh but thre is in each person the capability to believe in God. The Bible says "chose ye this day whom ye will serve." In other words it's a daily choice of who to serve the Lord or the devil. If you serve the devil you'll live like the devil which will be burning for eternity. The word also says pride goeth before a fall. The Lord loves each and every one and He doesn't want anyone to go to hell but He knows it has to be a personal choice. He doesn't want to destroy He wants to save everything. And those that don't serve him go to hell of their own free will and the Bible says they go there as an intruder.
2007-04-26 01:56:38 · answer #2 · answered by lisaandpathailey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't take much imagination for a just and moral god to conceive of other things to do with those who choose, for whatever reason, not to believe in him. Like...let them simply die. Why need there be eternal suffering? It's completely inconsistent with the "God is love" ideal. If God is really committed to allowing humanity its free will, then why punish those who use their supposedly God-given power to choose to believe something else? It's not like not believing in God is the same as being immoral and destructive. There's no crime, so no punishment is called for--and certainly not eternal punishment.
2007-04-26 01:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If God Almighty want to destroy all nonbeliever, believe me God can destroy more then half population of this earth.
But you can witness more then 4/5 billion people on this earth surviving without believing, and having true faith on Almighty God.
2007-04-26 01:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by sincere 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just as there are physical laws there are spiritual laws. If they are not followed then harm and eventually death comes , ie sin leads to death. God doesn't want to destroy us, rather He is giving us a choice.(free will) . With that choice comes responsibilities. The problem is as Jesus said you cannot serve two masters.
2007-04-26 01:39:22 · answer #5 · answered by milo7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god. The beauty of the world, the paragon of animals.And yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust?Man delights not me.."
...Hamlet
We are made in the image and likeness of God. We have intellect, free will and an immortal soul. To remove any one of these traits is to remove our nature. We do have the capability to believe. We also have the capability to rebel. Thus we are commanded to love the Lord thy God with the whole mind(intellect), thy whole heart (free will) and thy whole soul (immortal soul). The entirety of our nature. Even the Angels who stood in the presence of God were able to rebel, even they have free will to choose their destiny. Choose your destiny, but choose wisely.
2007-04-26 01:30:36 · answer #6 · answered by Arnon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand how you might think that, but remember that God gave us the right to make our own decisions. What would you have been writing on this site if God had made all of us slaves toward believing in Him?
You have been given the way. Choose your destiny, but do not blame God for the choice that you made.
"I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." ~Jesus (John 14.6)
2007-04-26 01:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by brevboy 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
God does not want to distroy what He created. Some folks get it all wrong. Hell is only a place where those who do not CHOOSE to be with God will go. God does not force His love on anyone. He will entice you to love Him, but He will not force you. He respects you even if you do not respect Him. God gave us free will, He does not OWN us. He want us to Love Him because He has many wonder gifts that He wants to give us.
2007-04-26 01:15:51 · answer #8 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
God gives us lotsa time. We have so much time to repent for ur sins, confess them, believe in His death and resurrection and get the experience of salvation. only you're not accepting the ceautiful chance ur given. Trust in Him, then He'll forgive u of all ur sins. Y dont U believe in Him? rather than questioning like tis?
2007-04-26 01:15:12 · answer #9 · answered by SG the best!!! 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He doesn't and He won't. He just waits until they come around in this lifetime, or after it. He loves everyone enough to give them chances until they permanently turn away from HIm, but that's their free choice. And that's Hell, and eternity without God, not fire and brimstone.
2007-04-26 01:15:05 · answer #10 · answered by Christine S 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋