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I dont think that God would want people to suffer but, why does he have people go to Hell then?

2007-04-27 12:33:39 · 30 answers · asked by Danae F 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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He is an evil 'person'

2007-04-27 12:36:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 14

Where to start? Do you know what the Bible really says about hell?

For those who choose not to live lives of peace with the rest of God's creation, destruction -- complete and total annihilation -- awaits. NOT eternal suffering; not torture. The Bible clearly says that God will put an END to ALL suffering. Those who prefer to live in sin, cause others to suffer. And so, God will put an end to them, and thereby end both their suffering and the suffering they cause others.

Read the Bible for your self, and you'll learn the truth of God's plan. People have filled your head with myths and misunderstandings (even deceptions) of God, his Word and his plan. Go to the source.

2007-04-28 03:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by BC 6 · 0 0

Very compassionate question. There is a hell but no one goes there eternally. That is a man made conception. King Constantine made that up to control the people as did Paul. One must understand karma and reincarnation to understand Gods unlimited mercy and love. Christ originally taught this but Constantine changed the scriptures during his rule. Google gospelofthenazirenes.co for the original New testament before Constantine had them burned. It was easy to do back then being women didn't read and only the high priests and upper government had copies. One has to ask them self why is a baby born blind or poor and another in a rich family and healthy. It is all due to their past life. God doesn't say eeny meeny miney moe you get this for no reason and you get that for no reason. Original sin makes no sense. It is all based on our own past life actions. We are eternal, we never die only our body does. A merciful God does not send one to hell eternally ever. That is Truth.

2007-04-27 22:41:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

All God is planning to do is wipe out sin forever..He has to show the angels etc exactly what happens when sin runs its full course..how could He allow people who hate Him..who are hypocrites and say they love Him yet do not obey Him..etc etc etc..into heaven..they would not be happy. Would you want Him to turn everyone into robots?
People are being given so many many chances..mankind on a whole has..for example the Flood, when God tried to eliminate sin..but obviously some of those who went into the Ark just had a form of love for Him because sin soon came back.
Do you think God gets pleasure from having to wipe out His childrean to end sin forever so that everyone elses suffering ends? Do you think He does it out of hate? What would you have Him do..force people to love Him?
He has a plan that ALL should not perish..but He cannot force everyone to join in His plan.
It is us humans who make the choice of where we go by the condition of our hearts and minds and thinking that God won't mind if we do this or that...people who compromise His instructions.
What would you have Him do to end sin this time and make noone have to be seperated from Him forever?

2007-04-27 19:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

its interesting to note that satan deceived Eve by lying to her and telling her she would not die (Genesis 3:4) now all the religions in the world (except JWs) teach that after your body dies that you go on living in some other realm... that you do not die...

this refusal to believe satan’s lie is one of the many things that make JWs different from all other belief systems

Now, about “hell”
there are 3 words in the Bible which are translated as "hell"
Sheol
Gehenna
Hades
Sheol = the grave
Gehenna = a literal place where trash was burned into ashes in Biblical times
Hades = the Greek equivalent to the Hebrew word Sheol

God is Love and He created everything
He would not create a place of eternal suffering and torment for humans

there is the symbolic "lake of fire" but if you think about it, what would happen to you in a lake on fire? you would drown beneath or burn above... either way you would be dead, not eternally suffering, just dead... non-existent

agape!

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2007-04-27 19:56:06 · answer #5 · answered by seeker 3 · 2 0

If you take "plan" to mean "destiny" then I don't agree with that. I don't think God has pre-destined anyone to go to Hell. We are all His children. He doesn't want any of us to go to Hell. However, he lets us make our own choices. If, because of our choices, we end up suffering in Hell, it is not his fault that we are there. God is merciful and wants to help us avoid suffering.

2007-04-27 23:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

There are several problems with your question. Like the word "plan" doesn't mean that we have no choice, or that we are programmed on a course to heaven or hell.. Or, like the word, "hell", is it a place like the planets and stars?

Let me explain by telling you about my experience. I was in a dark place with other around and then I noticed Jesus. Or, I should say, Jesus noticed me. Jesus came running to me with his face full of tears, and I was just stiff, couldn't move. After some time talking Jesus was excited to show me the place he had planned for me. There was this huge door, just hanging in space. It was so very huge that there was no top to it. Jesus started opening it and bright light streamed out. It was so bright, it was like looking at the sun. The whole thing was like the surface of the sun. Jesus beckoned to me, "come, come,,, come." I wanted to come, and I was afraid all at the same time. I thought I would be walking into the presence of God's throne, and it was scary.. I said "no, I can't." Jesus just smiled and said, "one day, you will". At that moment, I was back here again. And I felt sad that I said "no" to Jesus.

I remember that the place of light was filled with love, and that there were many souls there. Some of the souls could enter right up to the throne and be quite comfortable there. Other souls just stayed as far away as possible. They wanted to find a dark place, but no place was dark enough for them. So heaven and hell were all the same place, the difference being the state, or condition, of our souls.

God's plan is that all people share his love, his glory, his presence with him for all time. For some people this will be heaven and for others it will be hell. Our purpose in this life is to prepare our souls so that we can handle this plan. This means that everything you do, everything you say, and everything you think affects your soul. There is nothing in this life that is wasted. There is no such thing as a wasted prayer. Everything counts, because our soul is sum total of our life experience.

2007-04-27 20:09:49 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. D 7 · 0 2

You have probably heard this before but hell is our choice. I believe that you could have lived your whole life in a selfish and hellish way and end up in hell after death and still be forgiven and rescued from hell. If we live life according to how Jesus and the Bible says to live we will have no guilt and will have a clear conscience and are aware of the spirit world when we die, we will go to Heaven. If we do not we will feel and think that we deserve hell and will therefore go there because we feel that is what we deserve.

I have known several people who believe they will go to hell when they die because they feel so guilty and feel that is what they deserve. God in his mercy warns us about living a sinful life so we can avoid this guilt and avoid going to hell. The bible says God's mercy lasts forever and therefore he will even forgive those in hell if they first reach out to him and call on him.

2007-04-27 20:34:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

The Bible never says that bad people will go to hell. Only the faithful slave class, or the 144,000 will go to heaven. There is no such thing as hell. To find the answer, all you have to do is read the Bible. You can't be a Bible reader and say that good people will go to heaven and bad people will go to hell. Hell is just a huge myth.

2007-04-27 21:03:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

first there is no hell look at ecclesiastes 9:5 second god does not want people to suffer and he is not causing suffering satan is. 1 john 5:19 so there u go

2007-04-27 19:47:16 · answer #10 · answered by ms.redhead 2 · 2 1

The breaking point of your logic is in the if part. God doesn't have a plan for everyone. Foreknowing everything isn't the same thing as planning it.

2007-04-27 19:37:31 · answer #11 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0 0

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