We are told that God loves everyone. So why would this all powerful, loving God create 'Hell'? Why wouldn't he just save everyone in the end?
And we're told that Jesus died for our sins. He defeated sin and death, didn't he? So shouldn't that mean that there is no possibility of hell for anyone, as Christ has already many the sacrifice for us?
Why would an all powerful and loving creator not just prevent us from going anywhere but heaven in the end? He could do this, couldn't He? So why wouldn't He?
2007-06-04 10:20:44 · 9 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because in order to do that there would have to be no option of sin, and If there is no sin, then we don't really have free will. If there is no free will, you would love God, but can you say that you TRULY love God if it's not really your choice? God doesn't want us to be automatons (nor does He need automatons), He wants us to love Him by our own free will. So people who go to hell are the ones that knowingly decide not to love God by their own free choice.
2007-06-04 10:46:40 · answer #1 · answered by Thom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all deserve hell- eternal punishment and separation from God. Yes, He did die for our sins- it is a free gift of grace- except for this- it is not cheap grace. Living here on earth, we have a choice where we will spend eternity. He loves us, so much that He sent His Son. If you were given a gift and someone handed it to you and you turned away and did not take it - you would not have the gift would you? Same with salvation. God has offered you this free gift- admit you are a sinner, and accept His payment in full. He is Holy, and He cannot be in the presence of sin, so He sent Jesus so that we can be in His presence. Without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin- Your choice to accept that free and precious gift or not.
2007-06-04 10:50:34 · answer #2 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
donning a pass around one's neck gets no-one into Heaven. God already is conscious the middle of each and every individual and is conscious regardless of if or no longer they have customary His Son as Saviour. Our church association will have no bearing on the situation the two. There are genuine Christians and fake (church attendees) in maximum churches and God is thoroughly attentive to this. maximum preachers (different than Jehovah's Witnesses) do no longer pontificate that the unsaved would be anihilated. The bible makes it clean that the saved would be in Paradise and the unsaved in the lake of hearth with devil and all his followers. there's no longer something in the bible which shows that we are going to settle for greater time, after dying, to artwork on being stable. as long as we've breathe in our bodies and our minds are nevertheless energetic we can settle for Christ yet as quickly as our minds have long previous or dying takes us this is going to be too overdue.
2016-11-04 22:53:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he "wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." 1Tim 2:4 So all people have to do is believe in Jesus to be saved. Simple enough. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
2007-06-04 11:22:51 · answer #4 · answered by Steve Amato 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God doesn't want us to go to Hell, he wants us all to go to Heaven and live with Him. We are sinful, therefor, making us unworthy of God, but Jesus died on the cross so that we can have a chance to repent of our sins and go to Heaven with God. It's not His fault, it's ours.
2007-06-04 10:25:43 · answer #5 · answered by Spike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, for one thing God does not make anybody do anything they don't want to do, and many people love evil and probably don't want to go to heaven. If they did go to heaven, they would probably be miserable, wreak havoc, and cause trouble for every one else there. Would you want to be in heaven with people killing, stealing, raping, etc. I think not.
2007-06-04 10:25:55 · answer #6 · answered by beattyb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone wants to go heaven. This article will give you a great explanation:
http://www.james-gilchrist.com/the-afterlife/understanding-the-nature-of-hell/
2007-06-04 10:48:28 · answer #7 · answered by phriendofchrist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you expect to spend eternity with the likes of Hitler, Pol Pot, or H.H. Holmes?
Those who killed and/or tortured millions?
No thank you.
2007-06-04 10:27:15 · answer #8 · answered by Max Marie, OFS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is holding YOU back?
2007-06-04 10:24:50 · answer #9 · answered by Frak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋