God gave us free-will, but then makes us burn in hell if we don't follow his rules?

Question

Isn't that like a parent who has absolutely no control over their kids, but tells them that they will beat them if they misbehave? Isn't that like exepecting society to raise your kids for you?

This all sounds like emotional abuse for the threat of physical abuse to me.

Answer 1

He sure is a pretty violent god if you piss him off and equally just as violent even if you don't what with his floods, plagues and god knows what else.
Looks like we will just have to turn the other cheek.
Or thank god he doesn't exist.

Answer 2

i assume which could be seen guided freewill. providing you with the rope yet secretly putting your self once you're unlikely alongside the path they needed. i don't comprehend in case you watch Supernatural or any has, yet they recommend a incredibly exciting thought approximately God and freewill. That freewill is an phantasm. i stumble on it extra perfect to have self belief that all people has freewill and the ideas and judgements they make negate the outcomes they face. that is extra perfect than questioning all your life in case you do not settle for God you bypass to Hell.

Answer 3

Its not emotional or physical abuse however it is all to do with control. People used to fear going to hell back then so they put it in the bible to scare people into doing what they thought was right. The intentions were good but if you ask me its a crock of bolony. Just do what you want to but do it out of the kindness of your heart. You don't need some rule to tell you that.

Answer 4

Free will is a gift, if God had not given it to us we would be a bunch of robots. We wouldn't be earning anything. He gave us the rules to live a happy and sane existence.
Look at those who break the rules on Maury, Montel, Jerry, Cops and your own neighbors, they are not happy people.
I never met anyone really happy that was breaking all the rules. They might be smugly satisifed but they are not full of joy.

Answer 5

Anarchy vs Chaos

Answer 6

YOU...... ASSUME..... FACTS.... . NOT IN EVIDENCE!

AND..... WHERE.... DO YOU THINK.... those Guilty of the 9-11 Massacre...... BELONG?

GOD..... does NOT... make Anyone.... burn in Hell..... IT IS THEIR CHOICE!

Obviously..... YOU.... have never read the Bible..... FOR IF YOU DID..... YOU.... would KNOW..... that HELL...was Never made for Mankind... IT IS HIS CHOICE!

(Hebrews 10:26-to-31) For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,

(Heb 10:27) but a certain fearful looking for judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

(Heb 10:28) He who despised Moses' Law died without mercy on the word of two or three witnesses.

(Heb 10:29) Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy of punishment, the one who has trampled the Son of God, and who has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

(Heb 10:30) For we know Him who has said, "Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay, says the Lord." And again, "The Lord shall judge His people."

(Heb 10:31) It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Thanks, RR

Answer 7

Sounds crazy doesn't it?

In essence G-d has given us the information about what is right and what is wrong. Then He gives us free-will to decide which path we choose to take after we've been fully informed of the consequences of both.

The concept of "hell" is a Christian ideal. In Judaism, there is no concept of "hell", a devil, or damnation. "Satan" is the title given to a "leader" who may be good or bad, but is not a specific person or fallen angel.

Ever hear the phrase, "walking the straight & narrow path"? The description is that the evil path is a wide open, convoluted, but easy path to follow. The good path is a straight, narrow pathway and trying to follow it is diificult, but the rewards are great.

Which path would you choose?

Answer 8

God like parents and government give us free will within certain parameters.

Our parents gave us free will to go outside and play. But not free will to play in oncoming traffic. If we had been caught dodging cars we would have been punished.

Any parent who let their kid play in oncoming traffic would not be considered a good parent.

The government gives us freewill to drive where we want to within certain parameters.
If we drive in such a way that someone is in danger of dieing we are punished.

If the government let us drink and drive many innocent people would die in car crashes, would you like a government that did not punish someone who put your entire family at risk of being killed in a car crash?

In much the same way God gave us free will. but if we use that free will to hurt other people we are going to get punished unless we ask for his forgiveness.

Answer 9

Some things are subject to the free will of man, such as justice, equity, tyranny and injustice, in other words, good and evil actions; it is evident and clear that these actions are, for the most part, left to the will of man. But there are certain things to which man is forced and compelled, such as sleep, death, sickness, decline of power, injuries and misfortunes; these are not subject to the will of man, and he is not responsible for them, for he is compelled to endure them. But in the choice of good and bad actions he is free, and he commits them according to his own will.

For example, if he wishes, he can pass his time in praising God, or he can be occupied with other thoughts. He can be an enkindled light through the fire of the love of God, and a philanthropist loving the world, or he can be a hater of mankind, and engrossed with material things. He can be just or cruel. These actions and these deeds are subject to the control of the will of man himself; consequently, he is responsible for them.

Now another question arises. Man is absolutely helpless and dependent, since might and power belong especially  249  to God. Both exaltation and humiliation depend upon the good pleasure and the will of the Most High.

It is said in the New Testament that God is like a potter who makes "one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour."[1] Now the dishonored vessel has no right to find fault with the potter saying, "Why did you not make me a precious cup, which is passed from hand to hand?" The meaning of this verse is that the states of beings are different. That which is in the lowest state of existence, like the mineral, has no right to complain, saying, "O God, why have You not given me the vegetable perfections?" In the same way, the plant has no right to complain that it has been deprived of the perfections of the animal world. Also it is not befitting for the animal to complain of the want of the human perfections. No, all these things are perfect in their own degree, and they must strive after the perfections of their own degree. The inferior beings, as we have said, have neither the right to, nor the fitness for, the states of the superior perfections. No, their progress must be in their own state.
[1 Rom. 9:21.]

Also the inaction or the movement of man depend upon the assistance of God. If he is not aided, he is not able to do either good or evil. But when the help of existence comes from the Generous Lord, he is able to do both good and evil; but if the help is cut off, he remains absolutely helpless. This is why in the Holy Books they speak of the help and assistance of God. So this condition is like that of a ship which is moved by the power of the wind or steam; if this power ceases, the ship cannot move at all. Nevertheless, the rudder of the ship turns it to either side, and the power of the steam moves it in the desired direction. If it is directed to the east, it goes to the east; or if it is directed to the west, it goes to the west. This motion does not come from the ship; no, it comes from the wind or the steam.  250 

In the same way, in all the action or inaction of man, he receives power from the help of God; but the choice of good or evil belongs to the man himself. So if a king should appoint someone to be the governor of a city, and should grant him the power of authority, and should show him the paths of justice and injustice according to the laws -- if then this governor should commit injustice, although he should act by the authority and power of the king, the latter would be absolved from injustice. But if he should act with justice, he would do it also through the authority of the king, who would be pleased and satisfied.

That is to say, though the choice of good and evil belongs to man, under all circumstances he is dependent upon the sustaining help of life, which comes from the Omnipotent. The Kingdom of God is very great, and all are captives in the grasp of His Power. The servant cannot do anything by his own will; God is powerful, omnipotent, and the Helper of all beings.

Answer 10

Have you ever seen someone being tortured? I hope not. Deliberate torture is sickening and abhorrent. What, though, of torture inflicted by God? Can you imagine such a thing? Yet this is exactly what is implied by the teaching of hellfire, an official doctrine in many religions.
Imagine, for a moment, the following horrific scene: A person is being roasted on a hot iron plate. In his agony he screams for mercy, but nobody listens. The torture goes on and on, hour after hour, day after day---without any pause!
Whatever crime the victim may have committed, would not your heart go out to him? What of the one who ordered the torture? Could he be a loving person? In no way! Love is merciful and shows pity. A loving father may punish his children, but he would never torture them!
Nevertheless, many religions teach that God tortures sinners in eternal helfire. This is claimed, is divine justice. If that is true, who created that terrible place of eternal torment?And who is responsible for theexcruciating agonies inflicted there? The answers would seem obvious. If such a place really exists, then God would have to be the creator of it, and responsible for what happens there.
Can you accept that? The Bible says:" God is Love"(1John4:8) Would a God of love inflict torture that even humans with any measure of decency find revolting? Surely not!
Still many believe that the wicked will go to a fiery hell and be tormented forever. Is this teaching logical? The human life span is limited to 70 or 80 years. Even if someone perpetrated extreme wickedness for his whole lifetime, would everlasting torment be a just punishment? No. It would be grossly unjust to torment a man forever for the limited number of sins he can commit in a lifetime.
Who knows the truth about what happens after we die? Only God can reveal this information, and he has done so in his written Word, the Bible. Here is what the Bvible says: "As the beast dies so the man dies; and they all have but one spirit....All are goingto one place. They have all come from the dust, and they all returning to the dust."(Ecclesiastes3:19,20) There is no mention here of a fiery hell. Humans return to dust---to nonexistence---when they die.
In order to be tormented, an individual has to be conscious. Are the dead conscious? No. "The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten."(Ecclesiastes 9:5) It is impossible for the dead,"conscious of nothoing at all," to experience the agonies of hellfire.
Does that mean that we are not punished for our sins? No, that is not the case. Our holy God punishes sinners, but he does not torture them. And when sinners repent, he forgives them. What is the punishment for sin? The Bible gives a forthright answer:"The wages sin pays is death."(Romans6:23)
Life is a gift from God. When we sin we no longer deserve that gift, and we die.
You may ask 'How is that just? Why everyone dies!' That is true because we are all sinners. In effect, no one deserves life. "Through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned."(Romans5:12)
At this point you may be thinking 'If we all sin and so die, then, why should we try to be virtuous? It seems that the wicked man is treated exactly the same as the man who tries to serve God.' But that is not the case. Although we are all sinners, God forgives those who sincerely repent and try to change their ways. He rewards our efforts to make our minds over and do good(Romans12:2)These truths are the basis of a marvelous hope.
We cease to exist when we die. But that does not mean that everything is finished. The faithful man Job knew that he would go to the grave (sheol)when he died, But listen to his his prayer to God: "O that in Sheol you would conceal me, that you would keep me secret until your anger turns back, that you would set a time limit fort me and remember me! If an able bodied man dies can he live again?...You will call, and I myself will answer you"(Job14:13-15)
Job believed that if he was faithful until death, he would be remembered by God and resurrected. This was the belief of all God's servants in ancient times. Jesus himself confirmed this hope when he said:The hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who did vile things to a resurrection of judgement

Answer 11

If you are talking about the 10 commandments, you can follow ALL of them to the "T" and still go to hell. The 10 commandment show us what sin is, they don't save us from them.

You will go to hell ONLY if you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.

You can't pay for your sins, only Jesus can. Why not give them to HIm? That's all he wants from you.