Christians say Heaven is a 'gift' from Jesus that you can either accept or reject, well what kind of 'gift' involves consequences for saying "no thank you" ?
Why does God toture people because they declined a gift?
2007-09-14 15:39:38 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dear lufia:
" Maybe there is no 3rd place to go to. "
I believe the exact phrase is "With God all things are possible".
you can't tell me the *only* thing God could think of was a place of eternal torture.
2007-09-14 15:45:18 · update #1
Jan P:
lol your metaphor is so twisted, you *conveniently* forget to mention that the government is the one sentencing you to death in the first place.
I am I 'saving' someone by deciding not to kill them?
2007-09-14 15:54:59 · update #2
Have you ever had some one who loves you dearly offer you everything and you reject them and basically spit on them? If you offered someone you love a precious gift and they rejected it and spit on you how would you feel about that?
The gift God offers is our only hope, the only way, if you reject it you are lost from God forever, that is hell.
2007-09-14 15:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by LaptopJesus 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
LOL LOL LOL...You have it all wrong. God doesn't torture people BECAUSE they reject Jesus and the gift of life in Heaven.
If there was someone you loved very much that couldn't swim and was drowning and the ONLY thing you could do to help them was to throw them a life preserver, you would throw it to them, wouldn't you? But what if that person pushed it away and said " I don't want your help!"? They'd drown and there would be nothing you could do.
We are drowning in our own sin. Everyone deserves hell because of sin..disobeying God. Jesus died to take our place in Hell and is offering the gift to save us. God isn't torturing us, we are doing it to ourselves.... Jesus is just offering the only way out.
2007-09-14 15:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by David T 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's what man-made evil critters do.
It's a control thing.
It's like "I love you unconditionally but if you don't suck up to me I'll send you to hell."
This is the greatest sting in the history of man and Xians fall for this scam all the time cos they're frightened little people and susceptible to all sortsa suggestions.
That's why they're a goldmine for psychologists and excellent subjects for hypnotherapist.
2007-09-14 16:11:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God did not make the earth for nothing, He made the earth for human to live in! And a loving god(1John 4:8) torture no body!!!!! he want us to live in a paradise earth happily, but because of the mistake our first parents did we lost that opportunity but he promise to full fill it the right time!
2007-09-14 15:46:27 · answer #4 · answered by faith 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he doesn't. first of all, i don't believe in hell (why would a loving god EVER torture a human that he is responsible for creating in the first place?), but for those who do, last i checked the devil ran it, not god.
also, the bible never says that hell is place of everlasting torture. it speaks of hades and the second death, which is just a state of nonexistence, not torture. "the dead feel nothing at all," as the bible says.
2007-09-14 15:52:59 · answer #5 · answered by hh 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God doesn't torture people. What sort of Christians to you meet who talk this nonsense? Forget the whole thing, you won't know if heaven even exists until you get there and you may end up in the other place anyway.
2007-09-14 15:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by janniel 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
He doesn't it's all a scam in the name of good . Too bad it's so easily perverted as a motive for killing and a tool of power and greed . No god No misleading information No distraction.
2007-09-14 15:55:28 · answer #7 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not that way at all.
Were born with messed up Spirits.
Jesus is the Only Way to get that Spirit RECREATED.
Or Else.
Hell was never made for Human Beings.
Adam hooked us up to the Devil (Spiritually---this is Not Demon Possession, just a "Lost" Spirit)
2007-09-14 15:44:40 · answer #8 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You're somehow under the impression that the bible says hell is punishment.
Hell is the choice you make, when you reject God, and wish to be separate from him. He simply obliges. But, hell was made for the devil and his angels, so don't be surprised when it sucks to be there.
Good luck. Hope everything pans out for you.
2007-09-14 15:45:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
God NEVER tortures or punishes! Yeesh. God is a life source, pure light and love, the essence of all life.What you are aking is just Another classic religion fear tactic. Be weary of those who teach this kind of fear
2007-09-14 15:44:42 · answer #10 · answered by TheDeeds 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋