I would not ever create the option of eternal suffering for my creations. There would be no hell.
2007-09-20 19:51:04
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answered by Anonymous
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Tough, but I'm not a diety. But you're forgetting that there are more than one of these beings, and not all of them choose eternal suffering. Besides, if God didn't give us the choice and if there was no hell, then how could we choose God? Where's our free will, right to choose? Would you rather have never existed? God created is in his own image. I think that "image" isn't just physical, it's our thought process, nature, personality as well. Part of being human is having free will and being able to think for ourselves. So if God made us, but never gave us the choice, then we never had free will, and if we never had free will, then were not created in God's image, and therefore we might as well be pansies.
2007-09-20 20:01:36
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answered by downsouthrr 2
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Your questioning the "creation" as if we were the Creator is wrong right off the bat, Hun. First of all, He provided a way to escape eternal damnation. True, there's only ONE WAY to avoid it, but since HE bore the punishment for mankind in His own body, I'd say it's very fair that anyone who rejects Him and His great Salvation suffer the consequences of their own sin, which means paying for their sins THEMSELVES. He is not willing that any should perish, but that ALL should come unto repentance. Who's to blame if they don't come when those sins are ALREADY paid for??? HIM or YOU???
Still praying....XXXXX
2007-09-21 14:31:09
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answered by lookn2cjc 6
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I would not make a hell or any other means of eternal suffering. All beings can be redeemed. I would never turn my back on my creation and doom them to an eternity of suffering merely because they lived in a world that did not show them my truth.
2007-09-20 19:55:02
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answered by Gemma S 3
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if you have a creator then all that you are is created by that creator. your creator creates your soul, your mind, the environment into which you are born, your genetic make-up, the limits of your intelligence, the experiences you have ... all you touch and all you see. your creator creates your choices by creating you and all that makes you who and what you are. if you have a creator you never had a choice. if you have a creator free will is an illusion.
with this in mind ask yourself this, would you create a being that you knew in advance you'd discard, punish, torture for an eternity?
2007-09-20 20:02:56
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answered by nebtet 6
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1 If I was a deity, life for all would be jacked, cuz me...Im far from perfect. so I wouldnt even want to do that to start with.
As far as God in regards to people who actualy try to go to hell on purpose....well that is there choice.
God gave you a great gift called free will, he also has a free gift called life.
Its like a doctor who says to a sick person I have this shot for you that will make it better, and you go....no thanks and walk out sick still.
same thing only you dont get to be pricked with a needle. so its a win win unless you dont want it of course.
2007-09-20 19:59:05
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answered by robertt223 4
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I would not go for the eternal suffering idea in the first place!
2007-09-20 20:13:17
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answered by Diane 4
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God does all that He does for the sake of those who come to accept Him and love Him. These will share eternal happiness with Him forever in His Kingdom.
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life...........
Revelation 22;17
but:
Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
Revelation 22:15
2007-09-20 19:53:19
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answered by wefmeister 7
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I would not. I guess it's a good thing I'm not in charge.
Praise Him for loving us enough to give us free will and His Son's life in trade for redemption of our sins.
2007-09-20 20:15:42
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answered by Sandra C 2
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No I would not and the God we have does not either. Contrary to what many have been led to believe, there is no eternal punishment.
http://www.tentmaker.org/books/asw/Chapter13.html
2007-09-20 19:57:02
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answered by out of the grey 4
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