i do not know how people believe a book that tells them that they will spend eternity in a lake of fire forever just for living a sinful life for only a couple of years on earth..please tell me does the punishment fit the crime?
2007-09-25 22:02:17 · 15 answers · asked by yuoyoj86 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
WHERE IS BIBLE TRUTH? WHY HAS GOD NOT WIPED MAN OUT?
Luke 16:14-31; The living dead in punishment? Did the Pharisees believe this? Jesus said, Luke 16:16,17,29,31; The law and the prophets are to John the baptist.
If what is being said, is said by them, it is true, but if he is reading the heart of the Pharisees to expose their beliefs, then you will not find this being said,
in the law and the prophets. Abraham's bosom is not heaven or man's reward, but all are blessed by him through Jesus Heb.2:9,14,16; and any Lazarus sick and dying on the street from neglect is included. Otherwise Gen.8:21; The imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. Applies.
THE PLAN OF SALVATION TO ADAM'S OFFSPRINGS BORN IN SIN
John 5:26-29; Acts 24:15; Dan.12:2; Isa.26:19; Eze.37:12-14; 1Cor.15:22-28;
Rev.21:1-6,12,13;
Any not having eternal life will have only self to blame, as with Satan.
Eph.2:7; 3:21; The world with Jesus is without end. John 3:16; 17:3; 2Pet.3:13; a promised Isa.65:17; 21:1-5; All is made new.
2007-09-25 22:30:01 · answer #1 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is who says the Bible is true.
The Bible does not tell us that people will spend eternity in a lake of fire for living a sinful life. The Bible tells us that those who reject Christ will spend eternity in a lake of fire.
About whether the punishment fits the crime, that is for God to decide....but what that did make me think of is whether the punishment Jesus received fit His crime. He was sinless, yet his punishment was to pay for the sins of the world. Talk about your lack of justice.
And speaking of a lack of justice, how about the fact that just by believing on Christ, we are forgiven our sins, and escape the lake of fire, in spite of whatever despicable sins we may have committed. Isn't God awesome?
2007-09-25 22:08:02 · answer #2 · answered by bamascrappingirl 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe it. But I don't believe that I will, "spend eternity in a lake of fire forever just for living a sinful life for only a couple of years on earth" . No. I will spend eternity with God, because I believe in His Son, Jesus Christ.
Not good enough for you? Okay. I don't need to convince you. And you don't want to be convinced. So go ahead, look at everything as half empty, that's your prerogative.
2007-09-25 22:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Attention because God doesn't contradict Himself. We humans do contradict ourselves.
"Forever" in that passage stands for "as long as the matter withstands God's special fire intended to inflict pain and ultimate death to the rebel in a variable duration" in what the Bible describes as God's "strange" action.
To the unrepented soul.
A human body doesn't withstand fire for eternity. It's totally unacceptable and unreasonable to think of God being humanlike and being able to express Himself badly!
Our sun doesn't burn helium forever. There comes a time when it burns no more for lack of that fuel.
God is able to forgive as many sins as an individual can possibly commit. However if an individual doesn't repent and doesn't confess and comes to die "in sin" of course there is no salvation.
Will be burned. Feel pain. And perish...
He or she belongs in the 2nd ressurrection which is the ressurrection of the wicked.
Upon seeing the redeemed in the celestial Jerusalem along with Christ the devil will convince again the wicked that they are entitled to possess that town by war.
That's when God will bring execution judgement against devil+followers with special fire.
Special fire isn't natural fire. It's an extraordinary quality fire. God's special fire to burn and kill demon, demon's anjels and rebel men in different durations.
Which speaks itself about God's fairness.
Little guilt = less pain
Big guilt = more pain
Finally:
Truth = God
Truth = Son of God
Truth = Holy Spirit
Truth = Bible
Truth = Law of God
2007-09-25 22:51:43 · answer #4 · answered by triximetric 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The self-authenticating, God-breathed Word, the Holy Bible, is sufficient for faith and practice.
2007-09-25 22:27:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
But you are mistaken - one is eternally condemned FOR REJECTING HIS ONLY SOURCE OF SALVATION.
If you are drowning in a lake and you refuse to accept a life jacket from THE ONLY OTHER PERSON AROUND, aren't you going to drown?????????
2007-09-25 22:08:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The lake of fire is symbolic of judgement. Hell is simply separation from God.
2007-09-25 22:13:51 · answer #7 · answered by capitalctu 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's all about control. The Church can't have a heaven without a hell. They can't exert power over people without a scare tactic.
http://www.cronus.com/hank/
There's my take on religion, more or less. It's a great little farce about how Christians think. Very funny.
2007-09-25 22:09:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
again...the bible doesn't translate well into English..and it wasn't mean to be read soley for it's surface meaning. The bible should be read in the language it was written in and studied in the manner understood by it's creators! All else is just idiotic, if you ask me.
2007-09-25 22:07:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Bible says so. And billions of Christians.
2007-09-25 22:06:16 · answer #10 · answered by Zifikos 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋