I mean the idea of punshiment from God is crazy, I was tought God was ever-loving. Why fear hell and make your life a misery?
2007-09-28 17:01:12 · 21 answers · asked by Political Sigmund Freud 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Do some christian belive being an Athiest, Muslim or Jew means you to hell cause that's crazy too!!!
2007-09-28 17:05:03 · update #1
HAHAHAH Lady hell is a made-up story
So I'm christian, but I don't believe in hell so i go to hell? WHAT THE HECK
2007-09-28 17:06:57 · update #2
The devil is fear so if you don't fear the devil (like atheists dont) he can't hurt you.
The Devil is nothing!!!
2007-09-28 17:09:47 · update #3
You would be the one making your life a misery not Him. By refusing to accept him, do his will, and ask for forgiveness of your sins, YOU'RE choosing hell and God does not want you there.
2007-09-28 17:04:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The idea of Biblical Hell was created by religious leaders to keep their people in line ( Sorta like organized crime does ) .
It is a way to keep people beliving in the mythical "God" . If people saw that people who did bad things on earth often flourished they would dismiss the idea that "God" was powerful and looking down with interest upon us . So The pusnishment of the afterlife hell was created to explain that bad people really didn't get away with being evil . Therefore people needed to act good ( As outlined by the leaders of the religion , for better or worse ) in order to avoid this hell .
2007-09-29 01:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by allure45connie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is real. The Devil wants you to believe that it isn't real because if you don't believe in it, you will do nothing to avoid it. Jesus talked about Hell so I believe it. Yes God is love, but He is also a God of Judgment. There is no love without judgment.
I do not fear Hell because I have turned from my sins and received Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Then God gave me the Holy Spirit as a down payment for my salvation.
2007-09-29 00:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by Apostle Jeff 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know why so many believe in mans concept of a friary hell, where sinner are tormented for ever. God said the wages of sin is death, not everlasting torture. No were in the bible does it tell you this. Sinners will be, after the white tower judgment, thrown into the everlasting fire to die.
Hell is an English word, it means a hold in the ground (grave).
we all go there when we die, where we stay, until Jesus second returning. Those in Christ will be in the first resurrection, and be changed, they will rule with Jesus in the millennium,. After the millennium will come the second resurrection, and the white tower judgment.
2007-09-29 00:37:41 · answer #4 · answered by Herb E 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hell is not a punshiment from God. If u go to hell God will be sad not happy. The devil wants u to be in hell. He wants to c u suffer.
2007-09-29 00:05:05 · answer #5 · answered by keren_interiano 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Prophecy of today fulfilled...
For behold, at that day shall he rage in the hearts of the children of men, and stir them up to anger against that which is good.
And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.
And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none—and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance.
Yea, they are grasped with death, and hell; and death, and hell, and the devil, and all that have been seized therewith must stand before the throne of God, and be judged according to their works, from whence they must go into the place prepared for them, even a lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment.
2007-09-29 00:10:09 · answer #6 · answered by Technoman 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe in Hell because God said there is a Hell. His Word is more than good enough for me.
2007-09-29 00:07:18 · answer #7 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
1) God loves those who He wants. Not everybody. He makes choices on who He wants, and has already made the choice.
2) I believe in Hell. There's plenty of scripture to back me up on that.
3) Yeah it's crazy, crazy if you want to be there.
4) You cannot want to come to God unless He wants you.
I encourage all serious Christians to read this so that they do not have to wonder anymore about the topic of Hell.
from Vine's Expository Dictionary
Sheol
(Strong's 7585)
The 65 occurances of this word are distributed throughout every period of biblical Hebrew.
First, the word means a state of death: "For in death there is no rememberance of thee: in the grave, who shall give thee thanks?" (Psalm 6:5; cf. 18:5). It is the final resting place of all men: "They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave (Job 21:13). Hanna confessed that it was the omnipotent God who brings men to sheol (death) or kills them (1Samuel 2:6). "Sheol" is parallel to Hebrew words for "pit" or "hell" (Job 26:6). "corruption" or "decay" (Psalm 16:10), and "destruction" (Proverbs 15:11).
Second, "Sheol" is used of a place of conscious existence after death. In the first biblical appearance of the word Jacob said that he would "go down into the grave unto my son mourning" (Genesis 37:35). All men go to "Sheol" --- a place and state of consciousness after death (Psalm 16:10). The wicked recieve punishment there (Numbers 16:30); Deuteronomy 32:22; Psalm 9:17). They are put to shame and silenced in "Sheol" (Psalm 31:17). Jesus alluded to Isaiah's use of sheol (14:13-15) in pronouncing judgement on Capernaum (Matthew 11:23), translating:Sheol" as "Hades" or "Hell," meaning the place of conscious existence and judgement. It is an undesirable place for the wicked (Job 24:19) and a refuge for the righteous (Job 14:13). Thus "Sheol" is also a place of reward for the righteous (Hosea 13:14; cf. 1 Corinthians 15:55). Jesus' teaching in Luke 16:19-31 seems to reflect accurately the Old Testament concept of Sheol, it is a place of conscious existence after death, one side of which is occupied by the suffering. unrighteous dead separated by a great chasm from the other side peopled by the righteous dead enjoying their reward.
2007-09-29 00:07:58 · answer #8 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ignorance Isn't bliss. To believe that hell doesn't exist simply states that It requires nothing of you. If you don't believe It you don't have to deal with your conscience (God given knowing of right & wrong). Eternity Is a long time to be wrong...
2007-09-29 00:27:59 · answer #9 · answered by Isabella 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. Hell is real. 2. God is ever-loving, but He is also Just. His Perfectness requires judgment for sins, which is why He sent Jesus to die (there is no forgiveness of sin without shed blood) on the cross. But because there are people who haven't accepted His sacrifice, they must pay for their own sin.
2007-09-29 00:08:04 · answer #10 · answered by Daughter of the King 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋