Do you believe in hell? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Not anymore. Because hell is a concept found in the bible and in Christianity. The bible is full of errors and ambiguities and much of it can be interpreted many ways. Even the very clear passages are taken to mean many different things simply because of how it is worded. the bible claims to hold the one truth and way to the one true God but it is so ambiguous that it cannot represent a loving caring one and only god who will cast all those who fail to believe it in hell. I have to believe if there is just one God and he will cast people in hell for not believing his way then he would know enough to create a book with very clear and precise directions that all mankind and all ages would understand. the bible and Christians claim the bible does this but all you have to do is look at all the warring factions in Christianity and they all claim to be pleasing to God but all have very different doctrines. Tongue speaking, Baptism is essential, baptism is not essential, you can fall from grace, you cannot fall from grace, faith only, Jesus only, faith and works together are very different doctrines but they all claim to be pleasing to God, this is not possible according to Ephesians 4:4,5,6.
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Answer 2

In the New Testament, there are actually 3 Greek words translated "hell" in English. These words are Hades, Gehenna and Tartaroo. Most English translations of the Bible do not distinguish these 3 words, and instead, render them all "hell", thus obscuring the meaning of each.

Hades is equated to the Hebrew word Sheol in Acts 2:27 because the Greek word Hades is substituted for the Hebrew word Sheol in the quote of the Old Testament verse Psalm 16:10. Sheol, in Hebrew, means "grave" and seems to be the place where the dead go (good and bad!) in the Old Testament scripture. At the end of the New Testament, at the coming of Christ, those in Hades are cast into "the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:14). In this sense "hell" is not the final place of the dead, but rather "the lake of fire".

Gehenna means "Valley of Hinnom" (modern-day "Wadi en Nar"; viz, Valley of Fire), and geographically, this is a ravine to the southwest of Jerusalem running towards the Dead Sea. In the Old Testament, this valley was where the unbelieving Israelites burned their children to the god Molech (2Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 7:31-32). Therefore God cursed it. Jesus promised some unbelievers would be cast there (Matthew 23:33) and burned. This quite literally happened to some of the people that Jesus spoke to when the Romans besieged Jerusalem in AD 70. The dead bodies of many were thrown in this ravine. The word "Gehenna" also appears not only to be a physical place, but a place where the wicked dead are cast after death as well (Luke 12:5). In most places in the New Testament it occurs with the word for "fire" and thus is saying "Valley of Hinnom Fire".

Tartaroo is actually a verb, not a noun like Hades and Gehenna. It means "to be cast into Tartaros". It is only used once in the New Testament (2Peter 2:4) and is where the "angels who sinned" were cast. If you know your Greek mythology Tartaros was the place even below Hades, where wicked souls were tortured and where the Titans were cast to when the Olympian gods defeated them.

So, is "hell" the traditional place most people hear of? Well, no and yes, as you can see above. But, thus, if you believe the Bible, then Hades, Gehenna and Tartarus are real places and have significant spiritual status.

If you don't believe the Bible, then "hell" is just a colorful metaphor.

Answer 3

Of course not. Its a ridiculous creation for the purpose of threatening and intimidating people.

While the idea of an afterlife is universal to almost all cultures, the idea of hell is not. We could argue what happens to the spirit or life force after the body can no longer contain it, but the idea that after you die the quality of your life is judged by an ethereal score cared keeper and then your soul is condemned to eternal punishment is absolutely preposterous. The concept of Hell would be laughable if it hasnt caused so much misery and needless pain and guilt over the years.

Answer 4

As a practicing Catholic, the one Catholic doctrine that I wish were not true is the one that says that hell is real and permanent.

Hell is mentioned in the New Testament over two dozen times, and usually in glowing and painful detail. It's mentioned by Christ Himself numerous times.

Therefore, we cannot say that we haven't been warned.

Obviously, there is only one way to avoid hell -- and that is to live our lives in such a way as to not go there. That means believing in Christ and putting into action what He wishes for us.

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Answer 5

I believe in hell. Because it is God who said that there is heaven & it is God also who said that there is hell and God won't lie on what he said.

Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Answer 6

Yes and No.
I don't believe in it in the context of christianity but I think that we live in an every day hell...

That's just my belief.

Answer 7

Yeah i believe in hell as god has mentioned it to his creation.if you do things bad then thats we're you'll go.It depends on the person.Lets hope god sends no one to hell!

Answer 8

Yes, the Bible talks of hell many times. So does Jesus.

Why should I NOT believe Him?

Answer 9

Yes, it is a place that God prepared for Satan, and his angel friends, if man chooses to follow after Satan, and reject His Son, the Christ, they too will be cast into it.

Answer 10

there is no hell, heaven, god. you should try to enjoy this life, there is no guarantee that anything else is waiting.