Hell and Satan exist?
Yep,right here on Earth.
Yet I truly believe a God of love and mercy would not condemn those of us whose sins have been chasing a few girls,cheating on a test or stealing candy from a store.
Hell is for those like Pol Pot,Hitler,Stalin,Saddam,etc.The REAL bad folks of which there are way too many as it is.
>>Yet I truly believe a God of love and mercy would not condemn those of us whose sins have been chasing a few girls,cheating on a test or stealing candy from a store.<<
You are 100% incorrect, and have no scriptural support for your position. You ought to read the book of Romans.
God's standard for us is the 10 Commandments. Breaking one is no different than breaking all of them, regardless of the amount or weight of the sin (be it 'chasing girls' or outright adultery, be it stealing a candy bar or a cadillac). All of us are sinners who deserve hell for violating God's standards.
This is what makes Grace all the more sweet. This is what makes God's love and mercy all the more a blessing. When one is in Christ, and has his sins forgiven and atoned for by Christ's sacrifice, he is no longer under that condemnation.
God in his infinite justice cannot let lawbreaking go unpunished. No earthly judge would do it, why would God, the creator and sustainer of all life, allow it?
>>Hell is for those like Pol Pot,Hitler,Stalin,Saddam,etc.The REAL bad folks of which there are way too many as it is.<<
Other men are not the standard. God's law is.
There is a great lie, a great deception about the ugly reality of sin. Don't buy into it.
There is no such thing as Purgatory. There is Heaven, and there is Hell, and you will be in one or the other on your last day. Purgatory is a fantasy invented by men who believe that people can work their way into salvation. It is by grace, and grace alone that one can be saved. And this grace is a gift from God. No amount of reasoning or arguments will save one. No amount of good deeds or positive thoughts will amount to anything without being ransomed by Christ's blood.
Confess, repent, and forsake your sins (even the "small ones") and trust in Christ for your salvation - not the whims of a man in Rome.
Yet I truly believe a God of love and mercy would not condemn those of us whose sins have been chasing a few girls,cheating on a test or stealing candy from a store. Hell is for those like Pol Pot,Hitler,Stalin,Saddam,etc.The REAL bad folks of which there are way too many as it is.
You are so wrong on a couple of things...You think living on earth in the US is Hell??? It's a pretty nice Hell if you live in parts of India, Cambodia or Africa...
None of the things you mentioned will send you to Hell...There's only one thing that will send you to Hell...That's the refusal to accept Jesus as your Savior...
Your belief bears no resemblance to Christian orthodoxy. You're welcome to it regardless, of course. Just thought I'd let you know.
You have way too low a view of the holiness of God, and way to high a view of your own character.
The God of Mercy has provided a way for you to not go to hell at great cost to Himself. There are no little sins, any deviation from God's perfect law is damnation. Even just once.
There is only one mortal sin in the world - not accepting Christ and His free offer of Salvation dearly bought for you.
>Hell is for Pol Pot, Hitler, Stalin, Saddam, etc. The REAL bad folks of which there are too many as it is.<
Hell is for ALL sinners, no matter what the sin, who do NOT repent, do NOT change their wicked ways, and DO NOT accept Christ Jesus into their hearts.
Redemption is for ALL sinners, no matter what the sin, who DO repent, DO change their wicked ways, and DO accept Christ Jesus into their hearts.
We are all condemned by our sins. There are no small sins. Jesus came and died on the cross in order for us to be forgiven of all our sins. The only way to Heaven is to repent and believe the Gospel!
16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[f] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only son.
John 3:16-18 NIV
"Hell and Satan exist?
Yep,right here on Earth.
Yet I truly believe a God of love and mercy would not condemn those of us whose sins have been chasing a few girls,cheating on a test or stealing candy from a store.
Hell is for those like Pol Pot,Hitler,Stalin,Saddam,etc.The REAL bad folks of which there are way too many as it is."
Where do you draw the line on good enough to escape hell and not quite good enough?
You couldn't be more wrong, Riverman. Hell is a real place where demons torment the unbeliever for all of eternity. It's horrible. Read "23 Minutes in Hell" for a little glimpse of hell. Not nice.