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To: Ken H
they are doomed to eternal torture. Correct?

You have a bad picture of hell. Men only get what they eternally ask for. The idea that men in hell would repent and come to Christ if they "only had the chance" is hocum. There is an eternal "Thy will be done" or "MY will be done" and God both honors and effectuates that meaningful choice by His creatures. If you could go into the bowels of hell to see the most pathetic damned soul, in the agonies of his own dissolution as an eternal being, you would find an eternal venom, spite, hate and rebellion against God, so that if the price to heaven is submission, humility, and reception of grace, the answer would be "not 'no' but HELL NO!" God simply gives men what they eternally wish for, which is banishment from his presence. This is hell.

375 posted on 03/29/2007 1:25:01 PM PDT by DreamsofPolycarp (Ron Paul in '08)
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To: DreamsofPolycarp
You have a bad picture of hell.

Hell yes, I do! I read the article.

Men only get what they eternally ask for.

Are you saying that once in Hell, you could, in theory, accept Salvation and leave? Or once in, there is no escape?

378 posted on 03/29/2007 1:40:20 PM PDT by Ken H
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