>>That sounds like it was wrote by some one who has read just enough of the Bible to not even know what it is all about, but did not like the little bit they read. <<
Not to me. On the surface maybe. But then, attempting to explain something as vast and complicated (and incomprehensible to man) in such a short analogy can be tricky. Different people take away different meaning based on their own interpretation of a myriad of scripture references coupled with their own life experiences.
This brings up another point. People can interpret the Bible in a myriad of different ways, but atheists insist that there’s only one way to interpret it (usually the worst possible one).
Not to me. On the surface maybe. But then, attempting to explain something as vast and complicated (and incomprehensible to man) in such a short analogy can be tricky. Different people take away different meaning based on their own interpretation of a myriad of scripture references coupled with their own life experiences.
I was assuming that by the marriageable age that any one would already know they were bound for hell, and i can,t see that it really matters if hell is eternal punishment or if it means something entirely different and i am not convinced what it means because i am aware that much of the scriptures may just be symbols.
At the same time i can see if some one who knows nothing about it hears that they must believe or go into eternal punishment might think it is punishment either way.
And do we really have a choice of belief? believe or die, i am not sure if that would really make me believe, but i don,t think so.
Most unbelievers believe that we make our own hell or heaven here on earth and after that there is nothing, and although they have a point they are missing the most important point.
These people are just as good as any one else and need Christs words of truth because to them there is nothing after this life any way so what does it matter what hell is, and that is also what some believers say hell is, nothing.
So the message would be to them, it don,t have to end, there can be more, if you want more.
And just to be honest i would like for some one to convince me that hell was not such a bad place, GEE, i wander why.
So i was just looking at it from a different point of view, thanks.