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To: boatbums
reincarnation makes sense, but hell doesn’t

Hell is one of the few things that made sense to me back when none of the rest of it did. What kind of loving God would force people to abide His Presence for eternity when they want nothing to do with Him?

2 posted on 03/30/2013 8:10:19 PM PDT by Legatus (Keep calm and carry on)
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To: Legatus
Hell is one of the few things that made sense to me back when none of the rest of it did. What kind of loving God would force people to abide His Presence for eternity when they want nothing to do with Him?

Not only that, but the doctrine of reincarnation - with its need for souls to transform from life to life in never-ending cycles until Nirvana is attained or self-salvation - is totally foreign to the Bible. Scripture says, "And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him." (Hebrews 9:27,28)

Ideas like those of this doctor only serve to placate people into a false sense of security where "everything's cool, it'll all work out in the end" and "Don't worry, be happy!". Thoughts like these can only come from the father of lies and proves that we can't allow emotion to guide us in the truths we must believe.

Nice to hear from you, Legatus. Hope all's well with the family. Have a Happy Easter/Resurrection Sunday!

10 posted on 03/30/2013 8:45:44 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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