I don’t think God sends anyone to hell.
I think we send ourselves there when we reject God and God’s love, and commit sins against Him, especially sins against charity. And I believe people who are Hell-bound also experience that here in earth as they create a hell around them.
And I think the WORST part of Hell is the total absolute absence of God. The only thing that gives me hope for myself is that God is all forgiving as well as all just, and if you try to lead a decent life, avoid committing sins and seek forgiveness for those you do commit from God, He will save you.
There is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 100 who have no need of repentence.
True enough. People orchestrate their own trips to hell by declining salvation and therefore going to the evil they — we — all had embraced in the original sin.
God is rightly angry — wrathful — at hell. But the evil in it is so deep that its occupants would rather be there than to yield to God and become heavenly and go to heaven. They despise God.
The idea that any entity other than God could be self sufficient is the idea that ends up creating a hell. Because it is untrue. Management of your life by anyone other than God is a disaster in the end.
If you’re scared of hell then that means you haven’t yet lost the touch of God. If you lose that touch enough not only won’t you be scared of hell, but hell will thrill you.
You really believe people make the an informed and rational decision to march into eternal agony?
The thought process that would cause someone to believe that is fascinating to me.
A loving God would not force a person to remain in His presence FOREVER if that person chooses not to.
Interesting that not once did you mention Jesus and forgiveness through Him.
When we think of what God did to bring us to HIMSELF by the Cross of Christ, we cannot but know that the ultimate provision has been made.
I'm reading a book right now called Redemption, by Juli Camarin. Outlining and a study in the book of Hebrews. No one, and I mean NO ONE need go to Hell ever.
God has given us so many RED LIGHT WARNINGS and PROVISIONS that the vilest repentant sinner can have eternal life IF and that is a big IF he accepts the atonement on the cross for his sins.