I was asked once, by a atheist friend, why everyone can’t go to Heaven. I asked her “Why do you want to go to Heaven?” She looked at me, puzzled. I added “If Heaven is a place where you are eternally in the presence of God, why would an atheist want to be there?”
ive always believed that God doesnt damn anyone eternally, but the person rejecting God, damns him or herself.
They might or I might answer in their place that the theology or myth from their point of view is that heaven is pleasant and hell unpleasant. I think we could answer that the reason heaven is pleasant is because of the presence of God. That the fruits of the holy spirit are overflowing there and that as believers we desire all that. That is our prize that we aim for.
“If Heaven is a place where you are eternally in the presence of God, why would an atheist want to be there?”
I didn’t make it all the way through the book, but a Christian writer devoted a book to the idea that there is no Hell. EVERYONE will be in the presence of God.
However, for those that have not believed in Jesus and forgiven of their sins, being in the presence of God will be hell. Can you imagine having every sin exposed every moment for eternity?
I’m not sure if I believe it, but he did make some reasonable arguments I thought.