Yet I truly believe a God of love and mercy would not condemn those of us whose sins have been chasing a few girls,cheating on a test or stealing candy from a store. Hell is for those like Pol Pot,Hitler,Stalin,Saddam,etc.The REAL bad folks of which there are way too many as it is.
You are so wrong on a couple of things...You think living on earth in the US is Hell??? It's a pretty nice Hell if you live in parts of India, Cambodia or Africa...
None of the things you mentioned will send you to Hell...There's only one thing that will send you to Hell...That's the refusal to accept Jesus as your Savior...
Oh,then I am definitely OK by those standards.
Of course I don't think living in the US is comparable to Hell!
Though sometimes it seems comparable to living in a lunatic asylum.
Hell on Earth? --> Going to Home Depot on the weekend when the NFL isn't playing.
Does this apply to the millions of people that have never even heard of Jesus Christ? Give your brain a rest. It needs it.
Don't forget to tell Him/Her that ALL of those things mentioned will send someone to hell (Rom 3:23 "for all have sinned, and fallen short of the Glory of God")..Now what it sin: Anything that violated the law..where is the law: The ten commandments are the basis of the law..
If Anyman (myself) included has broken (one), we have broken them all (He, Himself quoted as saying as much).
So ANY will condemn you, but ONLY Christ will Pardon you (Anyman or Woman).
We are all doomed unless we accept Christ's gift, but then again that is a choice.. (repentence +faith, belief in Christ as Savior for his willing punishment for our sins..)!