God won’t be torturing anyone. He won’t force anyone to accept the free gift of salvation offered through His Son. They are CHOOSING to pass eternity in torment.
Agreed.
And all that have not been given the chance to learn in this earth age, will be given another opportunity in the Lord’s Day. If, during that time, their arrogance remains, they, indeed, will CHOOSE to be the product of their own arrogance.
Personally, I wonder why God loves us at all. But, I’m grateful He does and gives us the choice to love Him back.
“God won’t be torturing anyone. He won’t force anyone to accept the free gift of salvation offered through His Son. They are CHOOSING to pass eternity in torment.”
Okay, I choose to not accept the free gift of salvation offered through His Son.
I also choose to not be tortured forever. Does that work?
I understood the Bible to teach that if I fail to “accept the free gift of salvation offered through His Son,” then God will send me to hell to burn forever and ever. Not just waterboarding, or bamboo chutes under the finger nails. But everlasting fire. Did I miss something?
I have no problem with people who choose to believe as you do. Heck, I devoutly believed it myself for 30 years. But I really wish someone would present a rational, reasonable argument that permits an infinitely loving and merciful God to force/allow the vast majority of humans who have ever lived to suffer agonizing pain forever. Under those circumstances, the word mercy has no meaning.