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A born again Christian who has a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ spends very little time thinking about hell.

You would think that would be true, but it’s almost all the preachers in the bible belt talk about. I know this because I’m in a southern Gospel band that plays at a LOT of churches in Kentucky. The main message I hear is that hell is terrible and you don’t want to go there.

If it was just a benign teaching, that would be one thing, but I believe the hell message damages the Gospel. Thing is, we are to seek His presence out of a desire to be with Him, not out of fear of Him torturing us. The latter may fill pews, but it fills them only with posers hedging their bets.

It also paints God as a MONSTER who created most human beings to be forever tortured. It doesn’t make sense when you actually read His word. Nowhere does God torure his enemies. What he does is destroy them.

It also paints God as a MONSTER

Yep, a MONSTER who would send his only son to die on the cross. A Holy God, who can have no sin in is presence. A Just God who must punish sin.

But your God is a loving God, he would never do such things because it offends your way of thinking (which is obvious in your comments)............................

He must be Just and Holy. Mercy is at his discretion.

Isa_33:6 In that day He will be your sure foundation, providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD will be your treasure.

Act_9:31 The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.

This “no hell” concept is a recent LIBERAL view (becoming popular in the mid 1800’s) because it offends human nature. IT has not stood the test of sound doctrine.

but it fills them only with posers hedging their bets.

I'll assume you are talking about churches that preach the Gospel of our Lord.

The 'posers' are in a church where they hear the Word of God, faith comes by hearing. If they weren't 'hedging their bets' would they be in church exposed to the Word? Did not Christ die for their sins as well? The Law and the Holy Spirit convict the sinful heart, if they are absent from church how will they hear the remedy.

Nowhere does God torture his enemies.

Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Hell was created for the Devil and his angels. But: Matt 24:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

God created our soul in his own image, to live forever. It is our choice WHERE we will spend eternity. He has made every effort to put a roadblock to hell for us, He sacrificed His own Son to keep us from going there. He sent the Holy Spirit to convict us of our sin and to lead us into all righteousness. We have the responsibility to submit our own will to this plan of God’s, sometimes referred to as “the foolishness of God”. Such a plan seems foolish to the natural man, but to the one that humbly submits to Him, it is salvation (rescue from hell).