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God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

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Extol:
This is an excellent point, Gabriel.

My mother has loved me from the moment I was born.
She loved me before I was born.
She has always cared for me and provided for me.
Even though I'm an adult now, her love for me is still abundantly evident.
She would never, ever wish eternal torment on me, or even temporary torment.
Even if I was a serial killer, she would still love me.
She would still weep for me and plead for me if I was given a death sentence.
It would break her heart that I might suffer for a few moments, even if I deserved that penalty.
She would gladly go in my place, if she could.

And yet...

She believes that God will torment most of humanity for all eternity.
She believes (though she would never put it this way) that her love for me is stronger than God's love for the lost.  :-[
There are millions of Christian parents like this. It is one manner in which God's name is "blasphemed among the nations" (Rom. 2:24).

To me, the love a mother has for a child is a powerful argument for the salvation of all.
What mother would punish her son by throwing him in a fire, even for a few seconds?
Are we to think that mothers love their sons more than God loves humankind?

I don't have any children, but I think of the people I love the most--my wife, and my two-year old niece--and I shudder to think of them being burned in real fire for even a second. I shudder to think of any kind of pain befalling them. Forget my wife and my niece...I wouldn't even wish for Usama bin Laden to be burned in real fire. And I'm just a carnal human...I think God loves bin Laden far more than this human heart could ever love his wife or niece.

JohnMichael:
Extol, your reply reminded me of these verses. :)

Mat 7:11  If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Mat 7:12  Everything, therefore, be it what it may, that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for in this the Law and the Prophets are summed up.

Gabriel:
Thank you Jesse, It reminds me of a time back in my early childhood. (I hope I don't sound like a monster for this) When I thought to myself. "If God gave me a choice he would either send my brother (Who means the world to me) to hell for eternity or myself. Who would I choose? But, even at that age I wasted no time, in choosing myself for the flames. That's how much I loved my brother, and is why I was in torments until I found Rays site back in 05

P.S. My brother's name is Jesse. Now I have two brother's name Jesse  :)

Bless you all.

Extol:
Jesse is a cool name! It means "God exists".  8)

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