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Sorin:
I've had Christians tell me that those that have never heard, well "they'll still be in Hell, but punished less severly for eternity". as if that somehow makes it fair and acceptable. :roll:
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jennie:
This almost sounds like the premise of the book " Dante's Inferno". It has been many years since my college days but the premise of the book is that there are 9 different levels of hell. The levels progress from least sever punishment to most severe punishment. Sorry I don't remember much more than that.
Phazel:
--- Quote from: jennie ---This almost sounds like the premise of the book " Dante's Inferno". It has been many years since my college days but the premise of the book is that there are 9 different levels of hell. The levels progress from least sever punishment to most severe punishment. Sorry I don't remember much more than that.
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This is just my opinion. I think these are emotion based conclusions. The average christian probably does not like the thought of hell and may have a feeling of real concern for those they "believe" are in hell.
To rationalize levels of Sin according to mans thinking they have to come up with stuff like this. When we hear Sin is Sin they have a hard time wrapping thier brain around a compassionate God torturing 10 year old Johnny forever when he died after stealing a pack of Gum from the 5 and dime and little sweet johnny hadn't made a profession of faith.
Johnny is still being punished in hell forever , but its not quite as bad. WHAT????
If so many people didn't whole heartedly believe this stuff it might make a good comedy routine.
rvhill:
Here is were I came from. Long ago I gave up on the ideal of a place of Fire and torment, of hell in the classical since. Then I asked myself at what point does someone have to believe in order to be saved? The answer I found was not in this life, but the next, at judgment. So after that I believed that at Judgment all would be testified by Jesus, and those who reject the hole spirit would be casted in to the pit, true death, or outer darkness. Since I believed in free will of some type or another. I could not understand and except that all would be saved. I new of many of the verses, but they were a mystery to me. Now I find I have different problems and mysteries I have to over come.
Phazel:
--- Quote from: rvhill ---Here is were I came from. Long ago I gave up on the ideal of a place of Fire and torment, of hell in the classical since. Then I asked myself at what point does someone have to believe in order to be saved? The answer I found was not in this life, but the next, at judgment. So after that I believed that at Judgment all would be testified by Jesus, and those who reject the hole spirit would be casted in to the pit, true death, or outer darkness. Since I believed in free will of some type or another. I could not understand and except that all would be saved. I new of many of the verses, but they were a mystery to me. Now I find I have different problems and mysteries I have to over come.
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I can relate to your last sentence. But the great thing, to me anyway, is that it is now an adventure to share with others rather than hope they just listen about Jesus to avoid eternal torture.
Thats freedom...
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