The very thought of hell… the suffering that would take place… the finality of it… and other things make me not even want to consider the possibility it exists.
I don’t blame you.
To be honest, I don’t like to think about it either, especially for my friends and family who do not follow Christ.
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I know it may seem crazy and counter-intuitive, but what if there was a possibility of deeper joy for you and those you care about if you examined – not hell – but the big and beautiful ideas that are related to it.
Do you even realize that you just used the words “hell” and “beautiful” in the same sentence?
I know… please don’t misunderstand… I’m not saying suffering is beautiful.
… and, given the Chrisitan concept of god, the idea of hell isn’t even logical.
If the related big concepts in the bible were both beautiful and logical… like justice, our identity, who God is, and even love… would you be open to examining any of those?
I don’t see the reasonableness of hell… it doesn’t make sense
It doesn’t seem reasonable that God could be loving or just and still send people to hell. Ok. Hmm… As best as I know how to explain it, hell is a secondary concept. Hmm… I’m not sure what you mean. Are you saying secondary in terms of order or importance? In terms of...