Why would someone even want to consider believing in hell when people who emphasize it are so awful?
Sadly, I can appreciate what you’re saying. It makes me think of those who will picket a funeral, or those who have a smug arrogance about their spiritual superiority to others.
Exactly. Or when a preacher will use the fear of hell to manipulate people. To be honest, it makes me angry.
Me, too.
Would it help to know that there are people who are not arrogant jerks and who actually do a lot to help others, but who still believed in hell?
That is honestly hard for me to imagine.
Can you give an example?
I’d be glad to.
One of many examples is a couple named Jim and Elisabeth Elliot. They went to tell a hostile tribe about Jesus and Jim was killed as a result. Elisabeth returned to the tribe, forgave his killers, and served them for years.
Does that help?
I have concerns about the concept of hell
I have heard things about the Christian concept of hell that really bother me. Wow, a very tough topic. Yeah, it is. You’re a Christian, right? If you mean a screwed up person who loves Jesus and believes the bible, then yes, I am. smile smile Here’s what bothers me...