RE: Why did god allow people to be born after the fall ?
November 7, 2017 at 1:51 pm
(This post was last modified: November 7, 2017 at 1:53 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(November 7, 2017 at 12:51 pm)Harry Nevis Wrote: Ok, why does he require it?
Here's what I believe:
God doesn't require it. We have a choice. But if we choose to turn away from Him in the next life, it'll leave us with nothing. Because we will no longer be physical bodies in a physical world with distractions and other things to do and to find fulfillment in. In the next life we are spirit and there is only God as fulfillment (though He is the ultimate and complete fulfillment), so if we reject that fulfillment we will have an extreme sense of emptiness. This emptiness causes extreme suffering, and that's the state of being in Hell.
God does not want that for us because He is inherently and completely good. That is why He wants us to accept Him and allow ourselves to be fulfilled by Him and His goodness and love. I think there are people who, upon dying and seeing God, will be either too horrible or too proud for that. These are the people who will find themselves in the state of being in Hell. It's their rejection of goodness and love, it's not God's punishment.
Here's a good explanation about Hell the way I think it actually is: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/18/arts/h...gewanted=1
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
