(August 28, 2018 at 10:13 am)Aroura Wrote: So, let's say there is a child that is raped and tortured. That child develops the inability to trust. Even if they are lucky enough to get treatment and they recover enough to work and not be labeled "mentally ill", they still suffer through their entire life the effects of being heavily abused as a child.
Let's say that person grows up unable to accept love, because their idea of love was twisted so badly at a young age that they never recover.
Do they go to hell when they reject God? Do they get to suffer eternal separation? Can you not see how this is the worst kind of punishing a victim?
This is a real question(s), and I want answers from one of the theists in this thread.
Your question is predicated on a person being unable to respond to God's love. First, it is far from clear whether God's love could not reach such as person. I have to imagine that if there was any healing that can happen, it is in relationship with God--who can satisfy the emotional and spiritual needs of a person better than any other. Second, I have always held that God judges based on your response to the information he has revealed to you. If a person is indeed broken, it is entirely the case God will judge them on what responses were possible--with no one knowing what responses were possible except God.
