RE: On Hell and Forgiveness
August 30, 2018 at 8:24 am
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2018 at 8:26 am by SteveII.)
(August 29, 2018 at 2:33 pm)polymath257 Wrote:(August 29, 2018 at 2:10 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: My thoughts in simpler terms:
Hell exists because God is not a tyrant who is going to force us to choose Him. He gives us the choice to choose God, or to choose "not God."
Hell is not a dark cave with fire and little demons running around torturing you. It is simply a separation from God.
Since God is Himself pure love, by separating our souls from God in the afterlife, you are separating yourself from beauty, joy, and love. That is why Hell sucks. Not because of torture or punishment.
Just because you are separating from 'pure love', why would that mean you are separated from love in all cases? Why would it imply you are separated from all beauty and joy? All it seems to mean is that you are separated from the 'pure' versions of these. But that is the case in life anyway, right?
Not having a body will probably put a dent in enjoying, well...just everything. Think about that for a minute. No input, no output.
In heaven, we are promised a new body that does not decay. It seems our souls are designed to be embodied for optimal performance.
Sorry, not a specific answer to your question, but seemed relevant to point out that such talk about having anything in hell is wrong.