(September 3, 2021 at 7:51 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: I recently got into a debate with a theist on YouTube and was told, for the umpteenth time, that I'm going to Hell. I replied by saying that theists' puerile threats do not impress me. My opponent has abandoned the debate.
I just tell them
1. Stop living in fear.
then, they respond with
2. I am not living in fear.
Me:
3. Yes, you are living in fear. You are afraid of Hell. You just mentioned to the other guy (or me) that you will go to Hell if you don’t believe in Jesus.
You have read the Bible. I have read the same book. We both read the descriptions about Hell.
Theist:
4. No, I am not afraid of hell. I believe in Jesus and he will protect me.
Me:
5. I know that Jesus acts as a protector. He protects you from hell and so he reduces your fear level. That is what Jesus is for. Jesus is like insurance. I have home insurance. It reduces my fear.
If you aren’t afraid of hell, then you can continue to believe in Jesus and ask him to send you to hell.
6. The conversation can take different pathways at this point.
If someone mentions that hell is a separation from the jewish god and you, nope, they are afraid to spell out exactly what hell is. Give him the lines from the Bible that explain hell.
Note: It is incredible the number of christians who do not recognize fear. Some of them don’t even know that they are in a religion. They call it “a relationship with Jesus”.
