(February 22, 2012 at 11:36 am)chipan Wrote: You have such a misconception of God. He does not murder. God also does not torture anyone. In fact hell is not meant for torture but for separation of God. People may think it to be cruel but God is infinitely loving and infinitely righteous. Because of his righteousness, he must punish us for our sin and the wadges of sin is death, but he loved us so much he gave his son to die for us so that we may go to heaven and be with him. Those who don't accept Jesus must be punished according to his righteousness. He does not threaten anyone, he simply allows an informed decision by telling us what we deserve and how to redeem ourselves.
Actually no, there are no misconceptions, the bible tells it like it is.
~*~Your beliefs don't make you a better person, your behavior does ~*~
~*~Live a good life. If there are Gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are Gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no Gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones - Marcus Aurelius~*~
~*~Live a good life. If there are Gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are Gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no Gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones - Marcus Aurelius~*~
