(May 3, 2012 at 5:09 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: 1. Does god cast people into hell?No. Hell is not without its pleasures - lust, greed, self-righteous anger. People follow what they most desire and resent what stands between them and their heart's desire.
"This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed." - John 3:19-20
2. Is there fire in hell?Bibilical references to fire symbolise the quality of our loves and the resulting benefits or harm thereof. Purification of the soul is described in Rev 3:18, Dan 12:10, Mal 3:2, Matt 3:11, Zec 13:9 and elsewhere when reference is made to love for the Lord. Elsewhere in the scriptures fire symbolizes the infernal lusts for evil that destroy the soul. See Zec 9:4, Joel 1:19, Matt 3:10, and Rev 20:14,15. Hell is filled with the burning passions of lust and rage.
3. Are all the non-believers on these forums going to hell?I don't know, nor do I care to speculate.
4. Will our souls remain in hell for eternity?No one has been in hell forever yet. Theoretically, those who remain in hell do so because they prefer the delights of hell over those of heaven.
5. How can we avoid going to hell?Love what is good and true and avoid doing evil because it is inherently wrong.
Thank you for answering my questions. Now if I could get five certified True Christians™ to verify your highly interesting take on hell that would be great.
I'll give you this Chad, you're clearly bat shit crazy, but your hell is a lot more interesting than the bible's version.