(November 23, 2012 at 5:44 am)Undeceived Wrote:(November 22, 2012 at 10:41 pm)MultipleTentacles Wrote: designed to induce fear... to adopt any kind of conclusion without question because you're afraid of infinite hell.The thing is, the Bible does not allow you to adopt 'any kind of conclusion.' Faith alone saves. There is no action you can respond to the knowledge of hell with that will save you from hell. You must have faith that Jesus' sacrifice will rescue you from hell. No one will consider the existence of hell unless they have/accept the way out. This is human psychology-- hopelessness and 'infinite' torture are incomprehensible. We have never known utter hopelessness or infinity or a state like hell in which God is completely absent… love and all. Neither can one understand an absence of faith, hope or love (what hell is) unless they see the source of all three. To a nonbeliever, faith, hope and love do not exist so there is no concept of infinite hell, only an extreme form of physical torture, a supernatural extension to the natural world we know (which is unbelievable even to me). Because of this, faith in God and faith in the existence of hell must come at the exact same time, meaning there is no room for your fear of hell to drive you to madness. How do I know all this? Because I believe in hell and God and you believe in neither. Hebrews 11:1 says, "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Faith is my evidence. You may not understand. I pray you will receive the Holy Spirit who will open your eyes. You can pray also: “Dear God, help me to have faith in you.” Jesus died so that you might enter the circle of experiencing true love, faith and hope. There's only one way to learn how to race--to get on the race track. Jesus is the door onto the track. Accept his sacrifice for your shortcomings (in loving, hoping, and having faith) and he will let you through.
Hope and love do not exist to the non-believer?
You're a fucking idiot.
