(March 26, 2013 at 9:42 pm)Godschild Wrote:(March 26, 2013 at 8:41 pm)Justtristo Wrote: True, however if you like me has gotten to know the character of Yahweh/Jesus in the Bible. You come to the conclusion that Yahweh/Jesus (I am convinced they are one and the same) is enough of a sadistic prick to inflict eternal punishment (including babies and possibly foetuses) on people. However the sort of god a lot of Christians believe in would do inflict eternal punishment, temporary punishment or simply annihilation yes, eternal no. Because such an entity knows that one can only commit a finite number of sins in their lifetime.
People can only commit a certain number of sins before they die, however those sins are eternal unless they have been forgiven, thus eternal punishment (not torture) for eternal sins.
This does not make any sense, especially given the descriptions of what hell is like in the New Testament. If what happens in hell according to the New Testament is not torture, I don't know what is.
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