(April 27, 2014 at 5:13 pm)Losty Wrote:(April 27, 2014 at 5:07 pm)Stephanie Wrote: Only an atheist would view such a gift so horribly.
What gift? I wasn't referring to a gift. I was laughing at the idea of a deity who wishes us to accept him out of love and not fear and yet tells us he will burn us for eternity if we don't. With the threat of hell hanging over your head how could you accept god out if anything but fear?
Because he is love and a true believer with a relationship with him can recognize that.