(September 15, 2010 at 9:23 am)Ace Wrote: I have asked in other threads about the reasoning of sending people to hell for all eternity for a finite victemless crime. Didn't quite get an answer.Are our sins really finite? Ultimately they are all sins against an infinite God. Perhaps this is why they deserve an infinite punishment.
Quote:Oh and don't bother saying 'no one can understand god's reasons' bullshit.Why not? It happens to be true. It is possible that the answer I gave above is wrong and the real answer is something that is beyond human comprehension.
(September 15, 2010 at 9:28 am)Skipper Wrote: I also want to know why hell was created by God.When Jesus spoke of Hell he used the word Gehenna. Gehenna was the name of a valley near Jerusalem where trash was taken and burned. Apparently its name came to be applied to Hell because Hell serves as a sort of moral garbage dump for creation where all the sin and evil are disposed of.
Quote:Seeing as most Christians blame sin or sinful actions on the devil, why can't god (the all powerful being that he is) just get rid of the devil and therefore get rid of all sin and then we can all go to heaven and live forever with sky daddy.Not all sin is the result of the devil. We all have natures that make it easier for us to sin than to do what is right. Revelation 20 tells us that Christ will reign on earth for a thousand years and Satan will be confined to the bottomless pit for all this time. At the end of this time he will be released and a large multitude will follow him. The fact that he finds so many followers demonstrates the evil that exists in humans. They will be forced to hide this evil during Christ's reign but will express it openly when they have the chance.
His invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Romans 1:20 ESV
Romans 1:20 ESV
