(December 1, 2014 at 11:50 pm)JesusChristLover Wrote: It will take me time to read and digest this 49 page thread, so here is my contribution to this discussion just by reading the OP.
Every sinner in hell has a full realization that he deserves to be there. Each sinner has a fully informed, acutely aware, and sensitive conscience which, in hell, becomes his own tormenter. This is the experience of torture in hell—a person fully aware of his or her sin with a relentlessly accusing conscience, without relief for even one moment. The guilt of sin will produce shame and everlasting self-hatred.
We, at this very moment know that eternal punishment for a lifetime of sins is justified and deserved. We have two simple options, repent or go-to-hell.
So tell me, what godly purpose do you think hell serves? Is it about retribution or rehabilitation? (Careful, your answer is likely to tell us much more about you than 'the afterlife'.)