Hell and Christianity

**Skullheadhq** · 02-04-2010, 19:26

If hell exists, where would it be?

**Aemilius Paulus** · 02-04-2010, 19:35

Originally Posted by Skullheadhq

If hell exists, where would it be?

Good Lord, as if religion was not fantasy-like enough, you have to ask this?

If the existence of God was to proven, heaven or hell would be a very minor thing to explain. Supposing God plays by the rules, if he is that proverbial 'watchmaker', hell or heaven could be in another dimension. But given all the other irrational evidence, I would say this is the least of our troubles...

**The Wizard** · 02-04-2010, 21:07

Your talk of Elohim punishing the Egyptians has made me need to listen to Metallica...

Originally Posted by PVC

Well, in order to be forgiven you have to be truly penitent, and not merely afraid for your soul. Imagine the amount of penitence appropriate to Hitler's, Stalin's, or Mao's crimes. Imagine the amount of mental suffering that would produce.

My friend posited that the God of Jesus is all-forgiving, regardless of what you've done.

If hell exists, where would it be?

Ohio

**Hax** · 02-04-2010, 21:32

I agree with Fragony.

There, it's out.

**Fragony** · 02-04-2010, 22:09

Originally Posted by Hax

I agree with Fragony.

There, it's out.

don't fight it

**drone** · 02-04-2010, 21:47

Originally Posted by The Wizard

Ohio

Everybody knows it's Detroit.

**Louis VI the Fat** · 02-05-2010, 03:39

Originally Posted by drone

Everybody knows it's Detroit.

Which calls for the classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSp2KGMQEk8

The first time I saw it, in the movie, I wet myself laughing.

**Strike For The South** · 02-04-2010, 22:21

Originally Posted by The Wizard

Ohio

a man after my own heart

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 02-04-2010, 22:50

Originally Posted by Strike For The South

It's kinda of like that...

Says your religion, but not mine. Two factors mitigate against the view, in my opinion.

1. It does not glorify God, because it reduces him from King and Father to merely Tyrant, making him merely the Devils opposite.

2. It harms hummanity and leads to Sin by removing the feeling of personal responsibility.

Originally Posted by The Wizard

Your talk of Elohim punishing the Egyptians has made me need to listen to Metallica...

My friend posited that the God of Jesus is all-forgiving, regardless of what you've done.

I agree with your friend, but in order to benefit from forgiveness you have to accept it; which requires penitence; which provokes anguish in the Soul for Sin.