How could a loving God send anyone to a place like Hell?
Many have wrongly believed that the torment of hell is unjust – such a belief fails to recognize the holiness of God, and what existence apart from God would be like. Apart from God, there is no hope, no comfort, no companionship, no pleasure, no light, etc. In essence, if you chose to reject Christ, and live apart from God on earth, then that decision carries on into eternity. On earth, you still benefit from God’s presence and the presence of His children, even though you choose to reject Him. In hell, His presence will cease to be, and there will be none of the benefits you enjoy now. God is good and when He is absent only that which is evil and horrifying will continue to exist. Thus, the Biblical descriptions of hell make perfect sense. It is important to recognize that God does not send anyone to hell – people choose to go there by rejecting God’s free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.
