Why when you ask a question about Hell being cruel do people answer about parents punishing their kids?
How Does Learning the Truth About Hell Affect You? THOSE who teach that hell is a place of torment promote a gross misrepresentation of Jehovah God and his qualities. Granted, the Bible does say that God will destroy the wicked. (2 Thessalonians 1:6-9) But righteous anger is not God’s dominant quality. God is not malicious or vindictive. He even asks: “Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” (Ezekiel 18:23, King James Version) If God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, how could he for all eternity delight in watching these ones being tormented? God’s preeminent quality is love. (1 John 4:8) Indeed, “the LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.” (Psalm 145:9, The Holy Bible—New International Version) In return, God wants us to develop heartfelt love for him.—Matthew 22:35-38. Fear of Hell or Love of God—Which Motivates You? The teaching that souls suffer in hell promotes a morbid fear of God. By contrast, a person who learns the truth about G
Perhaps it is due to a rather antiquated idea of Hell. Hell is HERE on Earth … there is no mystical furnace and there are no Devils that made us do all the evil things that happen on Earth. WE are the ONLY ones responsible for OUR acts and deeds … Satan did NOT make us do it. Nor is there an afterlife that includes a Hell or Heaven. These were metaphors. When we follow the Lord Jesus Christ and do not JUDGE and make every effort to lead a good life we create a heavenly life for ourselves here on earth. By doing the opposite we create our own Hell on Earth. When we die we move on to our next learning assignment, as Nature intended. But for those living in the Old Testament days I guess you can believe whatever you would like. But the truth is that WE are the Creators of our worlds here on Earth. As such we are the gods of our World. If you believe in Hell then Hell you shall receive since Jesus told us that our faith could move mountains. At the same time it was also implied that if
This is a really good question ! And I have you a really good answer which is not mine but it comes from God. Lets look at this hell that too many say we are going to burn in it forever. God tells us here who is going to this hell. (Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whore-mongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, will have their part in the Lake burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.) He is pretty definitive about who he is going to send there but notice a very critical part in this verse. Did you notice it says it will be the second death. People will die when they are thrown into that fiery hell not burn forever. Here is another scripture that confirms the same thing. (Malachi 4:3 And you shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day which I am preparing, says Jehovah of Hosts.) Yes people will be burned to ashes when they go into that fiery hell. Go
