Originally posted by lemon limeThe teaching that there is an eternal hell in which hordes of mankind will suffer eternal punishment can be a difficult doctrine to accept. We hear so much about God's infinite love and how He desires that all men be saved. However, those who develop their theologies based upon the "gentle" side of God do so with an incomplete picture. Not only is God loving, gracious, and merciful, but He is also holy, just, and hates sin. God punishes the sinner.
It appears that you agree that hell itself is not morally bankrupt.
I did not say hell is eternal, but you've repeatedly reset the argument and claimed I've said it is eternal, so I must assume your wish is to continue arguing this point... which in itself points to a different sort of morally bankruptcy
The Bible teaches that there is a fiery hell, a place that Jesus warned people about.
"And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the eternal fire,"
(Matthew 18:8)
Eternal fire is real. Jesus said it was. In fact, Jesus spoke a great deal about hell. It is what Jesus came here to save us from.
https://carm.org/hell-eternal
-Removed-It's abhorrent...
Abhorrent to who? Discerning moral absolutes (set by God) is not the same as a 'moral absolute' you might invent for yourself. If you think what you want to believe is able to trump what God has set into place then you are in effect judging God...
Who will have the final word after all is said and done?
