inspired in a different way . . . but jews still burn in hell.
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inspired in a different way . . . but jews still burn in hell.
Says who?
And anybody can burn in hell, depending on what they believe.
Why is belief so important that it can get you into hell? It sounds like a pretty sadistic little game to me. What a god of love he is!
It's just as well that we don't behave as God does, otherwise we would be nuking people all over the place, and casting people into the ovens for believing things that we don't, for being different to us.
Maybe God inspired Adolf and Josef.
If somebody believes in hell, and also believes in freewill, and that freewill can lead us to sin and eventually hell, then how can that person have children? Isn't child-rearing a terribly callous thing to do in such circumstances?
I believe in hell, but I don't really believe in free will. I mean the real definition of free will can only be found in the concept of reincarnation of the Budhists/Hindus. That's really 'free will', cause uoi will have the changes to be a better person. If you're keep doing bad things that you'll be traped in the cirlcle of reicarnation. But the case is different in Christianity.
Belief is the most important thing but I don't believe God would condemn everyone who is not Christian. Afterall Jesus tried to save people not kill them. I think even if you believe after death God would be pretty forgiving still.Quote:
Originally posted by atiguhya padma
Why is belief so important that it can get you into hell? It sounds like a pretty sadistic little game to me. What a god of love he is!
Cassandra,
Why is belief the most important thing? I believe that Brazil won the last world cup. I don't think that's really important. Do you?
beliefs are for goldfish.
<I think even if you believe after death God would be pretty forgiving still.>
I think that whatever you are after death, it cannot be compared to what you were before death. Belief is a concept that applies to living material things. Therefore, the whole question of belief after death becomes meaningless.
ati, what a horrible thing to say. :( Beliefs are the most important things to people. If you believe in NOTHING than what's the point in anything? You know, a lot of people think that hell is a place without God. The theory goes that all the people who don't want to be around God don't have to be. It would just be considered 'hell' by a lot of people to live somewhere like that.Quote:
Originally posted by atiguhya padma
Why is belief so important that it can get you into hell? It sounds like a pretty sadistic little game to me. What a god of love he is!
It's just as well that we don't behave as God does, otherwise we would be nuking people all over the place, and casting people into the ovens for believing things that we don't, for being different to us.
Maybe God inspired Adolf and Josef.
*deep breath* Do you really think THIS is all there is to the world? That there's nothing else out there? No greater meaning, no other purpose, no greater good? Why don't I just kill myself then? I'd rather die than believe in nothing, as if this is all there is. Beliefs are important because they are the quintessential essence of humanity. Love, faith, hope. It's what holds us together. Atheists sound so inhuman sometimes, standing there belittling things that others hold dear. what do you believe in? nothing?
and it's pretty darned important who wins the world cup!!!! :p :) [going to Germany. Just try and stop me]
~Goldfish. glub glub.
just off topic, I love soccer.
continuing my monologue, are you going to ask me if the world is hell then, because God isn't here? We can still reach him, in hell you probably can't.
God is here, just in a different form, that's what i think anyway. I agree with fayefaye, people have to believe in something. I guess I'm a goldfish too, oh well. I also have to say that the cup is a little different in my opinion, though many would disagree. That doesn't mean things like that aren't important, just that that particualr belief is different.
"I think that whatever you are after death, it cannot be compared to what you were before death. Belief is a concept that applies to living material things. Therefore, the whole question of belief after death becomes meaningless."
That depends on your beliefs. Having heaven implys a consciousness after death so faith can still apply. You probably would be different after death, hopefully better but their still must be some sone of you.
It kind of annoys me that EVERY thread that has anything to do with the Bible becomes a Christians v. Non-Christians fight. All I was talking about was OT authors biases. Nevermind :(