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Do you personally feel that 'hellfire' is part of divine justice?

This is still being taught in religions around the earth. How do you feel? Would a loving parent put his child's hand on a hot stove? Is this teaching compatible with the God of 'perfect justice' (Deut. 32:4)?

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  • 10 years ago
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    What a good question! No, a loving parent would never punish his child this way and since we know that "God is love" 1 John 4:8, then those who teach this illogical doctrine clearly do not know God. It's not surprising that many people find it difficult to love a God who has been so dreadfully misrepresented in this way. No, Satan is the one that would love it if this doctrine were true. Happily it's not true, but we can guess the real source of this doctrine. Why do religions continue to tell this appalling lie about God? Only people who feel that we obey Jehovah out of morbid fear promoted by false doctrines are failing to realise that we obey him out of love, not fear of a non-existent fiery hell, and that he is worthy to receive that honour and glory from us, his humble, grateful servants. Revelation 4:11

    Source(s): New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Wow. No one should take their ideals from a book that has been changed over 4000 times. instead use a little trick that i like to call COMMON SENSE!!!

  • 10 years ago

    Nope...

    EDIT: It always cracks me up when dimbulbs TD someones direct answer, essentially calling them a liar... let me be clearer, I do not feel 'hellfire' is a part of divine justice... better? LMAO...

    IMHO

  • 10 years ago

    Absolutely not (Jeremiah 7:31)!

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    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    You mean hellfire the song?

  • 10 years ago

    Sin and sinners will be destroyed in the lake of fire that purifies the earth so YAHUSHUA can make all things new, and very good. (There is no perpetual torture.)

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Newsflash- He's God! He can do whatever he wants. You are arrogant for daring to question his judgements. God hates you.

  • 10 years ago

    Doesn't matter much what I feel, according to God's law it is what it is.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    God is trying to save you

    you are the doofus trying to push Him away

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