Lucifer
2019-03-23 22:23:29 UTC
Question: "How is eternity in hell a fair punishment for sin?"
It's never a fair punishment but especially when the sin is causedby God.
Answer: Many people are uncomfortable, to say the least, with the idea
of an eternal hell. This discomfort, though, is often the result of
an incomplete understanding of three things: the nature of God, the
nature of man, and the nature of sin. As fallen, sinful human beings,
the nature of God is a difficult concept for us to grasp. We tend to
see God as a kind, merciful Being whose love for us overrides and
overshadows all His other attributes. Of course God is loving, kind,
and merciful, but He is first and foremost a holy and righteous God.
So holy is He that He cannot tolerate sin.
One of the foremost attributes of God is stupidity.of an eternal hell. This discomfort, though, is often the result of
an incomplete understanding of three things: the nature of God, the
nature of man, and the nature of sin. As fallen, sinful human beings,
the nature of God is a difficult concept for us to grasp. We tend to
see God as a kind, merciful Being whose love for us overrides and
overshadows all His other attributes. Of course God is loving, kind,
and merciful, but He is first and foremost a holy and righteous God.
So holy is He that He cannot tolerate sin.
God's stupidity causes him to create things he cannot tolerate then
punish us for being the way he made us.
He is a God whose anger
burns against the wicked and disobedient (Isaiah 5:25; Hosea 8:5;
Zechariah 10:3). He is not only a loving GodHe is love itself! But
the Bible also tells us that He hates all manner of sin (Proverbs
6:16-19). And while He is merciful, there are limits to His mercy.
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him
turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for
he will freely pardon (Isaiah 55:6-7).
There is no reason for God to ever be angry. We get angry when weburns against the wicked and disobedient (Isaiah 5:25; Hosea 8:5;
Zechariah 10:3). He is not only a loving GodHe is love itself! But
the Bible also tells us that He hates all manner of sin (Proverbs
6:16-19). And while He is merciful, there are limits to His mercy.
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him
turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for
he will freely pardon (Isaiah 55:6-7).
can't have something the way we want but God always has everything
as he wants it. An all everything God would have no emotions.
Humanity is corrupted by sin, and that sin is always directly against
God. When David sinned by committing adultery with Bathsheba and
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your
sight (Psalm 51:4). Since David had sinned against Bathsheba and
Uriah, how could he claim to have only sinned against God? David
understood that all sin is ultimately against God. God is an eternal
and infinite Being (Psalm 90:2). As a result, all sin requires an
eternal punishment. Gods holy, perfect, and infinite character has
been offended by our sin. Although to our finite minds our sin is
limited in time, to Godwho is outside of timethe sin He hates goes
on and on. Our sin is eternally before Him and must be eternally
punished in order to satisfy His holy justice.
Sounds like God hates himself to such a degree it overrides hisGod. When David sinned by committing adultery with Bathsheba and
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your
sight (Psalm 51:4). Since David had sinned against Bathsheba and
Uriah, how could he claim to have only sinned against God? David
understood that all sin is ultimately against God. God is an eternal
and infinite Being (Psalm 90:2). As a result, all sin requires an
eternal punishment. Gods holy, perfect, and infinite character has
been offended by our sin. Although to our finite minds our sin is
limited in time, to Godwho is outside of timethe sin He hates goes
on and on. Our sin is eternally before Him and must be eternally
punished in order to satisfy His holy justice.
ability to take responsibility and correct his errors.
No one understands this better than someone in hell. A perfect example
is the story of the rich man and Lazarus. Both died, and the rich man
went to hell while Lazarus went to paradise (Luke 16). Of course, the
rich man was aware that his sins were only committed during his
lifetime. But, interestingly, he never says, How did I end up here?
That question is never asked in hell. He does not say, Did I really
deserve this? Don't you think this is a little extreme? A little over
the top? He only asks that someone go to his brothers who are still
alive and warn them against his fate.
Like the rich man, every sinner in hell has a full realization that he
deserves to be there. Each sinner has a fully informed, acutely
aware, and sensitive conscience which, in hell, becomes his own
tormenter. This is the experience of torture in hella person fully
aware of his or her sin with a relentlessly accusing conscience,
without relief for even one moment. The guilt of sin will produce
shame and everlasting self-hatred. The rich man knew that eternal
punishment for a lifetime of sins is justified and deserved. That is
why he never protested or questioned being in hell.
The realities of eternal damnation, eternal hell, and eternal
punishment are frightening and disturbing. But it is good that we
might, indeed, be terrified. While this may sound grim, there is good
news. God loves us (John 3:16) and wants us to be saved from hell
(2 Peter 3:9). But because God is also just and righteous, He cannot
allow our sin to go unpunished. Someone has to pay for it.
Surely the creator of everything, God, should be punished, or better,is the story of the rich man and Lazarus. Both died, and the rich man
went to hell while Lazarus went to paradise (Luke 16). Of course, the
rich man was aware that his sins were only committed during his
lifetime. But, interestingly, he never says, How did I end up here?
That question is never asked in hell. He does not say, Did I really
deserve this? Don't you think this is a little extreme? A little over
the top? He only asks that someone go to his brothers who are still
alive and warn them against his fate.
Like the rich man, every sinner in hell has a full realization that he
deserves to be there. Each sinner has a fully informed, acutely
aware, and sensitive conscience which, in hell, becomes his own
tormenter. This is the experience of torture in hella person fully
aware of his or her sin with a relentlessly accusing conscience,
without relief for even one moment. The guilt of sin will produce
shame and everlasting self-hatred. The rich man knew that eternal
punishment for a lifetime of sins is justified and deserved. That is
why he never protested or questioned being in hell.
The realities of eternal damnation, eternal hell, and eternal
punishment are frightening and disturbing. But it is good that we
might, indeed, be terrified. While this may sound grim, there is good
news. God loves us (John 3:16) and wants us to be saved from hell
(2 Peter 3:9). But because God is also just and righteous, He cannot
allow our sin to go unpunished. Someone has to pay for it.
reeducated.
In His
great mercy and love, God provided His own payment for our sin. He
sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sins by dying on
the cross for us. Jesus death was an infinite death because He is
the infinite God/man, paying our infinite sin debt, so that we would
not have to pay it in hell for eternity (2 Corinthians 5:21). If we
confess our sin and place our faith in Christ, asking for Gods
forgiveness based on Christs sacrifice, we are saved, forgiven,
cleansed, and promised an eternal home in heaven. God loved us so
much that He provided the means for our salvation, but if we reject
His gift of eternal life, we will face the eternal consequences of
that decision.
The person who wrote the above is a psychopath, a person withgreat mercy and love, God provided His own payment for our sin. He
sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sins by dying on
the cross for us. Jesus death was an infinite death because He is
the infinite God/man, paying our infinite sin debt, so that we would
not have to pay it in hell for eternity (2 Corinthians 5:21). If we
confess our sin and place our faith in Christ, asking for Gods
forgiveness based on Christs sacrifice, we are saved, forgiven,
cleansed, and promised an eternal home in heaven. God loved us so
much that He provided the means for our salvation, but if we reject
His gift of eternal life, we will face the eternal consequences of
that decision.
no empathy. They think by throwing everybody else under the
bus they can avoid God's unjustified wrath.
In reality they are showing the insanity of their God belief.