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If you are intellectually honest there are passages that are at odds with each other and when that is the case and we must chose a meaning we will chose the meaning that best fits how we see God. For example Rom 11:32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all. : this seems to be at odds with God sending most people to an eternal hell . If you view God as an angry God that must be appeased then you try to explain away Rom 11:32 and make up things, like if you think mercy for all means Jesus will get 100% of what he paid for then you are reading that out of context , or all doesn't mean all , or something. I see God as a loving Father who is even more loving than man and he would never torcher his creation forever , so I use the translation of the word eternal in the English language as of the age or age enduring making what we call hell a limited duration. There are a lot of verses like this and we will interpret them according to what we believe about God and will back up our ideas with like minded books and material . I choose to follow those who have gone before me that see God as a loving Father . I like this quote : " If the God you believe in commands us to love and bless our enemies unconditionally but then turns around and tortures his enemies for all of eternity. you don't believe in the crucified Christ ( the logos expressed) who forgives his persecutors while hanging on a tree, you believe in a narcissistic mythological pagan deity who resides on Mount Olympus "PMFBI but I would like to refer to an analogy.
"A person decided to take an ocean voyage. He saved his money until he could afford the least expensive ticket. When he boarded the ship he carried as much food as he could. He ate sparingly but soon ran out of food. He waited as long as he could but finally went to the dining room and told the person in charge that he would work for food. The person in charge asked to see his ticket. He looked at his ticket and said "This ticket entitles you to eat at every meal."
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