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I believe God is fair and just, but I still have questions about the Lake of Fire.
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<blockquote data-quote="graceandpeace" data-source="post: 69198404" data-attributes="member: 338989"><p>If you could place yourself into one of the Gospel stories, who would you be? </p><p></p><p>Jesus' example throughout the Gospels is one of love & mercy, even to those others thought undeserving. While it's normal to sometimes feel anger at evil in the world, it's troubling to hear a wish for punishment that is devoid of any such love or mercy. </p><p></p><p>Sometimes two different words are both translated as "hell." Hades, which is the grave, & Gehenna, which was a burning dump. "Lake of fire" only appears in Revelation, which is an apocalyptic text. I don't know what to do with all of that. It seems Jesus did believe in some sort of possible exclusion from the Kingdom, but I think it's less clear what such an exclusion would look like, or how long it would last. I do have hope for the redemption of all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="graceandpeace, post: 69198404, member: 338989"] If you could place yourself into one of the Gospel stories, who would you be? Jesus' example throughout the Gospels is one of love & mercy, even to those others thought undeserving. While it's normal to sometimes feel anger at evil in the world, it's troubling to hear a wish for punishment that is devoid of any such love or mercy. Sometimes two different words are both translated as "hell." Hades, which is the grave, & Gehenna, which was a burning dump. "Lake of fire" only appears in Revelation, which is an apocalyptic text. I don't know what to do with all of that. It seems Jesus did believe in some sort of possible exclusion from the Kingdom, but I think it's less clear what such an exclusion would look like, or how long it would last. I do have hope for the redemption of all. [/QUOTE]
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