Shouldn't God's eternal love mean hell can't exist?

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Of course, which is why God asked the question. He knew where they were. Up until then, He had always come to them, this time, they had to come to Him. They were afraid of Him now.
Where does it say God came to them? Doesn't it say they hid from him ...
 
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So God fore knowing the end result of his actions chose to do it anyway, that falls under the let me save you from what I'm going to do to you unless you don't let me save you.

Abraham reasoned with God, but stopped at ten ...
How do you know that God knew exactly what was going to happen? Does God's foreknowledge extend to a future that does not exist yet? God knows everything that is knowable, but a future that doesn't even exist yet, and is dependent on decision made in the present, cannot be knowable. There is a great difference between the God of the Bible, and science fantasy as depicted in TV shows and movies.
 
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How do you know that God knew exactly what was going to happen? Does God's foreknowledge extend to a future that does not exist yet? God knows everything that is knowable, but a future that doesn't even exist yet, and is dependent on decision made in the present, cannot be knowable. There is a great difference between the God of the Bible, and science fantasy as depicted in TV shows and movies.

Then he can't possibly declare the end from the beginning (as he was purported to have said), nor predict the future outside of a generalzation of what he thinks might happen ...
 
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If God was not surprised by the fall of man then let's go back to the moment before He created Adam. Let's not assume He limited His knowledge of the future for a minute. That seems silly to me anyway.
He must have known that man would enter into sin and take the creation with him. He must have been able to see every last single human who would ever live and also see every bit of pain and suffering through time.
Yet He went ahead and created Adam anyway. Now take into account that most Christians believe that the vast majority of humans will not be saved but tortured for all of eternity.

So the question is did He purpose it all to happen this way?
Why would He do that knowing ahead that for whatever reason, most will not become a Christian? I understand the whole "free will" thing, but knowing ahead of time it would happen is tantamount to intending it.

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If we are in christ, and christ is restored to a glory before the world was, where does that leave sin ...
 
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It's a seed that becomes a great tree. Just teling someone something isn't enough. I think some older people have a conspiracy against the younger and God could send them where they need to be. It's not right to hate young people, a younger person made planets. Some older folk are wrong, I just want some young folk to be cautious and wary.

You have no need that any man teach you ... John's version of something Jesus had said ...
 
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Hi guys, im a christian with some views i wish to share here and get some great feed back from this community.

My question is - how do you reconcile god as ever-loving and still have a hell?

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It is very obvious to any Christian, that God is perfect.

Hell is only intended for those who fight against God.
 
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It is very obvious to any Christian, that God is perfect.

Hell is only intended for those who fight against God.

Perfect is just a word not sufficient enough to describe the absolute God is, and the very reason why hell (like the word perfect), and it's common definition do not line up with the word perfect as a foundational truth that Love is.
 
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Betterorworse......... then the lake of fire, which pastors say exists for man and christs followers, shouldn't exist.
You're wrong. Hell is for thos ewho should be there, as is the lake of fire. Unnecessary enslavement is wrong and should never happen.
 
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