Hey, I'm Kyndelle and I'm new to forums but it's super cool to discuss theology and beliefs with all of you!! I'm Christian and am all about that non denominational jazz, I look forward to getting to know some of you better!!
It's a hard point to argue for sure, but I believe that people make their own conscious choices whether those are towards God or away from Him. God is all-knowing and all-powerful and all-loving so even if He watches someone make their choices He always provides opportunities for them to accept...
He loves us enough to not force us to be with Him so we were gifted free will and some people make a choice to be separated from Him therefore they go to hell.
I'm sorry but you're trying to change God to fit what makes you comfortable and happy and that's just not right, God loves you and He loves all of us and His will is perfect even if we don't understand it. To say the God of the Bible is just an interpretation is basically lowering the holiness...
Well I'd like to say that the Bible never speaks of a Purgatory that I'm aware of at least. Also it's hard to explain how something that seems like overkill via punishment to us is more justified, however no human has been born perfect so we have never experienced the level of holiness that God...
Well yikes I'm a big fan of Martin Luther so I definitely wouldn't want to come across as the viewpoint he opposed, I was merely trying to convey the fact that God can't accept sin because he is perfect and without sin. Thanks for your response it definitely helped me to see the flaws in my...
To the His holiness demands it point. God is perfect in every way and without iniquity or sin therefore He is so perfect that He can't look at sin without condemning it because to leave sin unpunished would be going against who He is. However when Jesus sacrificed Himself for our sins God was...