How to see the justice of eternal punishment

[*Starlight*]

God can't do evil. His wrath is as realised as His love.

If eternal punishment isn't evil, then what's good about it? And how can it be possible that God's wrath somehow limits or goes against God's love, if love is the essence of God? (One person in the Bible says that God is love, but no one says that God is wrath, or anything like that)

 

[WhoeverLovesGod01]

God's wrath isn't limited. The other half of the quote is:

Romans 6, 23: The wages of sin is death, but God's gift is eternal life.

So there it is. God's wrath complete...and His love.

 

[*Starlight*]

But, do you believe that God's wrath somehow limits God's love? If not, then how can you believe in eternal punishment? It basicaly says that even if God loves a person during their lifetime, after the berson dies, God just stops caring and punishes them for all eternity.... that actually makes God's wrath stronger than His love...

 

[WhoeverLovesGod01]

If God's wrath was stronger than His love, He wouldn't have planned our salvation. He is truely balanced.

 

[*Starlight*]

Umm... the idea of eternal punishment is that God loves a person during a life time... which is on average something like 70 years... and then, if the person didn't have the correct religious beliefs, he hates them for the whole rest of eternity... so, in such a case, what makes God's love stronger than wrath?

 

[red77]

God's wrath isn't limited. The other half of the quote is:



So there it is. God's wrath complete...and His love.

God's gift you notice..........its not something with strings attached as in the case of an eternal torture chamber or the like.............and as far as death is concerned that is something in which we're all going to experience at the end of this physical realm we're in now...........but as it says in revelation death and hell will be no more once they're cast into the lake of fire..........which in turn suggests not a literal fiery lake but something altogether symbolic.........

those who believe that God would torment his creations for an entire eternity are set with numerous problems not the least of which being in Timothy: 'For God is the saviour of all men especially those that believe'.........I could paste a whole wealth of verses that describe God's intention and will to reconcile the entire world though just this one is pretty clear on the subject, another verse in Micah refutes the 'hell' argument declaring that 'God retaineth not his anger for ever for he delighteth in mercy'...........hardly applicable to those who are already 'saved' as to believe lifts away God's wrath if I'm not mistaken...............

those who wish to maintain that eternal torment is justified and that only those who are 'regenerate' can see the apparent 'divine justice' are at odds with scripture itself as well as displaying a lack of compassion and love for their fellow man IMO which is one of the central tenents of Christianity in the first place, instead of believing that God is loving and merciful they place their own limits and constraints on his love and mercy to fit in with their own man made doctrines..............