Humans can't or don't want to repent in hell?

[adrian1]

We know that the devils --don’t want-- to repent, he is too produs even to think to his repentance or to come to God with humility.

But what make the humans to --can’t repent-- after death, we know that they want to stop the suffering, (the health from the Gospel) want to seek God (five Virgins parable), --want to repent–we can say that a part of their free will want get away from hell, but what make this impossible?

 

[R. Hartono]

Jesus has given our whole life time as our chance to repent, in death there will be no repentance but to reap what we have sown. The time must come for God to decide who we are actually and what we deserved for what we have done.

 

[adrian1]

Jesus has given our whole life time as our chance to repent, in death there will be no repentance but to reap what we have sown. The time must come for God to decide who we are actually and what we deserved for what we have done.

I wait a seriuos answer... not a circular answer...

 

[Sam91]

We know that the devils --don’t want-- to repent, he is too produs even to think to his repentance or to come to God with humility.

But what make the humans to --can’t repent-- after death, we know that they want to stop the suffering, (the health from the Gospel) want to seek God (five Virgins parable), --want to repent–we can say that a part of their free will want get away from hell, but what make this impossible?

I do not know the real answer on this.

I can only assume that once they have seen God in all His majesty and power the only repentance would be out of fear rather than from free will.

EDIT
It could also be akin to someone who only is sorry for a crime only after being arrested and charged. Whereas, before that they did not care what they were doing was wrong.

 

[Dave-W]

The bible does not provide an answer to that question so we really have no idea.

 

[mmksparbud]

You are, of course, assuming an eternally burning hell, which I do not believe is true. Punishment is meant to teach, to bring about a change, But there is nothing left to teach a sinner in hell---they are there, not to be taught, but to serve the punishment given them for their sins. At their allotted time of suffering their life ends.

Rom_6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

[PetraFan007]

To me what never made sense was---in the OT...it was "eye for an eye" or "tooth for a tooth". whatever sin you committed, you had to pay for it with equal punishment. Now we are in the age of grace. Jesus died for our sins and we get to have eternal life even when we didn't earn or deserve it. We are to love our enemies. "Love covers a multitude of sins". The pendulum went from center to right. Yet if we die in sin, we are somehow deserving of an infinite torment for a temporary state of sin? Then the pendulum swings past center "eye for an eye" to eternal torment? How can the pendulum swing so far in the opposite direction? It makes no sense.

 

[Matthew 24 10]

Can't because to be saved it requires faith in Christ , faith is trusing something not seen , in hell you will clearly see and know what you did wrong it's too late .

 

[RaymondG]

Jesus has given our whole life time as our chance to repent, in death there will be no repentance but to reap what we have sown. The time must come for God to decide who we are actually and what we deserved for what we have done.

remember, to God, our whole life is about 27mins long.....If you take 1day as 1000years to God, literally........and this is only if you live to be 80years.

 

[Shempster]

The US military has tactics to get information out of captured spies. Torture in some way is often used, but spies are trained and tested to be able to withstand much pain but in the end we often get what we want out of them.
Now picture any one else being dunked in boiling fire and sulfur....how long would even a trained assassin last in that? I might suggest repentance would occur in seconds from the hardest of hearts. So what about the weak and the stubborn?
It boggles the mind when you consider themes found in the famous book Sinners in the hands of an angry God".

 

[R. Hartono]

remember, to God, our whole life is about 27mins long.....If you take 1day as 1000years to God, literally........and this is only if you live to be 80years.

One day is long enough for mankind to decide to repent and walk in Jesus.

 

[RaymondG]

One day is long enough for mankind to decide to repent and walk in Jesus.

This is how long you would give your own children to do right before you cast then off. I believe God, however, to be more long suffering and merciful.

 

[ViaCrucis]

Can't because to be saved it requires faith in Christ , faith is trusing something not seen , in hell you will clearly see and know what you did wrong it's too late .

In 1 Corinthians 15 St. Paul mentions the risen Lord Jesus appearing to the Twelve (minus Judas), to James, and ultimately even five hundred people. And, of course, Paul's own profound encounter on the road to Damascus gets a mention as well.

If so, does that mean the first Christians--the Apostles, Mary Magdalene, etc--didn't have faith?

This isn't a very good argument you're making, because it means everyone who encountered the risen Jesus didn't have faith and, therefore, couldn't be saved.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Matthew 24 10]

In 1 Corinthians 15 St. Paul mentions the risen Lord Jesus appearing to the Twelve (minus Judas), to James, and ultimately even five hundred people. And, of course, Paul's own profound encounter on the road to Damascus gets a mention as well.

If so, does that mean the first Christians--the Apostles, Mary Magdalene, etc--didn't have faith?

This isn't a very good argument you're making, because it means everyone who encountered the risen Jesus didn't have faith and, therefore, couldn't be saved.

-CryptoLutheran

By faith gospel was revealed to Paul after Jesus alredy went to heaven because Jews rejected kingdom , it does not make sense when you can't rightly divide . That is good argument and you are simply wrong .

 

[ViaCrucis]

By faith gospel was revealed to Paul after Jesus alredy went to heaven because Jews rejected kingdom , it does not make sense when you can't rightly divide . That is good argument and you are simply wrong .

You seem to be peddling some form of Dispensationalist nonsense. I'll leave you to it then.

-CryptoLUtheran

 

[Matthew 24 10]

You seem to be peddling some form of Dispensationalist nonsense. I'll leave you to it then.

-CryptoLUtheran

Would be better if you could disprove it with scriptures and not your opinion because if not then your opinion is worthless .

 

[ViaCrucis]

Would be better if you could disprove it with scriptures and not your opinion because if not then your opinion is worthless .

Not interested in this particular white rabbit trail, sorry.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Mountainmanbob]

we can say that a part of their free will want get away from hell, but what make this impossible?

Once we die it's too late to repent and Purgatory is just a man-made thing that he wishes was true.
M-Bob

 

[Mountainmanbob]

One day is long enough for mankind to decide to repent and walk in Jesus.

For some reason makes me think about death bed conversions -- scary.
M-Bob

 

[Matthew 24 10]

For some reason makes me think about death bed conversions -- scary.
M-Bob

Actually these people at least have chance , think of young people in thier mid 20's who don't really think about God and die in car accident .