Is Green Lantern Going To Hell?

[Jipsah]

Now we're being told, by those who assure us that their knowledge of the Bible is far superiour to ours, that if Harry Potter existed he'd be hell bound because he uses magic. If rhat be the case, wouldn't Green Lantern be in the same predicament? Oh, sure, the power ring and battery are supposed to be artifacts of an advanced technology, but simple look at the stuff that Hal does with it shows that it's nothing more or less than Green Magic.

So is GL headed for the Hot Place, or is he to be let off because his magic isn't referred to as "witchcraft" or "wizardry"?

And while we're at it, how about Iron Man and his magic suit (tell me that flying around like that without any fuel or reaction mass isn't magic), or Spiderman squirting spider webs from his wrists (and not being arrested for littering New York with 'em), worst of all, Superman doing all kinds of magical stuff (no broomstick necessary for him, norsirreebob!). They all gonna fry? I mean, hey, if magic is wrong for poor old Harry, it ought to be just as wrong for anyone else.

 

[Incariol]

It would appear so.

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[CalmRon]

Why does it matter whether an imaginary character is going to hell or not?

 

[Bryne]

Well, there have been several Green Lanterns...but most of them seem to be Christian...a couple are lapsed Catholics.

There are are also members of the Green Lantern Corp. It seems those folks all belong to alien religions...

 

[Gnarwhal]

Clearly if some had their way, he would be.

 

[CryptoLutheran]

Also, the Green Lantern clearly teaches young people that if they wear green and a ring they can project green energy. Clearly diabolical here. After all, isn't green the color of envy?

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Stryder06]

If Green Latern existed God wouldn't. The universe he comes from has multiple gods.

 

[Gnarwhal]

Also, the Green Lantern clearly teaches young people that if they wear green and a ring they can project green energy. Clearly diabolical here. After all, isn't green the color of envy?

-CryptoLutheran

Shoot. I went through three boxes of fruit loops to find my secret Green Lantern decoder ring with optional lantern accessory. I can't have any fun...

 

[Blueforest]

Superman is going to hell. He has magic powers. Batman... is fine, since he just kicks behind and uses gadgets. Go figure.

 

[itisdeliciouscake]

Also he's obviously wearing green in support of the environmentalist movement. The Green Lantern is obviously trying to convert people to the liberal agenda.

 

[bbbbbbb]

Let's also consider that right-wing propagandist, Captain America.

 

[Harry3142]

In 1967 my wife and I sat in the congregation and heard the minister declare in his sermon that everyone who did not follow the dictates of that denomination was going to hell. This included all Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Lutherans, and especially Roman Catholics. His rhetoric was so virulent that he was practically foaming at the mouth by the time he ended his sermon.

But how does such condemnation of others 'measure up' to Scripture? It doesn't. We are told quite clearly what our mindset is to be toward ourselves, toward others, and toward God himself:

So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.

The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. (Galatians 5:16-26,NIV)

I call this passage 'The Christians Code of Conduct'. Not only are our words and actions to conform to what God wants of us, but the underlying motives for those words and actions are to conform to what God wants of us. 'The fruit of the Spirit', the 9 emotions listed in the third paragraph of this passage, are to be seen, and accepted, by us as the borders within which all our words and actions are to originate. Those who would have us go outside those borders and instead follow their lead are to be rejected, irregardless of how pious their words appear.

On a personal note, I have never heard a person who claimed to be a Christian condemn others to hell, without having that same person also tell others that the message of Matthew 25:31-46 (feed the hungry) no longer applied to Christians. It had 'expired'. The mindset that leads to works of compassion, such as caring for the needs of others, and the mindset that culminates in the utter condemnation of others, are so diametrically opposed to each other that a person must choose two entirely different paths. Will he practise the practical application of Jesus' teaching on compassion, alleviating the suffering around him? Or will he preach that the suffering is deserved, and so we are to do nothing to alleviate it? And which path would Jesus Christ himself have us choose?

 

[Tangible]

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke

Perhaps a more salient question would be: How would you convince a 50 BC Hebrew mob that your flashlight, ipad and cell phone were not instruments of witchcraft?

 

[Lion King]

This thread is so not funny...stay on your day-jobs guys.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Is Green Lantern Going To Hell?

I only use green lanterns on St Patrick's day

 

[Rick Otto]

Now we're being told, by those who assure us that their knowledge of the Bible is far superiour to ours, that if Harry Potter existed he'd be hell bound because he uses magic. If rhat be the case, wouldn't Green Lantern be in the same predicament? Oh, sure, the power ring and battery are supposed to be artifacts of an advanced technology, but simple look at the stuff that Hal does with it shows that it's nothing more or less than Green Magic.

So is GL headed for the Hot Place, or is he to be let off because his magic isn't referred to as "witchcraft" or "wizardry"?

And while we're at it, how about Iron Man and his magic suit (tell me that flying around like that without any fuel or reaction mass isn't magic), or Spiderman squirting spider webs from his wrists (and not being arrested for littering New York with 'em), worst of all, Superman doing all kinds of magical stuff (no broomstick necessary for him, norsirreebob!). They all gonna fry? I mean, hey, if magic is wrong for poor old Harry, it ought to be just as wrong for anyone else.

First of all, it's not easy being green.
I like the cut of Iron Man's gib. I believe he has metal.
Spiderman is lovable.
Superman doesn't deserve to be treated like an illegal alien.
Comic Book Heaven is waiting for them all.

 

[Adam Warlock]

Fanatical spacefarer Adam Warlock, dabbler in strange and arcane technologies, is clearly in deep spiritual trouble at this point

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

This thread is so not funny...stay on your day-jobs guys.

I gotz no job, as I told my employer to:
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[Rick Otto]

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke

Perhaps a more salient question would be: How would you convince a 50 BC Hebrew mob that your flashlight, ipad and cell phone were not instruments of witchcraft?

Take the batteries out of your flashlight on Sabbath & download a Mishna melody ringtone.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Take the batteries out of your flashlight on Sabbath & download a Mishna melody ringtone.

No can do.....that would be considered work