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I doubt there is unqualified good news. Good news for one is bad for another.
I'm wondering where modern day Christianity would be without its belief in hell? Would it even still exist? Why or why not? What do you think?
Modern day Christianity tends to often almost 'scare' people into having faith (or some semblance of faith) so I'm curious what would become of Christianity without such a belief? Could Christianity even survive without the belief in hell?
The heart of the gospel, as told by many Christian movements, is that hell is real, you're going there unless you accept Christ as Savior and that is your ticket to escape God's wrath, right?
So, what are your thoughts?
Where would Christianity be without hell???
Whether there is a "hell" or not, there is plenty wrong with this world that Christ needed to put right. Indeed, the Jewish expectation was never that a Messiah would "come so we don't have to go to hell", but that a Messiah would come "to sort out the mess we are in here and now".Without hell, there would be no Christianity because there would be no reason for Christ.
What a sad way to look at things. I think that the Good News is unqualified Good News and find nothing in it bad for anyone unless they insist on making it so. God offers everyone Good News and only by rejecting Him and His offer can one make it bad news.
What Christian movements? I have to confess, in my entire life I've never heard a single sermon like this or heard anyone ever say something like this.
I myself have heard many sermons say that without Jesus the Savior hell is our destination. And i must agree with them because the bible seems to say the same thing.
Yes, and since we are not without Jesus we really don't need to dwell on hell do we?
It's the 'goodness' of God that leads a man to repentance,I totally agree.
But where would Christianity itself be, if there was no belief or teaching of hell?
Would people still follow and love God, even without threat of eternal damnation?
It's the 'goodness' of God that leads a man to repentance,
Hell was created for the devil iirc.
Way over my head.Where would Christianity be without hell?
Royale with Cheese baby.
Where does it say "and his children"?Hell was created for the devil, his fellow fallen angels and his children. If we are not a child of God we are a child of satan. Its the goodness of God that warns us about hell and leads us to Jesus Christ who saves us from it. I don't think hell will be empty. We must make every effort to ensure that we are a child of God.
Way over my head.
What is royale with cheese?
(DOn't want to miss out on anything yummy lol)
Where does it say "and his children"?
God didn't 'create' Hell for man.
That doesnt mean that man wont find his way to Hell.
Jesus preached a Hell.
From Pulp Fiction. Royale w Cheese is a Big Mac in France. They do things differently over there. But it just ain't the same. Carry on.Way over my head.
What is royale with cheese?
(DOn't want to miss out on anything yummy lol)
Where does it say "and his children"?
God didn't 'create' Hell for man.
That doesnt mean that man wont find his way to Hell.
Jesus preached a Hell.
The more that hell is preached the less people there are that go there. The more fire and brimstone preaching the better. The message of salvation and forgiveness of sins should always accompany this hell preaching. God should not be made out to be a God of Hell but one who saves from hell, hell needs to be preached in order for this to happen though
I don't agree at all. You assume a correlation between preaching about hell and less people going there. I don't see how you could prove that statement. I know of no one that has abandoned their faith for lack of hearing hellfire preaching but many that have turned away from God because that was all they heard. Focusing on punishment makes it very difficult to see God as a loving Father but very easy to see Him instead as some galactic warden more concerned with rules and regulations.The main message needs to be of salvation and forgiveness and God's love which needs to be accompanied by a knowledge of what one is saved from. The Good Shepard doesn't have to threaten his sheep to get them to follow Him. They know the sound of His voice and come when He calls.
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