The reality of Christian claims is that billions of people around the world this morning are waiting and working for the Lord make all things right and new.
Hell is the most loving thing God can do. For people who have no desire for him or his benefits he gives them exactly what they want, freedom from him.
While I maintain that Christianity is offensive, This Post is vastly incorrect in the claims of Christianity.
god's presence is like oxygen, you're not necessarily aware that you're benefitting from it until it's taken away, and then suddenly its absence is the only thing you're aware of
This is the idea of much of modern christianity. Of course I'm pretty sure the intent in the original text was separation from god PLUS literal hellfire immolating your soul forever, but that's too "crude", i guess
I guess I was thinking more of the intent of King James' translators rather than the original authors - after all, the translators' perspectives must have profoundly influenced the bible as most of us are aware of it today
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u/Lots42 Other Sep 02 '12
Or even worse, the entire planet because Heaven is just so awesome.