Date: 4/3/2002 7:45:00 PM
From Authorid: 40979
you need to trust what the bible says. trust in God always and you shall find what you seek :)  |
Date: 4/3/2002 7:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 38989
interesting debate, but i dont wanna get into this one... :)  |
Date: 4/3/2002 7:49:00 PM
From Authorid: 16916
Of you dont have faith, but you know that you should you must make the choice to have faith! There is no proof, if there was everyone would beleive it :)  |
Date: 4/3/2002 8:07:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 51531
If Hell doesn't exist, reading the bible would just be a waste of time.  |
Date: 4/3/2002 8:16:00 PM
From Authorid: 48526
hell doesn't exist so rreading the bible is a waste of time. HockeyChick
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Date: 4/3/2002 8:18:00 PM
From Authorid: 25438
Well, the way I look at it its better to be safe than sorry...if you have a doubt, better live right  |
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Date: 4/3/2002 8:19:00 PM
From Authorid: 52320
Hell does not exist. I am a Wiccan, and I do not believe in a person satan,satan,demons,or hell. But that is my belief system. I believe the bible talks about a great abyss, where satan will be bound after the tribulation.And I am sure Hades is mentioned a few times. I guess I better let the christians handle this one.....TygerGirl |
Date: 4/3/2002 8:21:00 PM
From Authorid: 7654
I can't answer your question as to what's left for a person without faith..I don't judge, I can only say what I feel because of my faith..Yes, I do think there is a hell. Simply because God's word says that there is..I don't think that it is just an easy way to get people to become Christains either...  |
Date: 4/3/2002 8:40:00 PM
From Authorid: 19875
Well, you shouldn't be scared of hell if you don't believe in the Bible. I'm not afraid of hell because hell is afraid of me :p Just kidding...  |
Date: 4/3/2002 8:42:00 PM
From Authorid: 18201
I think everyone has their own version of what Hell is, or will be. Personally, I think we're in hell now! I think life is where all the pain and heartache and "badstuff" is, and that once you reach "enlightenment" (after many many lifetimes) you rise to something better.  |
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Date: 4/3/2002 8:44:00 PM
From Authorid: 52963
I was raised in a religious home. Religion was "forced" upon me. After growing up and leaving home,I started questioning all the things I had been taught. I read books by George Anderson,I hope the things he says in his books are for real!! His books are different than the Bible,of course. On the subject of Hell... Don't you think we all make are on private "hell" at times here on earth?? |
Date: 4/3/2002 8:50:00 PM
From Authorid: 42568
The only reason people see life as hard, or "hell" is b/c they're without God. Trust me, I've been on both sides...I choose to be a Christian b/c it suits me, and I believe there is a God.  |
Date: 4/3/2002 9:15:00 PM
From Authorid: 21266
even if you don't have faith, it doesnt matter, hell exists. like there's heaven, there's hell. i dunno why people assume the nice things only await us and avoid the things they dont wanna hear about coz theyre scared.
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Date: 4/3/2002 9:19:00 PM
From Authorid: 51049
I totally agree with absz. Fire Cracker  |
Date: 4/3/2002 9:20:00 PM
From Authorid: 19685
i believe hell exists and i definately do NOT believe that earth is hell.. there is no joy and love and pleasure in hell.. so how could earth be hell? I am a christian if you couldn't tell :) Good luck finding out what you believe.. by the way, about the bible: christian or not the bible has a great set of morals and values and life lessons in it. i know many non-christians that agree the bible is a great book to live by even though they don't believe in God. So, it isn't a waste of time even if you come to find you don't believe in hell or God.  |
Date: 4/3/2002 9:35:00 PM
From Authorid: 23610
No...I don't believe hell exists. I do believe that there are different levels that we all obtain in the spirit world and I believe in reincarnation so that, hopefully, with each life we learn and progress a little bit more and we move up in the levels. The only hell that I believe in is kind of like your conscious when you have caused harm and you realize it and have to deal with the harm your actions have caused....but as for a burning hell with a devil....no, I don't believe in that at all.  |
Date: 4/3/2002 10:23:00 PM
From Authorid: 21867
...Forgotten Colorz has the best idea...I'm staying outa this too...  |
Date: 4/4/2002 3:27:00 AM
From Authorid: 160
Hellfire is a figment of mans imagination, hell according to the scriptures is mans common grave. It is where we all end up good and bad. The teaching of hellfire and brimstone has been an effective tool used by christendom to frighten people into subjection. My cousin was raised in a catholic environment. She went to school where the nuns taught that if they did not do even their homework they would go to hell. Even the little kids didn't escape that scare tactic.  |
Date: 4/4/2002 5:56:00 AM
From Authorid: 48809
No, hell does not exist! It is just a man made tool invented by the early churches to control the masses. Believe in only what makes sense to you and discard all things that do not! Posey  |
Date: 4/4/2002 7:18:00 AM
From Authorid: 17525
I hate to tell you all this, but YOU'RE IN IT RIGHT NOW. This plane of matter is the "hell" the "amenta" to which all the gods 'descended'. It's a purely symbolic place meaning physical life. It is where the soul is trapped or crucified on the 'crossbar' of matter. This is it so enjoy the stay. You'll be back again too! Peace,  |
Date: 4/4/2002 8:24:00 AM
From Authorid: 51173
Yes, there is a Hell. It is a real place, just like Schenectedy or Tupolo, and it is a terrible place. However, for those who have heard a "fire and brimstone" sermon, the purpose of such sermins is not to "scare" someone into becoming a Christian, but to emphasize what the fate of those who REFUSE to repent before God will face. God is holy, and as such that which is not holy (namely sinful mankind) cannot stand to be in His presence; it would destroy them. God will not destroy that which He loves, so He offers us the choice - repent (through belief in Jesus) and be with Him, or don't repent and spend eternity away from Him. THAT IS WHAT HELL IS - THE ABSENCE OF GOD! God will not force someone to be in His presence if they don't want to be, and He won't destroy them (since that would be murder, which is not holy). The only thing left is to set asside a part of creation where God will remove His presence and place those who do not wish to be with Him there. Peace, Tom  |
Date: 4/4/2002 3:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 47983
I think that we are in hell right now......~*Jeset*~  |
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Date: 4/4/2002 6:32:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 51531
thanks everyone for your comments:P Just something hard to believe in... |
Date: 4/6/2002 6:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 51118
If there's no Hell where do bad people go?  |
