If God is a loving God and will forgive anyone, why is there a need for Hell?
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Just  another one of the many, many, many  contradictions,  and inconsistencies  that  exist in  the  realm of  religious beliefs.But what you have to remember is that this type of questions are ones for which you will never find any  true answer because -founded  upon  "faith"  any  one person's  answer is going to be  based entirely  on that  one individual's personal  belief,  not any kind of  clear, unarguable, indisputable   evidence.       I  guess you could  say that  when it comes  to anything  relating to  faith,  each person has to simply find his own  answer,  or live without one..
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Because God is also holy and just.  That means He punishes sin and destroys evil.  He established consequences for sin and evil, so it is part of His character to carry out those consequences.  The amazing thing is that His love and mercy kept Him from killing more people than He did.
549683
nope. if hell DOES exist then god is not all loving. if god i no lal loving then he isnt worthy of the title "god".
421460
I think you are referring to hell as the stereotypal giant furnace, in which case I suppose it makes sense to say that God had more options.  \nHell is actually an absence of God, a lonely dispair from God's complete abandonment of one's soul.  Being that the person in hell totally rejected God during his or her lifetime, it makes sense that God leaves that person after death.  Remembering that God is love (1 Jn 4:8), I would assume that hell would be the absence of love, a complete feeling of hatred and being hated for eternity.      \nGoing back to the question, God did not have other options so I don't have examples.
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The God Projected by religions is their own imagination.  They fix some morals and dogams and foolishly expect God to follow them.\n\nAnd loving does not mean saving one from death...sometimes loving is shown as killing too.\n\nTo Find answer you must study Eastern Religions, they have better explanations for the mysteries of Universe, life death and god
1085793
Because they choose to follow Satan and no matter what God tries they still rather sin than God and they would be miserable in heaven with all the holiness and holy people doing holy things and praising God. You can imagine someone who doesn't want to worship God in heaven where all they will do is worship God? It will be hell for them. People will not burn in hell forever they will burn until they are dead, despite what people say God is still compassionate and caring even in this.
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god to me is a belief , to help be on our right path, by loving him ur promosing to ur self to TRY to avoid dong sin.But no one is perfect, if god exist and he will understand it too
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God is perfect goodness. The cost for sinning just one time is eternity in hell. The only way to get forgiveness of sin is belief in the ONE pure sacrafice that God has given us. It's not something you have to bargain for, it's just there waiting for you to take it. If you are a good person, but don't have the sense to take salvation when it is offered so freely then it's your fault. God does not send anyone to hell, they send themselves by rejecting him. It is not his will that anyone should perish.
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Well, yeah, an all-loving God would never let his creation (that he loves) burn in hell for their mistakes, unless he's not all-loving.
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Some claim that god is necessary in order to give man salvation. But this argument only holds good if you accept the theological concept of salvation and Buddhists do not accept such a concept. Based on his own experience, the Buddha saw that each human being had the capacity to purify the mind, develop infinite love and compassion and perfect understanding. He shifted attention from the heavens to the heart and encouraged us to find solutions to our problems through self-understanding.\nReligious intolerance has its roots in exclusivity - believing that only one religion can offer salvation and that the only alternative to salvation is hell. The exclusivist can only see other religions as evil i.e. leading to hell, and thus intolerable. While the Buddha clearly taught that Nirvana can be realised only by practising the Noble Eightfold Path, he did not believe that the only alternative to this goal was hell.\nJust as importantly, where one is reborn is conditioned by one's behaviour not by which god one has faith in. Any good person can have a good rebirth no matter what their beliefs and consequently the Buddhist is able to acknowledge and appreciate the good in other religions. \n\n“It is not the Buddha who delivers men, but he teaches them to deliver themselves, even as he has delivered himself. They accept his teaching of the truth, not because it comes from him, but, because of personal conviction, aroused by his words, arises by the light of their own spirit.”
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It bothers you because you have the answer in your heart! Of course God wouldn't do that. But religion will tell you otherwise to try and control you with fear. He cannot be loving and forgiving and also send people to hell. That wouldn't make him the conqueror over sin would it? \n\nWho won, Satan or Jesus? Jesus saved the world and that is that. People just don't want to believe that they are free and loved. They want to do good things and be rewarded for them. And they want to be punished for being bad, or see other people being punished. Would you send someone from your family to hell - for anything? So how much more loving and forgiving is God than you are? \n\nYour heart is more reliable than any book.
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Everyone needs God. But God gave us a choice on who to serve. Him or Satan. People say God gives us free will, but not so. The inly will God gives us is His holy word. The Bible. That is the will for us. the devil doesn't have a will. Therefore whoever follows him will be doomed for eternal damnation. That's why it is important to hold to God and serve him. He is the only one who sticks closer than a friend, brother, mother, father, cousin, aunt, teacher or anybody else. He's there in the good times and the bad times. He'll never leave you or forsake you. God can\ndo more than what other man made gods can't do.
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The bible says everyone deserves hell.\n\nBut understand Hell in the bible is the common grave of mankind.\n\nThe punishment for sin is death,  not torment.\n\nThe reward for faith is life.
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Hell is neither burning flames or absence of love. Hell is the absence of God and the Hope he brings. You can have the absolute most beautiful and serene setting in the known universe, but without God's Hope, all is lost.
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Interesting question. A lot of people say that in order to avoid hell, you must accept (insert religion) as the truth. To them, I say, if God can't understand why I have my doubts about (insert religion), he's as stupid as...well, you. (You, meaning them, not you.)
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You are right,God does not send anyone particularly for dying to forgive people. If God's sons death could clear our sins, why are we still suffering? U can clear ur sins but u must know who God is, and how to remember him?\n\nGod’s Wisdom, Love and Power\nPeople may wonder why, if God exists, He doesn’t wave a magic wand and fix things, making or at least influencing everyone so that they do exactly what they ‘should’ do. But God never takes away anyone’s freedom of choice. God’s wisdom is to recognize and respect each soul’s individual identity, freedom and inherent goodness. God shares knowledge – a profound understanding of the dualities and dilemmas of love and hatred, happiness and sorrow, victory and defeat, etc. – but He does not make our choices for us. The soul is free to choose ‘to be or not to be’, ‘to love or not to love’. God’s love strengthens the soul’s will to free itself from the distresses caused by vices such as selfish desire, anger, fear, ego and attachment. God’s power helps the soul to recognize its highest potential and to aim for perfection by practising the art of simple living and high thinking. Such practice by a significant number of souls eventually brings about positive change in the whole of humanity.
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Nope. he had the concept of damnation all wrong. God never wills for anyone to go to Hell. In fact, it pains him to see so many people go there. He want's everyone to be saved, but it is only by faith.