Why would God let there be a hell?

[Mr. Tree]

What is gained out of this? What does this show us? How is free will free if we have to make one choice, or face eternal damnation?

[Raw_Power]

He's a sado-masochist, that's why. Now drink your coco.

[Merlinman2005]

It's not that anything is gained, it's the fact you can't exist in heaven.

You know how some people refer to death as if you're a candleflame rejoining God's huge fire? Well, if you have unresolved sins, your fire can't be added, because it's not the same as the rest.

[1E-]

Hell is not a physical place but rather a state of mind. The absence of joy is hell - IMHO.

[Issue313]

If God didn't have a hell, he'd have no place to put the protestants.

[Aseren]

quote:Originally posted by Merlinman2005:

It's not that anything is gained, it's the fact you can't exist in heaven.

You know how some people refer to death as if you're a candleflame rejoining God's huge fire? Well, if you have unresolved sins, your fire can't be added, because it's not the same as the rest.

Doesn't answer ANYTHING.

[Merlinman2005]

quote:Originally posted by Aseren:

Doesn't answer ANYTHING.

Actually it gets rid of something in the OP.

He asked what's gained.

I said nothing.

damn it wasn't hard to see that ANSWER, bud.

[Aseren]

quote:Originally posted by Merlinman2005:

Actually it gets rid of something in the OP.

He asked what's gained.

I said nothing.

damn it wasn't hard to see that ANSWER, bud.

I know, I was a stap further. If you don't gain anything from it, it's pointless. If it's pointless God is imperfect omg I disproved the bible lawl

[Merlinman2005]

Pointless according to whom?

Exactly.

[Aseren]

It there was a point to it, why would he hide it from us?

Exactly.