Are you saying then that God tortures people so that they will receive Him as their loving Father?
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Nope. Hell is punitive but it's punitive for the purpose of correction. It is also purifying, restorative, and a temporary process.
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Are you saying then that God tortures people so that they will receive Him as their loving Father?
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They're blind and lost. God fixes them.They don't want that.
I'd disagree. All who were not found written in the Lamb's book of life will be tossed into the lake of fire. It's done to them, decreed by God.they send themselves there Don’t blame Jesus, He paid their debt, they rejected his gift.
For correction and purification.Why did he cast them there?
Hold on.Nope. Hell is punitive but it's punitive for the purpose of correction. It is also purifying, restorative, and a temporary process.
They chose not to be "fixed". So you are saying God forces His will on them through the mechanism of torturing them until they submit to Him.They're blind and lost. God fixes them.
What hope is being referred to there?1 John 3:3 esv
And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
That's the view of most Christians.You are the one who connected the lake of fire with torture. Is it or isn't it?
They chose not to be "fixed". So you are saying God forces His will on them through the mechanism of torturing them until they submit to Him.
You have to decide which is true. Gratuitous torture, or suffering with a purpose.
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My point is. They had a way out. So by rejecting their way out. They in fact send themselves there.I'd disagree. All who were not found written in the Lamb's book of life will be tossed into the lake of fire. It's done to them, decreed by God.
It will be righteous and true judgment.
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Nope. Hell is punitive but it's punitive for the purpose of correction. It is also purifying, restorative, and a temporary process.
Thats in errorFor correction and purification.
Forever? For what purpose?My point is. They had a way out. So by rejecting their way out. They in fact send themselves there.
Thats in error
They are purified by the cross. If they reject the cross. They remain dead.
Forever?Forever? For what purpose?
Yep. God refinesThere are countless verses that describe God as a refiner. God tests (torments) us in this life and those that choose Jesus are saved from Hell fire. Those that don't go to Hell but it's for a period of time or for an "age".
Mark 9:49 esv
For everyone will be salted with fire.
I've shown you innumerable times and you reject the scriptures.Show us that from Scripture. Patrick!
Forever? Verse please?Forever?
Because they rejected God.
Hell was made for satan and his angels..
Those who reject jesus will suffer their fate along with satan and his angels.
Forever? For what purpose?
I've shown you innumerable times and you reject the scriptures.