Sugar coating hell - the bitter pill

[Jack]

Sometimes the Bible uses legends as if they are real.
What was the "rock that accompanied them"? (a Hebrew legend)
The original rolling stone. - LOL

1 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV
They all ate the same spiritual food
4 and drank the same spiritual drink;
for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them,
and that rock was Christ.
5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them;
their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

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That sounds very much like JW attacks on our Bible.

 

[St. SteVen]

That sounds very much like JW attacks on our Bible.

LOL
Yes, I suppose it might.

Do you have any idea where our Bible came from?
The translation process? The myriad of methods to choose from?
The fact that we don't have the original manuscripts?
What we have is our best guess?

Majority Text vs. Critical Text vs. Textus Receptus – Textual Criticism 101​

https://www.bereanpatriot.com/majority-text-vs-critical-text-vs-textus-receptus-textual-criticism-101/#Corruption-of-the-Alexandrian-text-type

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[Jack]

LOL
Yes, I suppose it might.

JW?

Do you have any idea where our Bible came from?

Yeah, from God.

The translation process? The myriad of methods to choose from?
The fact that we don't have the original manuscripts?
What we have is our best guess?

Majority Text vs. Critical Text vs. Textus Receptus – Textual Criticism 101​

Majority Text vs. Critical Text vs. Textus Receptus - Textual Criticism 101 - Berean Patriot

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Doesn't it bother you that our Christian Bible says you're wrong?

 

[St. SteVen]

JW?

Nope.

Yeah, from God.

Seriously?

Doesn't it bother you that our Christian Bible says you're wrong?

Yes, it actually does. But I don't blame that on God.

Bibliolatry: Worship/knowledge of the book MORE than the author

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[Jericho]

Would you incinerate your toddler if they rejected you?

Maybe God is capable of being a big person too?
Or do you think he reacts like an eight year old with a temper tantrum problem?
A cosmic spoiled brat? Maybe we should be more realistic about God.

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That's not a good comparison. Toddlers are in a state of innocence and are incapable of knowing right from wrong. It also shifts the responsibility to God when it should be shifted to the person rejecting God. God is ultimately not the one sending them to hell; they send themselves to hell by their own free will choices.

You assume everyone should automatically be saved and go to heaven, regardless of their desires and actions, but there are problems with that. The first is sin and God cannot mix. It would be impossible for sin to coexist in the presence of a holy God. Second, you want God to impose His will and force them to serve Him in heaven. Which is more cruel? Giving them eternal separation, which is really what they want, or forcing them to be with God and serve Him for all eternity? Our heaven would be their hell. Plus, there would always be contention between those who freely worship God and those who don't.

 

[St. SteVen]

You assume everyone should automatically be saved and go to heaven, regardless of their desires and actions...

That's a misunderstanding of my position on this. Allow me to clarify, thanks.

I believe everyone is already saved by the redemptive work of Christ on our behalf, but EVERYONE will answer for their deeds.
There will be a whole age of judgement, mercy, correction, restoration and redemption to go through first.
The nations, leaders, and individuals will all be judged. Weeping and gnashing of teeth for sure.

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