if that could be a place to understand it literally then, this is very dreadful..God is like Playing odd one out during judgement day..
if that could be a place to understand it literally then, this is very dreadful..God is like Playing odd one out during judgement day..
pardon me but the statement you made implies that God is a person, thus He can be tested and "able to stand the test..."Originally Posted by simoncpu
Is God a person?
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Amen!Originally Posted by junn
If the result of sin is death, and Satan is the first to sin (big time pa gyud), why is it that Satan is still alive?
When Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit, why did they not die instantly? Also, everyone has sinned, why are we all still alive?
Why would there be a place of torment for souls, if these souls were supposed to have died by sin? And if the torment is supposed to be "eternal" does that not mean these souls would never die?
What is death really meant in these instances?
On the other hand, if death is the result of sin, does it mean life is the results of not sinning? We are already alive, how then does a person live by not sinning if he or she is already alive in the first place?
It seems even the worst sinners don't literally die (like Satan), then what life is there to those who are in heaven, that is those who chose not to sin, if they would not have died otherwise anyway?
What is life meant in these instances?
(Just in case, I don't mean either reincarnation or transmigration here.)
Pfft, It's just a story to scare kids into doing good.
Eternal Punishment.
I personally don't believe in it.
But I appreciate its existence in the masses' minds.
It scares them into doing the right thing for them. And in fact, it works.
Alel
yah, it works to some degree...
wow my first to hear this from a christian. Nice job!Originally Posted by brown_dog
My take on this...
1)If God is love how can He let His created beings whom he created in His image suffer in Hell forever(eternal).
2) Hell punishment is temporal,maybe when the designated consequence is finished the soul will go back to HIM. Who knows? right?
Chapter 2, verse 22 Bhagavad Gita
vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya navani grhnati naro'parani
tatha sarirani vihaya jirnany anyani samyati navani dehi
Translation
As a person gives up old and worn out garments and accepts new apparel, similarly the embodied soul giving up old and worn out bodies verily accepts new bodies.
Chapter 2, verse 27 Bhagavad Gita
jatasya hi dhruvo mrtyur dhruvam janma mrtasya ca
tasmad apariharye'rthe na tvam socitum arhasi
Translation
For one who has taken birth, death is certain and for one who has died, birth is certain. Therefore in an inevitable situation understanding should prevail.
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