How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell? Bible Evangelism

[@alexandreley5105]

proverbs 18:2

[@phildavis8501]

Yes I encountered this a few nights ago. We need to prepared to speak the truth in love. Requires study. Not to be critical but the music is a bit distracting.

[@Christopher-h4z]

A loving God do not want to send people to hell. He wants all to be saved the Bible says! But a just, holy and righteous God ‘has’ to send unsaved people to hell (i. e. condemnation). Jesus instructs us to repent and believe the gospel and in Him.

[@andrewwhite1318]

How Long is Forever? Trick Question. In English it lasts for eternity, however the words "Owlam" and "Aion" in Hebrew and Greek, which are often translated as "Forever", don't mean eternity. They mean an age of an undetermined period of time. Thus we see verses with the end of the "aion" or the present "aion" or multiple "aions", none of which would make sense with the concept of "aion" being eternity. Also Jonah was in the whale for an "owlam" (or "aion" in the Septuagint) (Jonah 2:6); it wasn't forever, but only three days. The whole point of this study is so when you see phrases like, "the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever" (Rev 14:11), you can realize that the torment is not for ever, because that isn't what the word "aion" means. Titus 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; What is translated here as "world" has absolutely nothing to do with the planet earth, but they couldn't say "present forever". It comes from the Greek word Strong's G165 "aion". Thus "present age" would be the more literal translation at the end of Titus 2:12. The Greek word for earth or world would be Strong's G1093 "ge", which is used in Revelation 21:1 and many other places when speaking of the planet. Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth : for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. Let's look at another improper translation of "aion". Can you have an end of forever? Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. "World" is used twice in this verse, however they come from two totally different Greek words. The first time comes from Strong's G2889 "kosmos", which is more like the universe than the world. The second time comes from "aion". It was at the end of the age that Christ appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Of course if he appeared at the end of forever to put away sin, it would never happen. But "aion" doesn't mean forever. How about "aion" in the plural form. Can you have multiple forevers? Hebrews 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; By God's Son he did make the planets, but that isn't what this verse is saying. He made the ages: the periods of time. "Aion" is used in the plural in Hebrews 1:2 and also in the verse below, where it is properly translated as "ages". Ephesians 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. With the proper understanding of the word "aion" and the adjective word "aionios" (meaning pertaining to the age), which comes from the noun "aion", the whole argument of eternal torment falls apart. And then it is easy to accept the truth. Of Satan it is even said that he will be destroyed, devoured by fire, turned to ashes and will be no more, in Ezekiel 28:12-19. 2 Peter 2:6 and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; Here we see that the example left to warn us from Sodom and Gomorrha was that they were turned to ashes. But what about Jude 1:7? Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. What is translated as "eternal" here comes from the word "aionios", which as I mentioned is just the adjective form of "aion". Since "aion" is simply an age of an undetermined period of time, then the adjective must have a similar meaning to the noun. Thus the fire pertains to the age. What age is that? The age of vengeance by fire happens on the "day of judgment" spoken of multiple times, such as in 2 Peter 3:7. This is the age when the wicked will be turned to ashes. 2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 2 Peter 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: It is clear that they aren't burned up at death, but are reserved (or set aside) until the day of judgment, at which point the earth will be burned up too, thus the need for a new heaven and new earth (see 2 Peter 3:7-13). This gets into a whole different study, which I won't get into here. But I will state the fact that nobody goes to heaven or hell at their death. The righteous dead will be resurrected at the second coming of Christ and go to heaven then. Then the second death, which is vengeance by fire, will not happen until 1,000 years later, after the unrepentant wicked are also resurrected (this is the day of judgment). to be continued .......

[@kristian.kalmanlehto]

Poor sound quality and background music are disturbing. And God doesn’t send anyone to the lake of fire. He will cast them there as you also said.