Why do Christians believe in a place of torment called Hell?
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The terms "eternal", "everlasting" and "forever and ever" are in the NT concerning torment in fire. Why would God insist that it's "eternal", "everlasting" and "forever and ever" if it will end? To deny the "eternal Hell fire" is totally false hope and can only lead to DIRE consequences.
How do you know God did this? You're told by a church that created Hell that God did this.
Think about what they're asking you to accept about a loving creator.
God created imperfect humans after he chose which ones he'd save from himself and before he created the world where they'd come to fall from his grace in the garden he made for that purpose. Then he created a place of eternal suffering to receive those imperfect humans he'd created to be that way, because they weren't the one's he'd named to save in his Book of eternal life.
Christianity is grounded in Judaism which came first. There is no Hell as Christians believe to exist in Judaism.
"The doctrine of hell is an evil doctrine that originated from pagan mythology, but the Roman Catholic church used it to put fear in to the minds of people only for control. It is documented that many Roman Catholic officials would charge fees for the forgiveness of sins and for the indulgence of certain sins."
The Origin of Hell | The Real Gospel of Christ
Retired Bishop Explains Why The Catholic Church Invented Hell
I had an occasion to ask a JW about "annihilation" once. IF he was right, then I had no incentive to join his religion. IF Scripture {ETERNAL Torment} Was Correct, Then should not he, the JW, Have EVERY INCENTIVE to FIND The TRUE JESUS?
He went away, but I prayed for him, as he headed for DIRE consequences
Still praying and Hoping all today will find:
God's Simple Will!
WHO Also Has RIGHTEOUS JUSTICE. But, of course, THAT can Also be DENIED, Correct?
Did the Catholic church invent that from a Pagan origin source in order to induce fear in the masses, pun intended, they thought to coerce into belief?
Jesus was teaching us "evil"?
Matthew 5:22 (NKJV)
22 Whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.
For 27 years I knew about, and was AFRAID of ETERNAL torment, in RCC, but, I was NOT "coerced into staying IN RCC."
I met The TRUE ONE Mediator, JESUS CHRIST, And, in a moment of time, HE FORGAVE me, AND, I will NEVER "suffer ETERNAL TORMENT"! PRAISE HIM!!
Thanks...
If you need to believe in suffering eternal hell fire awaits you if you don't believe in God, so be it.
Islamists believe you're going to Hell for being Christian. You believe they're going to Hell for being members of Islam.
Every religion's believers think every other religions believers are going to regret not being their kind of believer.
But there's only one God.
Humans.
We're funny like that.
No doubt those words have their place within the Bible, but context and grammar matters. Which verse says all non-believers in Christ are tormented forever?
What???
That's a very BIG IF.
Sounds like you are ATTACKING Christianity and the Christian Bible.
One question never asked in a thread of this nature is: Do you believe everything happens according to God's will?
To give those who will burn in Hell "forever and ever" is false hope and Satanic. Christians warn the lost of the eternal fire.
"Forever"
So explain why Jesus taught "everlasting fire", eternal fire" and "forever and ever" in the fire.
No.
I was clear. And I refuse to enable your behavior toward me further and from your own sense of self-righteousness.
If someone need believe in Hell in order to be a good person, they're not a good person.